PSYCH 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Extraversion And Introversion, Personality Disorder, Neuroticism
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Extraversion: benefits: mating success, social allies, exploration of environment, costs: physical risks, family stability. Neuroticism: benefits: vigilance to dangers, striving and competitiveness, costs: stress and depression, with interpersonal health consequences. Openness: benefits: creativity, with effect on attractiveness, costs: unusual beliefs, psychosis. Conscientiousness: benefits: attention to long-term fitness benefits, life expectancy and desirable social qualities, costs: missing of immediate fitness gains, obsessionality, rigidity. Agreeableness: benefits: attention to mental states of others, harmonious interpersonal relationships, valued coalitional partner, costs: subject to social cheating, failure to maximize selfish advantage. The pattern is inflexible, stable and generally begins in adolescence. Enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual"s culture. Disordered behavior appears in situations that are beyond the individual"s ability to cope. Problems with personality disorders in dsm-iv: over inclusive: 9-13% of population meet criteria for a personality.
