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Personality Psychology and Trait Theories

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Personality psychology explores what makes each person unique and consistent over time. This deck covers the Big Five trait model (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism), Freud's structural model of the id, ego, and superego, and humanistic perspectives from Maslow and Rogers. You'll also review the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, social-cognitive theory, self-efficacy, and locus of control, along with key defense mechanisms and the nature-versus-nurture debate. A useful companion deck alongside major psychology theories, ideal for psychology students exploring personality assessment and theory in depth.

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The unique and relatively stable pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of an individual.

Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism.

Curiosity, imagination, and willingness to try new experiences.

Organization, dependability, and self-discipline.

Sociability, assertiveness, and energy in social settings.

Compassion, cooperation, and trust toward others.

Emotional instability and tendency toward negative emotions.

The primitive part of personality driven by instinctual desires.

The rational part of personality that mediates between the id and reality.

The moral component of personality that internalizes societal values.

A theory proposing personality consists of stable, measurable characteristics.

A personality assessment categorizing individuals into 16 personality types.

A perspective emphasizing personal growth and self-actualization.

Abraham Maslow.

Carl Rogers.

A trait is a stable characteristic; a state is a temporary condition.

Innate biological tendencies that influence personality from early life.

The debate over whether personality is shaped more by genetics or environment.

A theory emphasizing the interaction between behavior, cognition, and environment.

Albert Bandura.

An individual's belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations.

The degree to which people believe they control events affecting them.

Believing outcomes are the result of one's own actions.

Believing outcomes are controlled by outside forces.

A perspective focusing on unconscious drives and childhood experiences.

Attributing one's own unacceptable feelings to someone else.

Unconsciously blocking distressing thoughts from awareness.

Idiographic focuses on individual uniqueness; nomothetic seeks general laws across people.

A standardized questionnaire used to assess personality traits.

The tendency to believe vague, general personality descriptions apply specifically to oneself.