PPT-Personality Theory

and Assessment Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis NeoFreudians Learning Theories and Personality Humanistic Personality Theories Trait Theories Nature vs Nurture and Personality Personality Assessment . 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. 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?”. I. Trait Theory. Personality. Early attempt: Type-A, Type-B. I. Trait Theory. Personality. I. Trait Theory. -Gordon . Allport. , Raymond . Cattell. , Hans . Eysenck. , etc.. Kind obsequious. Gentle aggressive. Lesson 1 of 2. Write an essay to discuss the following statement. ‘Can we measure personality?’. Home learning. Is there a relationship between personality type and the sport people choose? . Why do some people prefer individual sports over team sports? . Explain what the field of psychology tries to do.. Psychology: Use phrenology to guess as to what your personality quirks might be. In other words, feel your head and diagnose your own weirdness. . . Rational. Rational thought (balance between hedonism of Id and . moralism. of super-ego). Only purpose: desire and pleasure. Strict morality (no special circumstances) . Assumptions. theory . of human personality.. Personality Psychology. Chapter 13. Defining Personality. Latin persona .  “. mask”. Cicero (50 BC) 4 meanings. Appearance to others. Inner "true" self. Role. Person of distinction. Defining Personality. High School. Fall . 2016. Personality Unit. There is no man, who is not, at each moment, what he has been and what he will be”- Oscar Wilde.  . In this unit:. Define personality. Learn and apply different perspectives/models of personality, . What have we already learned about how we can tell if someone is lying?. What types of facial expressions might a liar make?. Homework: . Short Story. Write a Short Story (1-2 Pages) . about high school characters who are trying to understand more about themselves by…. 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.”. 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 . Today’s Objectives. By the end of the session all learners will have:. Developed own interpretation of trait theory through discussions in small groups based around Eysenck’s theory. Identified at least 5 evaluation points of the theory. The Psychoanalytic Perspective. The Humanistic Perspective. The Trait Perspective. The Social-Cognitive . Perspective. Exploring the Self. INTRODUCTION. Personality. Expressed by one’s traits and cultural situation. %). In this section of the course, students explore major theories of how humans . develop enduring . patterns of behavior and personal characteristics that influence how . others relate . to them. The unit also addresses research methods used to assess personality.