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Personality

Personality. PERSONALITY. A person's unique psychological signature; A. it characterizes the person's unique pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Trait Theories.

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Personality

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  1. Personality

  2. PERSONALITY • A person's unique psychological signature; A. it characterizes the person's unique pattern of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

  3. Trait Theories • Trait theorists insist that each person possesses a unique constellation of fundamental personality traits that can be inferred from how the person behaves.

  4. Traits Facets Extroversion warmth, gregariousness, assertiveness, excitement-seeking, positive emotions Agreeableness trust, straightforwardness, altruism, compliance, modesty

  5. Conscientiousnesscompetence, order, dutifulness, self-discipline, deliberation Emotional/Stability anxiety, hostility, depression, self-consciousness, impulsiveness, vulnerability Culture/ Intellect/ fantasy, aesthetics, feelings, Openness actions, ideas, values

  6. Personality Assessment

  7. Personality Assessment

  8. The Personal Interview • The interviewer asks questions about any material that comes up during the course of the conversation as well as follow-up questions where appropriate

  9. Observation

  10. What is Observation? • Technique of watching a person over time to determine the environmental influence on that person's behavior. B. This method gives a good idea of the range of a person's behaviors, but it is time-consuming and open to misinterpretation.

  11. Projective Tests

  12. What are these tests? A. which consist of ambiguous stimuli that can draw out an unlimited number of responses and are thought to tap the unconscious.

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