intro

Question 1

vad är personlighet?

Answer 1

APA- American psychological association:
“Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving. The study of personality focuses on two broad areas: One is understanding individual differences in particular personality characteristics, such as sociability or irritability. The other is understanding how the various parts of a person come together as a whole”

Question 2

where does personality come from?

Answer 2

interaktion mellan arv och miljö.

optimism och pessimism är ärftligt men barn kan också uppfostras på ett optimistiskt contra pessimistiskt vis

Question 3

regional differences in serotonin transporter 5-HTT gene frequency

Answer 3

alcoholism
clinical depression
OCD
generalised social phobia

Question 4

Regional differences in dopamine receptor DRD4 (DRD4-7r) frequency

Answer 4

sensation seeking
risk-taking
psychopathic behavior
aggression

Question 5

temperament

Answer 5

we inherited temperament. temperament shows early and the personality builds of the temperament.

Question 6

rothbart’s factors (temperament)

Answer 6

1. activity level
2. smiling and laughter
3. fear
4. distress to limitations
5. soothability
6. duration of orienting