personality - created from Mind Map

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theories

biopsychsocial analysis

psychodynamic: unconscious parts of self /interplay between conscious & unconscious process

humanistic: focusing on the healthy personal growth "self-actualizing"

examining traits "quality that makes a person" including big5 factors

self-esteem

social & cognitive: interaction between a person and social context

freud's psychoanalysis

more about this theory

assessment

techniques

frued iceberg (Personality structure)

personality development

defending mechanism "anxiety"

free association: speak what comes to mind

ego: mostly conscious, makes peace between id & superego

id: unconscious biological drives

superego: society's rules & constrains

We start life with a personality made up of the id

toddler, an ego develops

4 or 5, the child develops the superego

carl jung :unconscious is source of creativity

alfred adler: the fight against feelings of inferiority

karen horney: the need to feel secure in relationships.

Projective tests: exposure to a standardized set of ambiguous prompts, designed to reveal inner dynamics "inkblots"

conditions facilitate growth

genuineness: honesty

acceptance

empathy:

myers-briggs type indicator test

factors: stable, unstable, introverted, extraverted.

assessing traits

big5 factors "canoe"

personalty inventory: assessing personalty traits by asking behavior responses

empirically derived test:selected test item that matches quality assessed

minnesota multiphasic personality inventory: identifies people with personality difficulties

extraversion: energy from others

openness: flexibility

agreeableness: helpful

neuroticism: anxiety

conscientiousness: self-discipline

self-consciousness

spotlight effect: assuming ppl have attention on you

Reciprocal: influence, with no primary cause

bio

psycho

social

autonomic nervous system reactivity

brain activity

genetics

expectations

unconscious thought process

learned responses

childhood experience

cultural expectations

influences

social support