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AP Psych Unit 5: Mesh, Sleep, Personality > Theories of Personality > Flashcards

Theories of Personality Flashcards

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Psychodynamic Theorists

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Alfred Adler, Karen Horney, Carl Jung: the unconscious mind’s role in social interactions

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Birth Order Theory

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The order we’re born in affects our personality (Psychodynamic)

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Collective unconscious

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Universal intuition/knowledge (Psychodynamic)

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Personal unconscious

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Repressed/forgotten unconscious motives of an individual (Psychodynamic)

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Social-Cognitive Theories

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Personality is influenced by social and cognitive factors

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Internal Locus of Control

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We believe we can control success or failure (Social-Cognitive)

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External Locus of Control

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Outside circumstances dictate success or failure (Social-Cognitive)

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Reciprocal Determinism

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Self-belief, environmental factors, and society all influence behavior (feelings we feel are projected then reciprocated back to us - cycle) (Social-Cognitive)

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Self Efficacy

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Belief and efforts to achieve one’s goals (Social-Cognitive)

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Humanistic Theorists

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Maslow, Carl Rogers

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Humanistic Theory

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Looking at the whole, unique individual

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Unconditional Positive Regard

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Showing respect and support unconditionally (Humanistic)

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Conditional Positive Regard

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Only showing respect if someone meets certain conditions (Humanistic)

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Conditions of Worth

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Expectations and goals by which we measure our self worth - passing tests, being attractive (Humanistic)

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Biological Theories

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Genetics, heredity, and nature impact personality

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Somatotypes

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Classifying personality by physique (Biological)
Ectomorphs - long and lean, tend to be anxious and reserved
Endomorphs - rounder, heavier body type, tend to be outgoing
Mesomorphs - lose/gain weight

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Eysenck’s 2 Dimensions of Personality

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Stable/unstable, introversion/extraversion (Trait Theory)

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Big 5 Personality Traits

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OCEAN (Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism) (Trait Theory)

AP Psych Unit 5: Mesh, Sleep, Personality (3 decks)

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