14 Welcome to Personality Stability, Development, and Change
This module covers personality stability, development, and change. Please watch the videos and work your way through the notes. The videos start on the next page. You can find the module playlist here
14.1 Learning Goals
By the end of this module, you should be able to achieve all the learning goals outlined below.
- Describe how personality remains stable over the life course in terms of rank-order consistency.
- Explain how personality changes over the life span in terms of its trends and specific causes.
- Identify the basic tenets of Developmental Personality Psychology.
- Relate personality change to both psychotherapeutic interventions and layperson strategies for personal change.
- Identify and describe the ways in which personality development is studied in psychology.
- Distinguish between the seven principles of personality continuity and change.
- Identify the ways in which early life experiences and childhood temperament contribute to the trajectory of one’s personality trait structure development.
- Describe how research conducted over the last 40 years has contributed to our understanding of both personality change and stability.
- Explain the ways in which individuals develop their goals and narrative identity.
- Discuss the negative consequences for both personality stability and personality change.
14.2 Module Materials
14.2.1 Explore
- Readings
- Located on Canvas
- Chapter 7 from the Personality Puzzle
- Videos
- Located in the subchapters of this module
- Slidedecks
- Located on Canvas
14.2.2 Engage
- Activities
- Located on Canvas
14.2.3 Evaluate
- Quiz
- Located on Canvas