PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Agreeableness, Extraversion And Introversion, Glib

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

Document Summary

Gender, age, and culture may be taken into account. It has shifted from categorical view to a dimensional view, which is more of a continuum. Many traits in p. d. are normally distributed, thus certain behaviours and traits in certain amounts equate to p. d. manifestation. May 2013 new dsm was published. People"s level of impairment + impairment across diff. traits (relationships and experience) Cluster b (bad): bpd, anti-social, histrionic, narcissistic. Argumentative and hostile (push people away, increased paranoia) Derives little pleasure in life (even in eating and sex) Not to be confused with detachment from immigration or country city. Opinions shallow and malleable, no evidence for opinions. Exhibition of emotions in public (crying in public) Tend to dress to impress lots of makeup. They just agree with whatever is popular. Reckless disregard for safety (drunk driving, unprotected sex) Emphasis on lack of empathy, callous social attitudes, glib, superficial charm. Focuses on behaviours that are anti-social in nature.