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Psychological profiling of political leaders

ВБ.2.06

Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП

Second

2021/2022

3 Semester

5

LO9. Solve ethical dilemmas relying on the rule of law, ethical principles, and universal human values.

1. To know the basic theories and methods of personality research in psychology. 2. To be able to search for information in modern Western publications. 3. To speak English, have skills to use office programs.

The goal of the course is to acquaint students with modern Western approaches to psychological profiling of political leaders, to teach the use of idiographic and nomothetic technologies for creating personality models of an individual based on indirect observation of behavior and analysis of documents and biographical information provided by other people.

1. Ginneken, J. van. (2016). The Profile of Political Leaders: Archetypes of Ascendancy (1st ed. 2016 edition). Palgrave Macmillan. 2. Kelly, G. (1992). The Psychology of Personal Constructs: Volume One: Theory and Personality (1st edition). Routledge. 3. Millon, T., & Bloom, C. (Eds.). (2008). The Millon Inventories, Second Edition: A Practitioner’s Guide to Personalized Clinical Assessment (Second edition). The Guilford Press. 4. Post, J. M. (2003). The Psychological Assessment of Political Leaders: With Profiles of Saddam Hussein and Bill Clinton (First edition). University of Michigan Press. 5. Rubenzer, S. J., & Faschingbauer, T. R. (2004). Personality, Character, and Leadership In The White House: Psychologists Assess the Presidents. Potomac Books Inc. 6. Schneider, W. J., Lichtenberger, E. O., Mather, N., Kaufman, N. L., & Kaufman, A. S. (2018). Essentials of Assessment Report Writing (2nd edition). Wiley.

Lecture, seminar, practical class, individual work

Assessment methods: recitations (speeches at the seminar, participation in discussions and debates, additional remarks), analytical reports, creative independent work, final test. Form of final control - credit. Organization of evaluation: Evaluation is carried out during the semester for all types of work. The maximum number of points for work during a semester is 100. The credit is granted based on the results of the student's work during the semester. Students who scored totally less than 60 points during the semester, but more than the critical minimum of 40 points shall pass the test. The test is estimated at a maximum of 20 points. Students who scored during the semester lower points than the critical-calculated minimum - 40 points are not allowed to take the test. The recommended minimum for admission to the test is 40 points. Rating scale: 0-59 - not credited; 60-100 - credited.

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