PSYB30H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sigmund Freud, Learned Helplessness
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The ocean is a pretty good metaphor for personality. There is more to an ocean than water molecules. There are tides, waves, inversions, salt, seaweed and marine life; it is vast and deep; and it changes regularly. There are aspects of personality that are universal to all ppl, that are shared by similar ppl and that are completely unique to a single individual. Desire for actualization (to develop and express individual identity) Individuals personality is more than the sum of his or her parts. Building blocks of personality integration of blocks build on each other & interact with each other: traits. A person"s typical way of thinking, feeling, and acting, in various situations, at different times. Characteristics more likely to develop due to certain physiology (born with) Characteristics due to socialization with parents, peers, teachers, society and from our personal experiences. Consistent across life and expressed in many ways: genetics.