Understanding Self and Personality Development

📋 Course Outline

1. Course rationale and learning assessments
2. Self and personality: definitions and components
3. Determinants of personality: environment and biology
4. Personality domains and OCEAN scoring
5. William James and self-concept models
6. Carl Rogers real self and ideal self
7. Body image and influences on self-worth
8. Reproductive cycle and prenatal development
9. Male and female reproductive system parts
10. Neural processing and memory formation
11. Self-care definition and benefits

📖 1. Course rationale and learning assessments

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Personal identity : Personal identity is the set of factors and forces that shape how a person understands and maintains who they are over time.
• Identity development : Identity development is the process by which influences and forces affect how personal identity forms and stays stable.
• Intended Learning Outcomes : Intended Learning Outcomes are the specific abilities students should demonstrate after completing the course.
• Criteria for assessment : Criteria for assessment are the weighted components used to grade student learning across activities, outputs, and major exams.

📝 Essential Points