Pec 115: Personality Development Question Paper
Pec 115: Personality Development
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Institution: The Presbyterian University Of East Africa question papers
Exam Year:2014
Presbyterian University of East Africa
School: Education
Program: Bachelor of Education- ODL
Course Code: PEC 115
Course Title: Personality Development
Date: April, 2014
Time: 2 Hours
Campus: Kikuyu
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Instructions
Read the instructions carefully
i) Mobile phones ARE NOT allowed in the examination room.
ii) Time allowed is 2 hours.
iii) Answer Question 1 and any other two questions.
iv) No bags OR reference material of any kind should be brought in the examination room.
v) Do not write on the question paper. Any rough work should be written at the back of the booklet and crossed through.
vi) Only registration numbers should appear on the booklet. Writing a name on the booklet will lead to cancellation of the unit.
Answer Question 1 and any other two questions.
Question 1
a) Define the following terms;
i) Personality (2 marks)
ii) Temperament (2 marks)
iii) Heredity (2 marks)
iv) Psychosocial competence (2 marks)
b) Compare and contrast Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic and Erickson’s Psychosocial theories of personality development. (12 marks)
Question 2
a) Describe four factors that are critical in influencing personality development in human beings. (12 marks)
b) Relate the interaction between heredity and environmental factors in personality development. (8 marks)
Question 3
‘’ It is important for caregivers to have awareness of various types of personalities and temperaments of children in order to enhance their harmonious living in society’’. Discuss. (20 marks)
Question 4
a) Discuss the necessity of life skills in children and their role in how child lives with oneself and others. (12 marks)
b) Describe four methods that can be used to enhance the acquisition of life skills in children. (8 marks)
Question 5
‘’ In order to relate with others in society, children need to have values that give them an understanding of what is right and wrong and also important in life”. Discuss (20 marks)
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