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Personality and its Disorders
UndergraduateMAQ-PSYX33362024
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- Subject may require attendance
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
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Personality and its Disorders
About this subject
On successful completion, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate insight into central issues in contemporary personality research within a global context
- Learn of the variety of approaches to the study of personality, and their relevance to understanding psychopathology, everyday life, and research.
- Develop and communicate a personal viewpoint on an array of personality psychology issues through writing and peer discussion
- Critically evaluate and synthesise relevant personality literature in a written essay.
- 1. Unit Introduction
- 2. Culture and personality
- 3. Traits and evolutionary psychology
- 4. Psychodynamic theories: trauma and personality
- 5. Essay writing and critical thinking
- 6. Personality disorders and culture
- 7. Dissociative identity disorder and culture
- 8. A culture of Narcissism
- 9. Personality around the world
- 10. The Dark Triad and popular culture
- 11. Personality and cyberculture
- 12. Personality and transcending the self
This subject considers theories and contemporary personality research within a global, cultural context. The course focuses upon the relation between personality and culture, self and identity, and issues surrounding psychopathology and personality disorders. The unit examines the current debates and controversies in personality research by considering the implications of cross-cultural evidence. The course also applies a cross-cultural perspective to examining approaches to personality pathology, including understanding dissociative identity disorder, the culture of narcissism, psychopathy, and the Dark Triad/Tetrad. The adaption of personality within cyber-space is also considered. There is a strong emphasis on developing critical thinking skills and appreciating global diversity for understanding personality.
- Group presentation (30%)
- Essay (30%)
- Final examination (40%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- MAQ-PSY-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Psychology
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
- MAQ-PSYX2234-Social and Personality Psychology
MAQ-PSYX234 (Not currently available)
Others
20cp at 2000 level including (PSYX234 or PSX2234) or (PSY234 or PSYU2234)
NCCW (pre-2020 units) PSY336
NCCW (2020 and onwards) PSYU3336 Personality and its Disorders
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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Student feedback
8 student respondents between 28 Oct - 18 Nov 2024.
100%of students felt the study load was manageable
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateMAQ-PSY-DEG