SOCSCI 3 Flashcards
Constitutes an individual’s identity typical ways of perceiving thinking feeling and behaving.
It encompasses one’s body, feeling, emotions, thoughts ,values, and relationships
DEFINING THE SELF
It is a very complex and there is no single school of thought in any form of scientific study that can completely and satisfactorily define _______
HUMAN NATURE
Process in which persons reflects upon themselves, understand who they are accept, what they discover about themselves, and learn new sets of values ,attitudes ,behaviors and thinking skills to reach their fullest potential as human beings.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
It is starts with knowing yourself
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
It refers to how an individual and distinctly things and behaves in different situations and it is relatively stable across time
PERSONALITY
greek word of personality
PERSONA (mask)
In psychology it refers to the unique and relatively enduring sets of behaviors feelings thoughts and motives that characterize an individual
PERSONALITY
Who proposed the meaning of personality in psychology
FEIST AND ROSENBERG 2012
Give at least two benefits of knowing oneself when you let your feelings and values
Knowing who you are leads to accepting who you are once you’ve accepted who you are you can be your true self.
When you let your feelings and values drive your actions your less likely to experience inner a conflict and doubt about doing the wrong thing.
A psychologist who expose the uniqueness of each individuals
he focus on understanding the measuring personality in terms of traits which are the enduring and consistent depositions of human beings
GORDON ALLPORT
Who proposed that personality is made up of 16 basic dimensions and that these 16 traits are the source or core of all human personality
RAYMOND CATTELL
Who proposed that personality is made up of 16 basic dimensions and that these 16 traits are the source or core of all human personality
RAYMOND CATTELL
Are those that are readily observable to others
SURFACE TRAITS
Underlying traits that form the core of personality
SOURCE TRAITS
This 16 source traits were adopted into an objective test called _____ and the result depends on the individual’s descriptions of their own personality
SIXTEEN PERSONALITY FACTORS (16 PF)
They believe that these traits remain stable throughout the person’s lifestyle especially after 30 years old it it is a five categories
ROBERT MCCREA and PAUL COSTA
Five categories of Five Factor Trait Theory
OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
EXTRAVERSION
AGREEABLENESS
NEUROTICISM
The tendencies to appreciate you art, ideas, values, feelings, and behaviors
OPENNESS
The tendency to be careful, on time for appointments, to follow rules, and to be hardworking
CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
The tendency to be talkative, sociable, and to enjoy others; the tendency to have a dominant style
EXTRAVERSION
The tendency to agree and go along with others rather than to assert one’s own opinions and choices
AGREEABLENESS
The tendency to frequently experience negative emotions such as anger, worry, and a sadness as well as being interpersonally sensitive
NEUROTICISM
LOW SCORE of Openness
practical; Conventional; Prefers Routine
High Scores of Openness
Curious; Wide range of interest; independent
Low scores of conscientiousness
Impulsive; Careless; Disorganized
High Scores of Conscientiousness
Hardworking; Dependable; Organized
Low scores of extraversion
Quiet; reserved; withdrawn
High scores of extraversion
Outgoing; Warm; seeks adventure