PSYCH 3AG3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Neuroticism, Trait Theory, Canoe.Com
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Personality: what is it, relatively enduring styles of thinking, feeling, and acting that characterize an individual, big controversy, stability vs change across the lifespan, controversy is maintained due to, contradictory folk beliefs, contradictory research. Levels of analysis (mcadams: level 1: traits, level 2: personal concerns. Theoretical assumptions: traits are relatively stable and enduring, some traits are more important than others, personality traits exist on a continuum. Which traits are most important: the big five or five factor model (ffm; costa & mccrae, ocean (or canoe, neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness, each trait consists of 6 sub-traits , or facets . Neuroticism facets: 1) anxiety, 2) hostility, 3) self-consciousness, 4) depression, 5) impulsiveness, 6) vulnerability. Extraversion: 1) warmth, 2) gregariousness, 3) assertiveness, 4) activity, 5) excitement-seeking, 6) positive emotions. Openness: 1) fantasy, 2) aesthetics, 3) feelings, 4) actions, 5) ideas, 6) values. Agreeableness: 1) trust, 2) compliance, 3) altruism, 4) straightforwardness, 5) modesty, 6) tender-mindedness.