PSY 1102 Lecture : Lecture notes on personality Lectures from Klempan's course from Winter 2010. Comments not part of class notes (extra information said in class) are in italics.

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Rosalinde Klempan

Document Summary

Characteristic patterns of behaviour, thought and emotion that determine a person"s adjustment to the environment. 2- synthesize the influences on a person into an integrated account of the person. Conscious vs. subconscious, the expression of the subconscious. Personality is driven fundamentally by instincts (almost in league in darwin) Big drive to freud: sex and aggression. Is often hidden being primarily determined by unconscious mental forces: development occurs in conjunction with frustration and conflict of basic needs. Freud"s two major areas of contribution to psychology. Defense mechanisms (very, very important in clinical practice) Importance of first 5 years of life. Before freud, children were treated like miniature adults. Even if theory was not valid, he put focus on this idea. Was interested in medicine, was born in a city now is called czechoslovakia but then his family moved to vienna. Interest in neurology and in treatment of nervous disorders\ Influenced by jean charcot who could produce symptoms of hysteria using hypnosis.