PSYC 1200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Social Learning Theory, Oedipus Complex, Collective Unconscious

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1200
• Professor: Dawson Clary

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A personality trait is a durable disposition to behave in a particular way across a variety of situations . According to the five-factor model, most aspects of personality are derived from five crucial traits: neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness . The big five are predictive of behaviour such as honesty, job performance, and alcohol use, as well as of important life outcomes such as grades, occupational attainment, divorce, health, and morality . Sigmund freud"s psychoanalytic theory grew out of his therapeutic work with clients and emphasized the importance of the unconscious . Freud divided personality structure into three components: the id, ego, and superego . The id is the instinctive component that follows the pleasure principle . The ego is the decision-making component that follows the reality principle . The superego is the moral component lomoar cp sd.