PSY230H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Bernard Lown, Borderline Personality Disorder, Gordon Allport
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Chapter 12 stress, adjustment, and health differences. Considering personality in an applied sphere, we are following kurt lewin, gordon. Franz alexander; looked at unconscious inner conflict and struggle. Dunbar explained through a psychoanalytic interpretation; deep conflict with a parent leadi(cid:374)g to s(cid:455)(cid:373)(cid:271)olis(cid:373) of death o(cid:374) o(cid:374)e(cid:859)s (cid:271)irthda(cid:455) Personality is impacted by social stressors, invading microbes, and the cultural role of sick person you play. Impulsive, depressed, isolated, angry, psychologically impaired people are more likely to put themselves in unhealthy and unsafe situations e. g. smoking and drinking. People with problems with emotional regulation turn to stimulating effects of external stimuli like food and drugs. E. g. you are nervous and fidgety therefore, more likely to approach drugs. Conscientiousness is a good predictor of health and longevity. Stress is a predictor of healthy habits. Fra(cid:374)k h. farle(cid:455)(cid:859)s t(cid:455)pe t theor(cid:455) of ps(cid:455)(cid:272)ho(cid:271)iologi(cid:272)al (cid:373)oti(cid:448)es; thrill-seeking focus derived fro(cid:373) e(cid:455)se(cid:374)(cid:272)k(cid:859)s ideas a(cid:271)out the ph(cid:455)siologi(cid:272)al (cid:271)asis for i(cid:374)tro(cid:448)ersio(cid:374) a(cid:374)d e(cid:454)tro(cid:448)ersio(cid:374)
