PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Schizophreniform Disorder, Conscientiousness, Extraversion And Introversion

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2740
• Professor: Stephen Lewis

Document Summary

Stability (over time: rank order, mean level stability, personality coherence. Internal traits must come from within; but different external factors may influence traits (i. e. situations/being sick etc. : enduring. Population more global level (are most people exhibiting change, or do they have stability with respect to a trait?) Group differences northern vs. southern states or different genders expressing certain traits as they grow up. Adulthood: big 5: big 5 show relative stability in adulthood especially after 50 years (on average, but openness, extraversion, neuroticism decline slightly until 50 years (and agreeableness and conscientiousness slightly go up) Adulthood: independence among women: helson and picano 20-year period, divorced mothers, non-mothers and working mothers all increased in level of independence, stay at home moms did not increase in independence. Important to examine sub groups and the time era: tud(cid:455) do(cid:374)e (cid:449)he(cid:374) it (cid:449)as(cid:374)"t as (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)o(cid:374) for (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) to (cid:449)ork outside of the ho(cid:373)e.