PSYC2014 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Trait Theory, Psychoticism, Autonomic Nervous System
27 Dec 2018
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Eysenck"s big-3 trait typology (the pen model, 1991) Look at the biological system and create a group of similar features creating a term with the evidence rather than going the other way: neuroticism (related temperament: emotionality) Related traits: anxiety, depression, feelings of guilt, low self-esteem tenseness, irrationality, moodiness, worry, fearfulness, obsessive indecision. High neurotic individuals are consistently more prone to developing stress-related disorders, especially after experiencing traumatic events: extraversion (related temperament: inhibition) Related traits: sociability, liveliness, activity, impulsiveness, assertiveness. Extraverts are characterised by leadership, initiative, and readiness to assume responsibility, but are also predisposed to accidents and injuries. Introverts tend to be persistent, co-operative and careful: psychoticism (tough vs tender-mindedness) **highly controversial and unaccepted around the world because he claimed that. Everyone has a sense of psychoticism on a wide range. Before people thought it was just seen by people with mental disorders. Related traits: aggressiveness, impulsiveness, coldness, egocentrism, impersonality, antisocial behaviour, creativeness, stubbornness.
