Personality Psychology

Question 1

Traits

Answer 1

Structures within a person that influence behavior

Question 2

Big 5 Personality Traits

Answer 2

Define personality in an individual

Question 3

Big 5 Neuroticism

Answer 3

Predisposition to psychological stress

Question 4

Big 5 Extraversion

Answer 4

Tendency to seek the company of others

Question 5

Big 5 Openness to Experience

Answer 5

Try new things or creature of habit

Question 6

Big 5 Agreeableness

Answer 6

How well you get along with others

Question 7

Big 5 Contentiousness

Answer 7

How organized you are

Question 8

Factor Analysis

Answer 8

Statistical technique used to discover the basic number of human personality traits

Question 9

Supertraits

Answer 9

Biologically determined

Question 10

What are the super traits?

Answer 10

Neuroticism
Extraversion and Introversion
Psychotism

Question 11

Cardinal Traits

Answer 11

Strongest predisposition in individual

Single trait that dominates personality

Question 12

Central Traits

Answer 12

Building blocks that shape behavior

5-10 traits that best describe a persons personality

Question 13

Secondary Traits

Answer 13

Situational in nature and less crucial in individual’s behavior (preferences)

Question 14

Proprium

Answer 14

Person’s sense of self awareness

Contribute to lifelong personality development

Question 15

MMPI

Answer 15

measure traits person has

Question 16

Truthfullness scale

Answer 16

Person taking may attempt to skew results

Question 17

MMPI Profile Hypocondirac

Answer 17

Concern with bodily symptms

Question 18

MMPI Profile Depression

Answer 18

Depressive symptoms

Question 19

MMP Profile Hysteria

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Awareness of problems and vulnerabilities

Question 20

MMPI Psychopathic Reviate

Answer 20

Conflict, struggle, anger

Question 21

MMPI Masculinity/Femininity

Answer 21

Stereotypical behaviors

Question 22

MMPI Paranoia

Answer 22

Level of suspiciousness

Question 23

MMPI Psychasthenia

Answer 23

worry, doubts, obsessiveness

Question 24

MMPI Schnizophrenia

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odd thinking and social alienation

Question 25

MMPI Hypomania

Answer 25

Level of excitability

Question 26

MMPI Social introversion

Answer 26

Shy, timid

Question 27

Source Traits

Answer 27

Underlying dispositions from which all traits arise

Question 28

Type A Personality

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``` Short tempered Impatient Aggressive Competitive Ambitious ```

Question 29

Type B Personality

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``` Easy going Calm Patient Hardly Stressed Dont mind losing ```

Question 30

4 Traits of Type A

Answer 30

Free Floating Hostility Aggressive Time Urgency Competitiveness

Question 31

Free Floating Hostility

Answer 31

inability to control temper | irritated when things dont go as planned

Question 32

Aggressive

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Like to take charge | Do what it takes to get the job done

Question 33

Time Urgency

Answer 33

Importance in deadlines | Every second valuable

Question 34

Competitiveness

Answer 34

Clear drive for success

Question 35

Attachment Theory

Answer 35

Subcon conflict to form attachments to bond with others

Question 36

Temperament

Answer 36

biological concept | consistent thru life

Question 37

Temperamental constructs (6)

Answer 37

``` Fearful distress anger/frustration positive affect activity level attention span rhythmicity ```

Question 38

Temperament levels

Answer 38

Easy difficult slow to warm

Question 39

Internal working model

Answer 39

General expectations of our worthiness we develop as children

Question 40

Phases of attachment

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Preattachment Attachment in the making Clear Cut attachment

Question 41

Preattachment

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young children do not discriminate against attachment figure

Question 42

Attacment in the making

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infants more often smile at reach up and look for familiar face

Question 43

Clear Cut attachment

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Stranger anxiety and separation anxiety from attachment figure

Question 44

Attachment types

Answer 44

Insecure Avoidant Inescure Ambivalent Secure Disorganized

Question 45

Avoidant

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May avoid caregiver

Question 46

Ambivalent

Answer 46

Inconsistent behavior toward caregiver

Question 47

Disorganized

Answer 47

Confusion/apprehension | lack of strategy for handling separation from caregiver

Question 48

Secure attachment

Answer 48

greet parents with positive emotion

Question 49

Secure attachment traits

Answer 49

less aggressive did better in school competent

Question 50

Insecure attachment traits

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aggressive with others rejected incompetent more problems in school

Question 51

Synchrony

Answer 51

Degree caregiver and baby behaviors coordinate togeter

Question 52

Subconcious infant

Answer 52

form attachment

Question 53

Subconcious parent

Answer 53

to care for child