Personality Flashcards
define personality
a persons internally based characters way of acting + thinking
Define Temperament
hereditary aspects of personality including; sensitivity, moods,irritability, + distractability
define personality traits
stable qualities that a person shows in most situations
define personality types
people who have several traits in common
4 basic temperaments
1 Melancholic - introverted + unstable (sad gloomy)
2 Choleric - extroverted + unstable (hot tempered irritable)
3 Phlegmatic - introverted + table (sluggish calm)
4 Sanguine - extroverted + stable (cheerful hopeful)
features that make up obvious personality traits…
Surface traits
Underlying personality traits
source traits
The BIG 5 (OCEAN)
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeable
Neuroticism
define ID
biological instincts and urges : self serving + irrational = totally unconscious
Pleasure principles
wish to have its desires w/o waiting + regarding consequences
Define Ego
executive: directs ID energies : partially conscious: works on Reality principles:
Define reality principle
delays action/ reaction until practical and appropriate
SuperEgo
judge or sensor for thoughts + actions of the ego
-> thought from parents ; guilt comes from super ego
Define Conscience
reflects actions for which a person had been punished
Ego ideal
reflects behaviors of one’s parents approve of or rewarded
external locus of control
external forces beyond personal control determines someone’s fait
Internal locus control
you control your own fait
Learned helplessness
individual is unable to prevent averse events
define Human nature
the core characteristics (feelings, psychology, behaviors) shared by all people.
Define Free choice
individuals are free to choose their behaviour and are self-determined.
Maslow hierarchy of needs
4 tier model of human needs;
1physiological
2safety
3love/belonging
4esteem
5self-actualization.
Define self actualization
a concept regarding the process by which an individual reaches his or her full potential
define personality disorders
pattern w/ inner experience + behavior that deviates markedly from cultural expectations + inflexible
what is Freud’s theory (3)
ID
ego
Super ego
