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1
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define personality

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a persons internally based characters way of acting + thinking

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Define Temperament

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hereditary aspects of personality including; sensitivity, moods,irritability, + distractability

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define personality traits

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stable qualities that a person shows in most situations

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define personality types

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people who have several traits in common

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4 basic temperaments

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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)

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features that make up obvious personality traits…

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Surface traits

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Underlying personality traits

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source traits

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The BIG 5 (OCEAN)

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Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeable
Neuroticism

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define ID

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biological instincts and urges : self serving + irrational = totally unconscious

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Pleasure principles

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wish to have its desires w/o waiting + regarding consequences

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Define Ego

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executive: directs ID energies : partially conscious: works on Reality principles:

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Define reality principle

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delays action/ reaction until practical and appropriate

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SuperEgo

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judge or sensor for thoughts + actions of the ego
-> thought from parents ; guilt comes from super ego

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Define Conscience

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reflects actions for which a person had been punished

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Ego ideal

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reflects behaviors of one’s parents approve of or rewarded

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external locus of control

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external forces beyond personal control determines someone’s fait

17
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Internal locus control

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you control your own fait

18
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Learned helplessness

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individual is unable to prevent averse events

19
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define Human nature

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the core characteristics (feelings, psychology, behaviors) shared by all people.

20
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Define Free choice

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individuals are free to choose their behaviour and are self-determined.

21
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Maslow hierarchy of needs

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4 tier model of human needs;
1physiological
2safety
3love/belonging
4esteem
5self-actualization.

22
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Define self actualization

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a concept regarding the process by which an individual reaches his or her full potential

23
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define personality disorders

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pattern w/ inner experience + behavior that deviates markedly from cultural expectations + inflexible

24
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what is Freud’s theory (3)

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ID
ego
Super ego

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