Personality Psych Flashcards
1
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the Self
A
part of brain that makes us who we are, smaller than personality
2
Q
personality psych definiton
A
scientific study of psych sources that make people uniquely themselves
3
Q
what can change personality
A
- traumatic events
- head trauma
4
Q
what does personality consist of
A
- traits
- behaviours
- thoughts
- past experiences
- motivations
5
Q
personality definition
A
set of stable + interrelated psych characteristics and mechanisms in person that influence their interaction with environment and adaptation to physical, social and intrapsychic environment
6
Q
intrapsychic environment definition
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internal characteristics
- gender
- worldview etc
7
Q
personality both congenital and acquired
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temperament is congenital
personality made by experiences
8
Q
aspects of personality
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- unconscious aspect
- ego forces
- biological being
- aspects shaped by culture + time
- cognitive dimension
- skills + predispositions
- spiritual dimension
- interaction between person and specific environment
9
Q
logic / deductive approach
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premises + deductions
10
Q
inductive approach
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- collecting data and drawing conclusions,
- qualitative
11
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Gordon Allport
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- uniqueness and dignity of individual
