PPT-Psychology of Personality

Warwick in London Summer School 2022 Week 2 Day 5 297 Dr Liz Blagrove Aims amp Objectives Understand the rationale for studying the Psychology of Personality its context amp main theoretical approaches . Bobby Horton, Ph.D.. Wabash College. This is just too easy…... My Plan. Discuss clinical and personality psych conceptions of narcissism. Discuss what personality psychologists have learned about narcissism. 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. Dr Giovanni Salvi. Consultant Psychiatrist, CMHT. BSMHFT. Self-harm, distress and personality disorders. An introduction to the issue, with a caveat. Some practical points. Open to discussion. Self-harm, distress and personality disorders. 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 . Alice F. Short. Hilliard Davidson High School. Chapter Preview. Psychodynamic Perspectives. Humanistic Perspectives. Trait Perspectives. Personological and Life Story Perspectives. Social Cognitive Perspectives. 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 . 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 . What is Personality?. Read “A Day in Life” on page 321. Would. Hannah do something like that?. The answer to that question relies on our perception of Hannah’s personality. When people think of personality, they often think of the most striking element of that personality, like having an “assertive personality” or an “artistic personality”. inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. . usually without depression or delusions.. Robert Lee Yates: . Spokane Skid Row Killer. Personality Disorders. Broken down into Clusters:. Maladaptive variations or combinations of normal personality traits. Extremes on either end of specific trait dimensions can be associated with disorders.. An enduring pattern of experience and behavior that differs greatly from society’s expectations. People with personality disorders have . formed peculiar and unpleasant personality patterns. . For example, some are very secretive, some very self-centered and selfish, some suspicious all the time. . 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)?. %). 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.