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Briefly describe some aspects of the psychodynamic theory of personality. What drives behavior?

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Focus on unconscious and early childhood experiences.

Behavior driven by “ego defense mechanisms” (protection from anxiety, guilt, unacceptable impulses etc.)

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What are 4 theoretical lenses through which personality can be conceptualized?

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Psychoanalytic
Humanistic
Social Cognitive
Traits

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2 main forms of ego defense mechanisms?

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Repression - push out of consciousness

Displacement - impulses directed to substitute object/person

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What’s the central focus of the Humanistic theory of personality?

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Maintaining sense of self. - i.e. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.
Becoming a “fully-functional, actualized person”
etc. etc.

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What does the Social Cognitive theory of personality emphasize?

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“sense of self” varies with the pressures face.

Belief in self-efficacy.

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Two main types of traits in the Trait theory of personality?

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Surface traits - can be obviously inferred

Source traits - deep stuff that underlies many surface traits

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What are Eysenck’s three dimensions of personality?

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Introversion-extroversion
Neuroticism-stablity
Psychoticism (but really should be called “aloofness”)

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What are the “Big 5” factors of personality?

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Extroversion
Neuroticism
Conscientiousness
Agreeableness
Openness
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Which traits seem to be most genetically controlled?

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Extroversion and neuroticism.

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What are the 3 axes in the Biosocial theory of personality? Which neurotransmitters are thought to drive each?

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Behavioral activation (novelty seeking) - dopamine
Behavioral inhibition (harm avoidance) - serotonin
Behavioral maintenance (reward dependence) - norepinephrine