M3 Week 11: Eysenck Flashcards
born in Berlin on March 4, 1916
Hans Jurgen Eysenck
Only child of a theatrical family
Hans Jurgen Eysenck
________, mother, German silent film star, _______, father, was a comedian, singer and actor.
Ruth Werner ; Anton Edward
TRUE or FALSE
Genetic factors have greater impact than childhood experiences.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE
He went to psychology completely by accident.
TRUE
Earned his bachelors degree in 1938, the same time that he married _________, a Canadian with a degree in Mathematics. They had one son who become a widely published author of psychology articles and books.
Margaret Davies
TRUE or FALSE
Eyseneck got his PhD from the University of London
TRUE
He work at ________, treating patients who were suffering from a variety of psychological symptoms, including anxiety, depression and hysteria.
Mill Hill Emergency Hospital
Using factor analysis, he found that two major personality factors _______ and _________ could account for all the traditional diagnostic groups.
NEUROTICISM/EMOTIONA STABILITY ; EXTRAVERSION/INTROVERSION
Eysenck obtained a divorce from his first wife and married ________ a quantitative psychologist who had been his traveling companion in his work.
Sybil Rostal
He published about ______ journal articles or book chapters and more than ______ books.
800 ; 75
He upset many __________ in the early 1950s with his contention that no evidence existed to suggest that those people who received no therapy were just as likely to get better as those who underwent expensive, painful, prolonged psychotherapy with expertly trained psychoanalysts and psychologists.
psychoanalysis and other therapists
He also believed that ________ cannot be significantly increased by well-intentioned social programs because they are largely genetically determined.
IQ scores
He died of __________ on September 4, 1997
cancer and heart disease
3 Dimension of Personality by Eysenck
P - PSYCHOTICISM vs SUPEREGO.
E - EXTRAVERSION vs INTROVERSION
N - NEUROTICISM vs STABILITY
_____ scorers are often egocentric, cold nonconforming, impulsive, hostile, aggressive, suspicious, psychopathic and antisocial.
High P
________ in the direction of superego tend to be altruistic, highly socialized, empathic, caring, cooperative, conforming and conventional.
Low P
People high on psychoticism and who are also experiencing levels of stress have an increased chance of developing a _______ disorder.
psychotic
TRUE or FALSE
High psychoticism has a high predisposition to succumb to stress and develop a psychotic illness.
TRUE
_____ scores are not necessarily vulnerable to stress-related psychoses and will resist a psychotic break even in periods of extreme stress.
Low P
Jung saw ______ people as having an objective or non-personalized view of the world, whereas ________ have essentially a subjective or individualized way of looking at things.
extroverted ; introverts
_______ concepts of extraversion and introversion are closer to the popular usage of the term.
Eysenck’s
According to Jung, ______ are characterized primarily by sociability and impulsiveness but also by liveliness, quick-witted, optimism and other traits indicative of people who are rewarded for their association with others.
Extraverts
According to Jung, ______ are characterized by traits opposite those of extroverts. They can be described as quiet, passive, unsociable, careful, reserved, thoughtful, pessimistic, peaceful, sober, and controlled.
Introverts
