Ch.12 Personality psychology Flashcards
Psychodynamic
Freud’s theory where psychic energy moves among the compartments is the personality.
Conscientiousness
1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory
Characterized by competence, order, dutifulness m, achievement striving, self-discipline, and deliberation
Agreeableness
1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory
Trustworthiness, Altruism, Trust, Compliance, Modesty, and Tender Mindedness
Openness
1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory
An appreciation for fantasy, feelings, actions, ideas, values and aesthetics.
Extroversion
1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory
Characterized by warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, activity m, excitement seeking, and positive emotion
Neuroticism
1 of 5 Main Characteristics of the Big 5 Theory
Characterized by anxiety, angry hostility,depression, self consciousness, impulsivity, and vulnerability
Psycho analysis
Freud’s treatment approach based on his psychodynamic theory
Id
Component of Freud’s personality theory containing primitive drives present at birth
Ego
Component if Freud’s personality theory that is the self that others see
Superego
Part of Freud’s personality theory that internalizes society’s rules due right and wrong = the conscience
Defence mechanism
Protective behaviour that reduces anxiety
Psychosexual stage
Developing personality in Freud’s personality theory
Neo Freudian
Theorist who attempted to update and modify Freud’s original theory of personality
Unconscious mind
Part of mental activity that cannot be voluntarily retrieved
Trait
Stable personality characteristic
Big 5 theory
Identifies 5 main characteristics that account for most individual differences in personality
Introversion
Characterized by coolness l, reserve, passivity, inactivating, caution and negative emotion
Social Cognitive Theory
Features the group environment as imprinting sources of individual differences in personality
Locus of control
Cognitive expectancy featured in social cognitive learning theories of personality about the source of individual outcomes
Reciprocal determinism
Features the mutual influence of the person and of the situation on one another
Temperament
Child’s pattern of mood, activity, or emotional responsiveness linked to later personality
Personality inventory
Objective assessment often using numbered scales or multiple choice to assess personality
Projective test
Assessment providing an ambiguous stimulus into which takers project their personality
Self
Patterns of thought, feelings, and actions we perceive in our own minds
Self-concept
Individuals description of their own characteristics
Self schema
Cognitive organization that helps us think about & process personally relevant information
Self esteem
Personal judgment of the value of an individual
Interpersonal self
Who we are in the presence of other people
