PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Attention Seeking, Extraversion And Introversion, Agreeableness
Document Summary
Traits of personality describe consistencies in behaviour, thought, or action. Personality disorders maladaptive variations or combinations of normal personality traits. Extremes on either end of specific trait dimensions can be associated with personality disorders. Motivation another basic building block of personality. Describe what ppl want and why they behave in particular ways. Common theme in several personality disorders concerns maladaptive variations especially on the need for power and intimacy. Extreme need to be superior and receive praise of others narcissistic personality disorder. Cognition consists of mental activity involved in perceiving, interpreting, and planning. Processes can become distorted in personality disorders. Disorders typically involve impairment of social judgement. In various ways each personality disorder involves some distortion in the perception of other ppl and altered social cognition. Some disorders involve extreme volatility in emotions eg: borderline. Some involve extremes of specific emotions eg: anxiety, fear, rage. W/ disorders there is some distortion in self-concept.
