PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Erogenous Zone, Electra Complex, Oedipus Complex
1 Feb 2017
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Personality: the individual"s unique set of consistent behavioral traits. A pattern of enduring distinctive thoughts, emotions and behaviors, which characterizes the way the individual adapts to the world. Traits: characteristics that describe the way in which people differ from each other, the average tendencies of a person. This will identify the main personality traits: theoretical: we start with somebody"s theory; using this theory we then attempt to determine what the main core traits will be. This research has proved cross-culture universality and stable across life span. Each trait is one-dimensional and bipolar constructed. Personality often changes according to a given situation. Grant & langan-fox: occupational stress, coping and strain, results. Higher stress, physical ill health and lower problem-focused coping. Lower stress, physical ill health and job dissatisfaction. Dahlen and white: are emotions such as anger, trait like (specifically in driving, results; (controlling for gender age and quality of driving) High in openness to experience predicts risky driving.
