12-01-23 revision assessment

Question 1

what is personality in idiographic?

Answer 1

idiographic view assumes that each person has a unique psychological structure and that some traits are possessed by only one person

Question 2

What is personality in Nomothetic view?

Answer 2

nomothetic view, on the other hand, emphasizes comparability among individuals.

Question 3

what is sigmund freud’s psychodynamic theory of personality?

Answer 3

Sigmund Freud’s psychodynamic theory of personality assumes there is an interaction between nature (innate instincts) and nurture (parental influences).

Question 4

trait theories of personality imply personality is biologically based, whereas state theories such as Bandura’s (1977) Social Learning Theory emphasize the role of nurture and environmental influence

Question 5

What was sigmund freuds theory of personality?

Answer 5

Personality involves several factors:
– Instinctual drives – food, sex, aggression
– Unconscious processes
– Early childhood influences (re: psychosexual stages) – especially the parents

Personality development depends on the interplay of instinct and environment during the first five years of life.

Parental behavior is crucial to normal and abnormal development. Personality and mental health problems in adulthood can usually be traced back to the first five years.

Question 6

what was eysenck theory of personality?

Answer 6

Hans Eysenck’s theory of criminal personality suggests that personality is biologically based and that personality traits include dimensions of extraversion and neuroticism that can be measured using a personality questionnaire,

describes three broad personality factors. These are: extraversion–introversion. neuroticism–ego–stability.

Question 7

Cattell developed a more sophisticated Test than Eysenck on personality

Answer 7

cattelll argued that that is was necessary to look at a much larger number of traits in order to get a complete picture of someone’s personality.
Cattell regarded source traits are more important in describing personality than surface traits
The 16PF (16 Personality Factors Test)

Question 8

what kind of groups do interactionist study?

Answer 8

study of diverse groups such as:
- teenage gangs and older people
- teachers ad students
- patients and visitor on hospital wards

focuses on the everyday interactions between individuals as the basis for the development of society

Question 9

what is self image?

Answer 9

its how we intepret who we think we are.

Question 10

what is the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Answer 10

• You form expectations of yourself, others, or events.
• You express those expectations verbally or nonverbally.
• Others adjust their behavior and communication to match your messages.
• Your expectations become reality.
• The confirmation strengthens your belief.

Question 11

Rosenhan Experiment

Answer 11

a psychiatrist at Stanford University, sent eight pseudo-patients to 12 psychiatric hospitals without revealing this to the staff. None of the pseudo-patients had any symptoms or history of mental disorders.

In all 12 instances, pseudo-patients were diagnosed with a mental disorder and hospitalised. In no instance was the misdiagnosis discovered during hospitalisation.