PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Extraversion And Introversion, Neuroticism, Lexical Hypothesis

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

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3 main models that are most important that were covered in class. Your textbook has a lot of different theorists, don"t memorize. *know self-efficacy, models on narcissism, more info. on cultural models of personality. The humanistic perspective: rogers: he realized that people had the answers within themselves (esp. for anxiety) The actualizing tendency: tendency towards growth and self-actualization. If you allow yourself to be who you are you will fulfill your potential. There is no inherent conflict with what you need and society. Incongruence: discrepancy between information you receive and self-concept (who you think you are) Fully functioning person: genuine/in touch with actualizing tendency/free to fulfill potential/no need to distort. *figure 12. 9 basic conditions around what the individual needs. Fundamentally we need love and affection; we rely on significant others to do that. When significant others show conditional love then you will start to think you must get a+ to be worthy (example).