PSYB30H3 Lecture : Chapter 1
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N personality is no readily defined no set idea of what personality is. N how do you determine he is narcissistic his behavior. N is there a difference between someone who has a lot of fun/ or someone who needs to have a lot of fun and go overboard and get"s into trouble. N a set of abstract concepts developed about a group of facts or events in order to explain them. N a theory of personality is an organized system of beliefs that helps us to understand human nature. N in order to have a theory of personality it needs to have a purpose use the knowledge to help people (not just philosophizing in a coffee shop)--theoreticising without a goal is useless. N for exam: macro theory (global)--trying to understand a person as a whole. N micro theory looks at a specific/ limited pieces of personality.
