Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4I · CSU GE Area D9 · CSU GE Area EDescription(No prerequisite.) This course presents major theoretical and research perspectives on personality description, development, dynamics, and change, and examines how these theories and research findings can be effectively applied in our own lives. Topics include the dimensions of personality traits and the development of tests to measure these traits in individuals; factors influencing the day-to-day functioning of individuals including conscious and unconscious motivations, self-concept, self-esteem, and coping mechanisms; considerations of gender and social and cultural influences; and therapy, growth, and maturational perspectives on personality. (CSU/UC) AA/AS COM GE Area 4, Cal-GETC Area 4 (formerly AA/AS Area B, CSU Area D or E, IGETC Area 4) 