PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Genital Stage, Puer Aeternus, Karen Horney

• School: Trent University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1030H
• Professor: Brenda Smith- Chant

Document Summary

We should take care not to make intellect our god: it has, of course, powerful muscles but no personality. albert einstein. Check for study tips posted on blackboard (smith-chant spew) Very big business", lots of money associated, dynamic area. Traits: enduring predispositions that influence our behaviour across situations. Each associated with different temperament: blood, green bile, black bile, phlegm. Sad and brooding? (melancholy) black bile. Endomorphic: love of food, tolerant, evenness of emotions, love of comfort, sociable (example: santa) Mesomorphic: adventurous, desire for power and dominance, courageous, indifference to what others think or want. Ectomorphic: self-conscious, preference for privacy, introverted, inhibited (example: sheldon from big bang) Likely to identify and comply with parent"s wishes. Seek to excel where other siblings not established. More than 7 years gap between siblings. Significant positive correlation between sexual orientation in men and the number of older brothers. More older brothers, more likely to be gay. Built on eysenck"s concept of personality traits.