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15 Cards in this Set
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Personality
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A person's distinctive patterns of feelings, thoughts, and actions
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Trait
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A person's general action tendencies
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(Cattell)
1) Openness to experience 2) Conscientiousness 3) Extroversion 4) Agreeableness 5) Neuroticism |
Theories on Personality: Big Five Traits
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(Freud)
Id- strives for biological satisfaction Ego- tries to reconcile id-derived needs with the actualities of the world Superego- represents internalized rules from society Repression- internal conflict of ego |
Theories on Personality: Psychodynamic Approach
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Displacement: directing conflict towards someone else
Reaction formation: substituting the emotion with its opposites Rationalization: finding an acceptable framework for emotion/conflict Projection: attributing one's desires to someone else |
Repression Defense Mechanisms
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(Rogers and Maslow)
Rogers: inherent good in everyone, self-concept vs congruence (who we think we are, self schema, vs who we actually are) Maslow: Self actualization, realizing potential and cultural acknowledgement |
Theories on Personality: Humanistic Approach
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(Skinner, Bandura, Mischel)
Shinner: conditioning leads to personality, governed by reinforcement/environment Bandura: Observational learning leads to personality, confidence important Mischel: Personality reflected by how a person behaves in a situation (marshmallow experiment) |
Theories on Personality: Behavioral-Social-Cognitive Approach
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Tests: Rorschach
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Projective test that reflects attitudes
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Tests: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
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Questions used by HR to give a scale of 1 to 5 on traits and personality
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Tests: Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
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Projective test that asks subject to look at pictures and make up a story
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Test: Behavioral Assessment
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Look at number of social contacts, number of aggressive encounters, temper tantrums, number of minutes of sustained attention
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Personality Disorder: OCD
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Obsessions or compulsions that are not due to medical illness or drug use, cause major distress or interferes with daily life
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Personality Disorder: NPD
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Expecting "special treatment" from others. Exaggerated self importance, disregard for others' feelings, lacking empathy
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Personality Disorder: APD
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No superego, impulsive, easily frustrated, manipulative, paradoxically socially skillful
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Personality Disorder: BPD
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Lacks a secure sense of self (SOS), relies on others to supply SOS, rejection leads to self destructive behaviors
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