PPT-Chapter 14 Notes Chapter 14: Theories of Personality

Case Study You Are What Makes You Laugh Section 1 The Trait Approach Section 2 The Psychoanalytic Approach Section 3 The Learning Approach Section 4 The Humanistic and Sociocultural Approaches. Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory. Developed in 1800s . emphasizes the importance of early childhood experiences, unconscious or repressed thoughts that we cannot voluntarily access, and the conflicts between conscious and unconscious forces that influence our feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. Significance of Freud:. Popularized the idea of the unconscious. Started psychoanalysis/Founded Psychodynamic theory. Ended the notion that evil spirits caused mental illness. Methods for tapping the unconscious:. This week:. Describing personality. Theories of personality:. Psychodynamic theories of personality. Trait theories of personality. Humanistic theories of personality. Personality . Personality is not directly observable, but we often make assumptions and judgements about underlying personality characteristics of others, based on observations. Day Monday Notes: Tuesday Notes: Wednesday Notes: Thursday Notes: Friday Notes: Saturday Notes: Sunday Notes: Workout Intervals Steady row Repeat four times for one set then take a break of 3 minu Chapter 15. Fun Personality Tests - . http. ://www.outofservice.com. /. Personality. An individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting (. unique & consistent. ).. Each dwarf has a . Theories of Personality. Why do we create theories?. Looking for patterns in the way people behave. Explain differences, considering:. Motives (i.e. want recognition). How motives were established (i.e. winning has led to recognition). 1: Psychoanalytical Theories. Psychosexual. . psychosocial. 2: JEAN PIAGET AND COGNITIVE. STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT . 3: Interpersonal Theories. Harry Sullivan . HILDEGARD PEPLAU. 4: Humanistic Theories. 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:. Learning Objectives. After reading this chapter, you should be able to do the following:. Define . personality . and explain the personality concept in psychology. Describe how personality can be approached from the standing of knowledge . Friday, February 19, 2016. AP Learning Objective: . Identify frequently used assessment strategies and evaluate relative test quality based on reliability and validity of the instruments. Warm Up:. Take one of each of the papers on the front table.. Mrs. Hart. Psychology II. “If a man does not keep peace with his companions,. Perhaps it is because . he hears . a different drummer.. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured and far away.”. 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 . Dewayne E Perry. ARiSE. , ECE, UT Austin. perry@ece.utexas.edu. Theories D & E. I begin with two simple theories:. A theory about design – D. A theory about empirical evaluation – E. And a theory about how to model theories. I can compare and contrast the major theories and approaches to explaining personality (e.g., psychoanalytic, humanist, cognitive, trait, social cognition, behavioral).. I can speculate how cultural context can facilitate or constrain personality development, especially as it relates to self-concept .