Psychology 1100E Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Phlegm, Humorism, Reaction Formation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1100E
• Professor: Irene Cheung

Document Summary

Personality characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving that is unique to each individual and remains consistent. Ideographic approach creating detailed descriptions of a person"s unique personality characteristics specific person. Nomothedic approach examining personality in large groups of people, with the aim of making generalizations about personality structure people in general. Factor analysis used to group items that people respond to similarly (friendly, warm, kind factor) Five factor model a trait-based theory of personality based on the finding that personality cab be described using 5 dimensions: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism. Theodore adorno suggested the authoritarian personality: they separate the world into us and them. State temporary physical or psychological engagement that influences behaviour. Reciprocal determinism behaviour, internal (personal) factors, and external (situational) factors interact to determine one another, and that our personalities are based on interactions among these three aspects. Psychic energy generated by instinctual drives and is discharged or indirectly.