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Last Updated: 05/10/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
RPD209 - Personality Theories III. SEMESTER 3 +0 4.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Required Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. RAMAZAN AKDOĞAN
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
Place of Delivery On Campus
Used Educational Platforms Face-to-face
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended None
Recommended Resources Yazgan İnanç, B. and Yerlikaya, E. E. (2026). Personality Theories (22nd Ed.). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.Çapri, B. (Ed.). (2025). Personality Theories from Past to Present (4th Ed.). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.Cervone, D. and Pervin, L. A. (2016). Personality Psychology: Theory and Research. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.Gençtanırım Kurt, D. and Çetinkaya Yıldız, E. (Eds.). (2019). Personality Theories: With Personality Analysis Examples from Real Life. Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Work Placement None
Aims of the Course The primary aim of this course is to provide Guidance and Psychological Counseling students with an understanding of fundamental concepts related to personality and major theories of personality. The course examines major personality theories in terms of their basic assumptions regarding the formation, development, and functioning of personality. It also aims to enable students to explain key concepts related to personality, understand how different theoretical approaches account for personality development, and evaluate the similarities and differences among these approaches.

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 The Concepts of Personality and Theory
Week - 2 Personality and Essences of Personality
Week - 3 Factors Affecting Personality Development
Week - 4 The Relationships among Personality Theories
Week - 5 Psychoanalytic Theories: Sigmund Freud, Alfred Adler, Carl Gustav Jung,
Week - 6 Psychoanalytic Theories: Harry Stack Sullivan, Erik Erikson
Week - 7 Psychoanalytic Theories: Harry Stack Sullivan, Erik Erikson
Week - 8 Behavioral and Cognitive Theories: Burrhus F. Skinner, Neal E. Miller and John Dollard
Week - 9 Behavioral and Cognitive Theories: Albert Bandura, George A. Kelly
Week - 10 Humanistic/Existential Theories: Carl R. Rogers, Abraham H. Maslow
Week - 11 Humanistic/Existential Theories: Abraham H. Maslow, Rollo R. May
Week - 12 Trait Theories: Gordon W. Allport, Raymond B. Cattel
Week - 13 Trait Theories: Hans J. Eysenck, Robert R. McCrea & Paul T. Costa
Week - 14 General evaluation

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  • Educational Sciences and Educational Technologies

  • Multiple Choice Test

Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100

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