PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Machismo, Hans Eysenck, Raymond Cattell

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Textbook definition: an individual"s distinct and relatively enduring pattern of thoughts, feelings, motives, and behaviours. Comes from a latin word meaning persona meaning mask. Implies individuality: the study of personality seek the way we are similar to one another and in the ways we are different from each other. Implies consistency: people tend to show some sort of consistency in their behaviour over time therefore our behaviour is some what predictable even when the situations change. Sigmund freud developed the theory of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalytic theory is the first modern theory. Believes that personality is shaped by an unconscious. Conscious (tip of the iceberg: what a person is aware of at a particular moment. Unconscious (below the service: contains thoughts, feelings, and memories. A technique for uncovering buried contents of the mind that influence behaviour. 5 primary techniques to reveal the unconscious. Mediator among the id, the superego, and external reality.