Chapter 13 - Personality Flashcards
what are characteristics of personality influenced by?
genetics and environmental factors
what is the psychodynamic theory
Sigmund Freud
influences conscious and unconscious
id
unconscious, pleasure principle
superego
unconscious/conscious, morality
ego
unconscious/conscious, meditates between id and superego
what are Freud’s developmental stages?
oral - birth-18 months
anal - 2-3 years old
phallic - 3-5 years old
latency
genital - adolescence-adulthood
what is fixation?
unresolved conflicts can cause people to become fixated in a stage of development
what is a humanistic approach?
humans are unique and basically good; all successful qualities
unconditional positive regard
self actualization
conditional positive regard
self discreptencies
what is openess?
characterized by an appreciation of fantasy, feelings, actions, ideas, values, and aestetics
what is agreeableness?
trustworthiness, altruism, trust, compliance, modesty, and tenderheartedness
what is neuroticism?
anxiety, angry hostility, depression, self-consciousness, impulsivity, vulnerability
what is the personality circumplex?
introversion, extraversion, emotional stability, neuroticism
what is BIS?
behavioral inhibition system
“stop” system of behavior, sensitive to punishment, related to anxiety and fear
what is BAS?
behavioral approach system
brain structures that lead people to approach stimuli in pursuit of rewards, linked to extraversion
what is self concept?
everything you know and believe about yourself
what is self schema?
integrated set of beliefs and generalizations about the self
