Personality

Personality

1. "Personality is the sum total of an individuals characteristics' which make a human unique"

2. Trait theory

   • Eysneck
     • Split personalities up into 4 different categories
     • Introvert- Shy, reserved and aroused quickly
     • Extrovert- Not easily aroused,loud and outgoing
     • Stable- Predictable emotions and recovers from stress fast
     • Neurotic- High degrees of stress and upredictable emotions
   • Cattell
     • Believed personality couldn't be split into two dimensions
     • Look at a larger number of traits (16) before a complete picture of personality could be identified
     • Set out on a continuum from high to low
   • Girdano
     • Narrow theories down into two groups
     • Type A- Impatient,competitive,suffers stress,likes control.
     • Type B- Non competitive,works slowly,low levels of stress
   • Persoanlity made up of secondary traits
   • Inherited from parental genes
   • Behaviour is innate,stable and consistent

3. Social learning theory

   • All behaviour is learned

4. Interactionist approach

5. Personality profilling