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  1. Define personality and describe the basic structure of personality according to Sigmund Freud.
  2. Outline the five stages of personality development according to Freud.
  3. Define and describe the defense mechanisms and their role in psychoanalytic theory.
  4. Discuss the contribution made by Freud, the criticisms of the psychoanalytic theory of personality, and the contributions made by the neo-Freudians.
  5. Describe and evaluate the trait theory approaches to personality development.
  6. Describe and evaluate the learning theory approaches to personality development.
  7. Describe and evaluate the biological and evolutionary approaches to personality development.
  8. Describe and evaluate the humanistic approaches to personality development.
  9. Discuss personality assessment and define the concepts of validity, reliability, and norm.
  10. Differentiate between and cite examples of the following methods of personality assessment: self-report, projective, and behavioral assessment.
  11. Evaluate the various personality assessment methods.





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