Insights from Personality Psychology: Building Resilience

First Cycle

The participants:
• explore how insights from personality psychology (e.g. coping styles, self-efficacy) contribute to understanding resilience as both a trait and a dynamic process. Students will critically examine theoretical models and apply practical tools to strengthen individual and collective resilience in personal, academic, and organizational contexts.

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Course contents include key personality psychology models (e.g., Big Five), cognitive and emotional mechanisms (optimism, coping, self-efficacy), and their links to resilience. Practical applications such as resilience assessment, training methods, and case studies in individual and organizational contexts will complement the theoretical foundations.

personal resilience workbook, edited and distributed by lecturer

Homework
Presentation
Participation

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Learning activities: self-assessments (resilience scales), case study analyses, group debates and reflective journaling.
Teaching methods: short input lectures, flipped classroom with preparatory readings, small-group discussions, experiential exercises (e.g., mindfulness, reframing tasks).

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