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personality

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overall organization of psychological characteristics-thinking, feeling, and behaving

2
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disposition
trait
state

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  • a broad, encompassing way of relating to particular types of people/situations
  • a stable characteristic of one’s personality
  • momentary feelings/thoughts that change by situation/time
3
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trait approach

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  • traits influence behavior

- researchers look for clusters of correlated behaviors, thoughts, and emotions

4
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Big Five Model

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OCEAN
Openness to experience
Conscientiousness
Extroversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
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Interactionalist Approach

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  • person and environment determines behavior

- individuals bring experiences and dispositions

6
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sensation seeking/risk taking

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seeking of intense sensations and willingness to take risks

  • males and young ppl tend to score higher
  • not a good predictor
7
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competitiveness

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disposition to strive for satisfaction when making comparisons to some standard of excellence
-athletes score higher than nonathletes and males higher than females

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Perfectionism

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  • personal standard: high personal standards, self-oriented striving, “achievement striving”
  • evaluative concerns (leads to neg. emotions, dropout, bad coping, body issues): negative social evaluation, excessive self-criticism, self-doubts, excessive concerns
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mental toughness

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  1. strong confidence and motivation
  2. managing competition and training stress
  3. maintaining and regaining focus when distracted
    - little agreement on whether it is a useful scientific construct