PPT-PERSONALITY A LOOK AT PERSONALITY THEORIES AND ASSESSMENTS

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 . 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:. Theories of Personality. Psychological Testing. What do you know?. What do we mean by Personality?. Consistent, enduring, unique characteristics. What constitutes Individuality?. Differences in the way people think, feel and act. and Assessment. Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis . Neo-Freudians . Learning Theories and Personality . Humanistic Personality Theories . Trait Theories . Nature vs. Nurture, and Personality . Personality Assessment . 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. What . are . the . Trait and Interactionalist theories?. What models are there for personality?. 1.1- Personality theories. Defining Personality. We often use the term personality but what does it actually mean?. 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). Personality. Most psychologists believe that human personality is determined by a combination of genetics/heredity and environment/experiences. . Personality . is an individual's behavioural and emotional characteristics. It is what makes an individual unique. . 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 . 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:. 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 . 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.”. 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 .