PSY100H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Hans Eysenck, Psychoticism, Nomothetic
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Personality = characteristic thoughts, emotional responses, and behaviors that are relatively stable in an individual over time and across circumstances (584) Personality trait = a dispositional tendency to act in a certain way over time and across circumstances (584) Gordon allport published the first major textbook of personality psychology (585) Psychodynamic theory = freudian theory that unconscious forces like wishes and motives influence behavior (585) Freud believed that most conflict occurs in the unconscious, which is where information cannot be easily retrieved (585) Pre-conscious = content that isn"t currently in awareness but can be brought to awareness (585) Psychosexual stage = developmental stages that correspond to the pursuit of satisfaction of libidinal urges (586) Humanistic approaches emphasize personal experience and belief systems, proposing that people seek personal growth to fulfill their human potential (587) Humanism focusses on phenomenology, self-actualization, and the inherent good in all people (587)
