Module 2.1 Flashcards
The future, political beliefs, religion, values
Adolescence
The most important thing was to pursue self-knowledge as is it the beginning of true knowledge, in all aspects of life
Plato: The beginning of knowledge is self-knowledge
Socrates
The self as a simple, separate person
Walt Whitman
The being, which is the source of a person’s consciousness
Agent responsible for an individual’s thoughts and actions
Philosophy
The essence of a person: thoughts, feelings, actions, experience, beliefs, values, principles, relationships.
A person’s life’s purpose, meaning, aspirations
In Various Contexts
Cognitive and affective representation of one’s identity; personality
Psychology
The essence of who we are and is the embodiment of one’s physical, psychological, cognitive, affective, and spiritual self.
Personality
The unique and relatively enduring set of behaviors, feelings, thoughts, and motives that characterize an individual.
Personality
Heredity or genetic makeup
Nature
Environmental influences
Nurture
There is no single gene that creates a trait. It is always a complex combination of genes, environmental exposure and experiences and cultural backgrounds.
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A disposition to behave consistently in a particular way.
Ex. Shyness, friendliness, social awkwardness.
Personality Traits
Two personality theories
Big Five Trait Theory by Costa & McRae (1992)
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator by Briggs & Briggs Myers (1943)
5 universal and widely agreed upon dimensions of personality
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Five-Factor Theory
Big Five Trait Theory
by Costa and McRae (1992)
curiosity, interest, imagination, creativity
Openness to experience
planning, organizing, hardworking, persevering
Conscientiousness
sociable, fun-loving, active, outgoing, talkative
Extraversion
friendly, warm, kind-hearted, generous, trusting
Agreeableness
calm, relaxed, comfortable
Neuroticism
Personality model based on four preferences of individuals
Extraversion or Introversion
Sensing or Intuition
Thinking or Feeling
Judgement or Perception
16 combinations of different personality types
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
by Myers and Briggs (1943)
how an individual prefers to channel their energy when dealing with people
Extraversion or Introversion
how an individual prefers to process information whether it be using their senses or dealing with ideas
Sensing or Intuition
how an individual prefers to make decisions, using logic or analysis or values or beliefs
Thinking or Feeling
how an individual prefers to manage one’s life, planning or flexibility
Judgement or Perception
