PPT-Personality Perspectives

Psychoanalytic importance of unconscious processes and childhood experiences Humanistic importance of self and fulfillment of potential Trait description and measurement of personality differences. disorders. Personality. Enduring . pattern of feeling thinking . and behavior . that make individual unique person. Elements of personality. Since early age. Consistent over time. Recognized by friends. Read pg. 477-478 (top) featuring a very unique personality, Steve Irwin. Read the selection with this question . in mind. : . Which traits characterized Irwin’s personality? . Why does personality form? In other words, what are the major forces that make people “who they are?”. Uni. -dimensional or Multi-dimensional. Theoretical . or Psychometric (data reduction). Factor Analysis or Criterion Reference. Normal or Abnormal Traits. Group or Individual Administration. Oral or Written. Hans Eysenck believed that we can describe people’s personalities by classifying them along two scales: . Introversion-extraversion scale. Stable-unstable . scale. The Big Five. Many contemporary trait theorists believe personality can be described using 5 traits:. 2. Chapter Preview. Psychodynamic Perspectives. Humanistic Perspectives. Trait Perspectives. Personological and Life Story Perspectives. Social Cognitive Perspectives. Biological Perspectives. Personality Assessment. 38-1: . WHAT THEORIES INFORM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PERSONALITY?. Personality. : . An individual’s . characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. Two historically significant personality theories:. th. . Psychological Disorders. Overview. Perspectives. DSM-V. Example. Begin project. Homework: Reading Quiz .  TUESDAY. AP COUNTDOWN: 28 regular days, 19 school days. Psychological Disorders. BEHAVIOR MUST BE CONSISTENT AND/OR REPEATED. 39-1: . HOW DO PSYCHOLOGISTS USE TRAIT THEORIES TO DESCRIBE PERSONALITY?. Trait. theorists see personality . as a stable and enduring pattern of behavior . They. . describe. differences . rather than trying to . Alice F. Short. Hilliard Davidson High School. Chapter Preview. Psychodynamic Perspectives. Humanistic Perspectives. Trait Perspectives. Personological and Life Story Perspectives. Social Cognitive Perspectives. nner . psychological characteristic . that reflect how a person . responds. to his/her environment.. Inner characteristics -can be specific personal . qualities, attributes, traits, mannerisms . that distinguish one individual from others. Refers to an individual’s . unique and relatively consistent pattern of thinking, feeling, and . behaving. Personality . theory: . Describes . and . explains . how people are similar, how they are different, and why every individual is . Know yourself better.. Make yourself and others happy.. Significance of Self Analysis. Self Analysis Methods. 3. Personality Analysis. Find out your personality type . and what you are good at.. 1. Mind Map. PERSONALITY. What is Personality. ?. People . differ from. each . other in. meaningful . ways. People . seem to show. some . consistency in. behavior. Personality is defined as . distinctive and . DSM-IV lists 10 separate personality disorders, with an average prevalence of 1-2%. Three clusters: anxious-fearful, odd-eccentric, and dramatic-impulsive. Concern:. . Categorical vs. Dimensional (DSM-V)?.