Chapter 14 - Personality in Context Flashcards
What is the psychoanalytical perspective of the person?
Person as energy system
What is the neo-freudian and object relations view of the person?
Person as embedded in relational/cultural system
What is the trait theories perspective of the person?
Person emerges from stable heritable characteristics
What is the behaviourism perspective of the person?
Person responds to environment
What is the humanistic perspective of the person?
Person as self-actualizing organism
What is the cognitive perspective of the person?
Person as scientist
What is the social-cognitive perspective of the person?
Person as problem-solver
What is the focus of psychodynamic theories?
Development and importance of early life events
What is the focus of humanistic and social-cognitive theories?
Variations in personality based on situation and life
Reject developmental stages
What is the focus of trait theories?
Temperament and genetics in development of traits
What is the focus of behavioural theories?
Interaction between self and environment
Not much on development
Which theories are the two ‘extremes’ of causes of behaviour?
Psychoanalytic and learning
Why are the ‘extremes’ as they are?
Psychoanalytic: internal causes
Learning: external causes
Social cognitive: mix
Which theories emphasize the unity of the self the greatest?
Psychodynamic, humanistic, social-cognitive
Which theories emphasize unity of the self the poorest?
Trait, radical behaviourism
