KINESIOL 3V03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Longitudinal Study, Monoamine Oxidase, Serotonin Transporter
1 Jun 2016
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This article is concerned with deep-level composition variables and therefore excludes coverage of domain-specific and specialised topics eg. anxiety and resilience. Personality can be defined as psychological qualities that contribute to an individual"s enduring and distinctive patterns of feeling, thinking and behaving". There are two main approaches to the assessment of personality: type-based assessments (which categorise an individual as one type or another) and trait-based assessments (which position an individual on a series of bipolar linear continua). The five-factor model = extraversion, neuroticism, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness. For example, the neuroticism dimension assesses the degree to which individuals are prone to emotional instability and includes facets of anxiety, hostility, depression, self-conscious ness, impulsiveness and vulnerability. The other dimensions extraversion (which assesses the quantity and intensity of interpersonal interactions), openness (which assesses individuals" tendency to seek out new experiences), agreeableness (which assesses individuals" concern for cooperation.
