PSY 473 Chapter 6: C6
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Personality: distinctive and relatively stable qualities thatcharacterize an individual , that have some coherence or internal organization to them and that affect how the person behaves and adapts to the world. Lewis terman : characteristics of the partners drive sucess of relationship , trait theorist. Trait approach : an approach to studying personality based on the adjective: people use to describe themselves and others. Big five : broad personality traits believed to capture most personality differences between people. Associations between enduring emotional traits and experiences people have in intimate relationships. Individuals with high negative affectivity appear to be particularly vulnerable to poor relationships open relationships. particularly when they. Couples with compatible temperaments have happier are both agreeable and. Personality traits affect boundaries of relationship, ways partners communicate percieoe each other"s behavior: on sequences of negative affectivity and low self - esteem.
