Personality

Question 1

Personality definition

Answer 1

Patterns of thoughts and feelings in which we interact with our own environment and people that make a unique person

Question 2

Trait theory

Answer 2

Born with the personality

Question 3

Type A personality

Answer 3

Impatient, intolerant, high levels of stress

Question 4

Type B personality

Answer 4

Relaxed, tolerant approach, lower stress levels

Question 5

Stable personality

Answer 5

Constant emotion

Question 6

Unstable personality

Answer 6

Swing between emotions, anxious

Question 7

Extroversion

Answer 7

RAS inhibits external stimuli, so low arousal levels, so chase arousal

Question 8

Introversion

Answer 8

RAS doesn’t inhibit external stimuli, so high arousal, avoid external stimulation

Question 9

Social learning theory

Answer 9

Personality is made up of learned experiences throughout life

Question 10

Interactionist theory

Answer 10

Trait + social learning theory

Born with traits that can be changed

Question 11

Hollander’s model

Answer 11

Inner core not affected by environment
Middle layer shows how we respond to situations
Outer layer, role related behaviour
Around outer layer, environment that affects the role related behaviour