Module 5.3 Flashcards
told us that the concept of self loses its meaning if a person has multiple selves.
Roy Baumeister (2010)
Who introduced the Theory of Personality Trait
Gordon Allport
According to him, traits are essential characteristics that shapes who you are in any given day. He recognizes that some traits are more closely tied to the Proprium
Gordon Allport
3 kinds of traits according to allport
Central traits
Secondary traits
Cardinal traits
3 kinds of traits according to Allport
Central traits
Secondary traits
Cardinal traits
are the building blocks of your personality
Central traits
ones that aren’t quite so obvious, or so general, or so consistent. (Preferences,
attitudes, situational traits are all secondary)
Secondary traits
These are the traits that some people have which practically define their life.
Cardinal traits
Father of Transactional Analysis Model.
Eric Berne
According to him, every person’s personality has three parts called ego states and that people communicate to one another assuming roles of any of these ego states.
Eric Berne
3 ego states according to Eric Berne
Parent
Child
Adult
ingrained voice of authority, absorbed conditioning, learning and attitudes when we
were young. (Taught)
Parent
our internal reaction and feelings to external events. (Feel)
Child
our ability to think and determine actions for ourselves (Thought)
Adult
Berne’s starting-point was that when two people encounter each other, one of them will speak to the other.
Transaction stimulus