Ch 12 Personality Flashcards
What does personality account for?
Individual differences or individual consistencies
What percentage of our traits are genetic?
50
What are the 4 things that Hippocrates believed reflect personality?
Black bile, yellow bile, blood, and phlegm
What did Hippocrates believe an abundance of black bile meant in terms of personality?
The person will be moody and dark
What did Hippocrates believe an abundance of yellow bile meant in terms of personality?
The person will be irritable and tough to get along with
What did Hippocrates believe an abundance of blood meant in terms of personality?
The person will be robust and Santa clause type
What did Hippocrates believe an abundance of phlegm meant in terms of personality?
The person will be difficult to arouse
What is personality?
A persons unique set of consistent behavioural traits
How many personality traits are necessary to describe personality adequately?
5
What are the big five when it comes to personality?
Extraversion, openness to experience, neuroticism, agreeableness, and conscientiousness
If someone scores high in neuroticism tend to be… Give 3 examples
Anxious, self-conscious, and insecure
If someone scored high on the extra version scale they would be… Give 3 examples
Outgoing, friendly, and assertive
If someone scored high on being open to experience on the personality scale, they would be… Give 3 examples
Curious, flexible, and artistic
If someone scored high on agreeableness on a personality test, they would be… Give 3 examples
Sympathetic, trusting, and modest
If someone scored high on being conscientious on a personality test, they would be… Give 3 examples
Punctual, organized, and dependable
According to Freud, how do we get to the psyche?
Free association, slips of the tongue, and dream analysis
What are the 12 ego defence mechanisms?
Denial of reality, creating fantasy, compensation, identification, introjection, projection, rationalization, repression, reaction formation, displacement, regression, and sublimation
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does denial of reality mean?
People who don’t want to talk about things they’re uncomfortable with
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does compensation mean?
If I can’t do well in one area, I’ll do another and il do even better
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does identification mean?
Identifying with people that are more powerful
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does introjection mean?
Take values from a more formal society of person. If you can’t beat them, join them
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does projection mean?
Projecting your values onto someone else or transferring blame
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does rationalization mean?
Giving excuses for bad behaviour
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does repression mean?
Repressing experiences that may disturb us eg ‘not remembering’
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does reaction formation mean?
Adopting attitudes that are opposite of what you normally would be like
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does displacement mean?
Taking your anger out on someone
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does regression mean?
When you’re angry or stressed, returning to a time when you were more secure
When speaking of ego defence mechanisms, what does sublimation mean?
Converting sexual impulses somewhere else like school
Explain Thanatos and Eros
Thanatos likes control and decay
Eros likes life and loves growth
Who believed that life is a constant battle of life and death?
Freud