Chapter 11 Flashcards
Personality and the Self
Androcentrism
Placing males or the masculine point of view at the center of a theory or narrative.
Androgyny
A combination of both male and female behavioural characteristics, features and reflections.
Autotelic personality
A person who tends to be engaged in activities that are naturally rewarding and not necessarily associated with material goals (money, fame, high social status).
Ethnic Disidentification
Detaching an individual’s self from the ethnic group with which they have been previously associated or is associated now.
Femininity
Traditionally assigned to women, a general set of features correlated with beauty, emotionality and nurture.
Feminism
The view that women do not have equal rights and opportunities with men and that global changes are needed to achieve social justice.
Gender
A complex set of behavioural, cultural, or psychological features associated with an individual’s sex.
Gender Identity
An individual’s self-determination (or a complex self-reflection) as being male, female, intersex, neither, etc.
Gender Roles
Prescriptions and expectations assigned to genders on the female-male continuum.
Gender Studies
A multidisciplinary field dedicated to studying gender and a wide range of gender-related issues.
Intersex
A category based on the features that are between distinctly male and female characteristics.
Locus of Control
The extent to which individuals believe they can control and affect events.
Masculinity
Traditionally assigned to men, a general set of features associated with physical strength, decisiveness and assertiveness.
National Character
A perceived set of predominant behavioural and psychological features and traits common in most people of a nation.
Natural Dominance of Men
A general assumption about men’s physical and biological superiority over women.
Peak Experiences
Periodic and profound episodes of happiness, optimism, inner harmony and creativity.
Personality
A stable set of behavioural and experiential characteristics of an individual.
Personality Traits
Distinguishable displays or patterns of behaviour and experience.
Religious Identity
The sense of belonging to a religion and the importance of this group membership relevant to the individual’s sense of self.
Self
The representation of one’s identity or the subject of experience.
Self-esteem
A person’s general subjective evaluation, both emotional and rational, or their own worth.
Sex
Anatomical and physiological charactersistics of features.
Transgender
The roles that do not fit into the traditionally assigned gender dichotomy.
