PSYC 217 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Comparative Psychology, Organism, Twin
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Self-actualization: drive to develop our innate potential to the fullest possible extent. Our personalities consist of three major components: organism, self. Self-concept, the set of beliefs about who we are: conditions of worth: according to rogers, expectations we place on ourselves for appropriate and inappropriate behaviour. They emanate from our parents and society and eventually we internalize them. Come down to understanding and performing right from wrong. Whereas rogers focused largely on pathological individuals whose tendencies toward self-actualization were thwarted, maslow focused on individuals who were self- actualized. Proclaim the importance of free will and personal choice. Comparative psychology: branch of psychology that compared behaviours across species: have challenged roger"s claim that human nature is entirely positive, bc what about aggression hard to falsify. Investigating the causes of personality: overview of twin and adoption studies. Numerous personality traits including anxiety proneness, impulse control, and traditionalism are influenced substantially by genetic factors.
