Personality Flashcards
Definition of personality by Gordon Allport
Personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustments to his /her own environment
H J Eysenck definition of personality
More or less stable and enduring organization of a person’s character, temperament, intellect and physique which determines his unique adjustment to behaviour
personality derivation
Latin
Persona
which means Mask
What is Type
a class of individuals said to share common characteristics
3 major gunas(trigunas) from ________philosophy
Samkhya
name the trigunas
Sattva
Rajo
Tamo
Meaning of the trigunas
creation- sattva
preservation-rajo
Destruction/transformation-Tamo
Carl Jung divided human beings into
Introvert
extrovert
ambivert
who gave type A and B
Meyer Friedman and Rosenman
Who gave Type C
Morris
Type A has risk of _____
Coronary heart diseases
Type C are prone to ______
cancer
Type D are prone to_____
Depression
What is trait
stable dimensions of personality along with which people can vary
Who was the 1st personality theorist who adopted trait approach
Gordon Allport
What traits did Gordon Allport give
Cardinal traits
Central traits
Secondary Traits
