PSICOG15 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY AND EMOTIONS

The course aims to achieve the educational goal of the curriculum in psychology by providing the theoretical knowledge and the practical skills needed for the study of emotions and personality from a cognitive, neuropsychological, and biological theoretical perspective. The course will help the students to familiarize with the psychological tools and the research methodology adopted in the study of emotions and personality.

The student is expected to show to have achieved the following goals:

- Knowledge and understanding of cognitive, neuropsychological, and biological theories of personality and emotions.
- Knowledge and understanding of how environmental and social factors contribute to the formation of personality.
- Knowledge and understanding of personality disorders based on the criteria used by the DSM-V.
- Knowledge and understanding of classical and modern theories in the study of emotions.
- Knowledge and understanding of the organization and functioning of cognitive and affective processes.
- Critical ability in using psychological and research tools in the study of emotions and personality.
- Ability to develop original ideas about the organization and functioning of cognitive and affective processes.
- Ability to connect and integrate different areas of knowledge.
- Ability to communicate acquired knowledge clearly and using disciplinary terminology.