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Gordon Allport timeline |
born in late 1800's died in 1967 |
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Allport childhood |
Born in Indiana, son of doctor, youngest of 4 boys, parents were strong christians. Grew up with idea of right and wrong. Lonely, because he was so brilliant. taught english in turkey. PHD at 24. |
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Allports personality definition |
personality is the dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems that determine his unique adjustment to his environment |
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personality traits |
are distinguishable relatively enduring ways one person differs from another. They determine or cause behaviour. emperically validated. explain behaviour |
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5 categories of traits |
personal disposition cardinal disposition central disposition secondary disposition common traits |
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individual or personal disposition |
traits unique to a person, they define personality. |
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cardinal trait or disposition |
dominant, master, ruling triat, makes possessor famous. eg. lesbian |
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central disposition |
small number, tend to be highly characteristic of an individual. Usually 7 |
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secondary disposition |
weaker traits that operate in limited settings. eg. music taste, food preference, |
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common traits |
shared by a group of people |
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Allports development of self (6) |
Proprium self identity self esteem self extension self image self as rational coper |
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Allport Proprium |
what is peculiarily ours, or appropriate to you Pro: forward movement |
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Allport proprium function |
develops throughout life sense of bodily self (infancy) discover body sensation (anchor) emphasis on certain body parts important for self-awareness dont notice when were healthy, when we are ill, we are much more aware of our bodies. |
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Allport self-identity |
18 months awareness of sameness and continuity what distinguishes me (name and occupation) commitment to identiy (who am i) |
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Allport self esteem |
2-3 self discover, exploration develop mastery test limits, assertiveness and autonomy "No" is biggest assertive word. |
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self extension |
4-6 ego centric (world revolves around me) concrete literal thinking possesive and selfish mature:unslefish |
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self-image |
4-6 learned expectation of roles goals for the future consciense, value, avoid dissaproval |
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self as rational coper |
engage in reflective though solve problems gain competence be rational |
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Erich Fromm Bio |
Born in Frankfurt born to jewish parents studies OT, good student aroused by compassion and human redemption |
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Erich Fromm 2 childhood happenings |
family friends with a hot girl. her father died and she killed herself. 1st world war shaped him christian german people take extreme view to nationalism. |
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Existential orientation "human condition" |
discover meaning in existence. we matter, but why? above animals because we can reason and are self aware. self awareness makes us aware we die. either be healthy, or destructive. |
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Humans are social beings |
humana re no longer one with nature, isolated. we overcome alonness by love. love is an art. love takes practice. love is active giving. |
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Fromm's 4 elements of love |
care responsibility respect knowledge. |
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Fromm's care element of love |
active concern for live and growth of lover |
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Fromms responsibility element of love |
voluntary response to the needs of others |
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Fromm's respect element of love |
ability to accept who the other person is and let them unfold as who they are |
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Fromm's knowledge element of love |
know deeper feeling of one other. secrets n stuff |
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Fromm's 5 basic needs |
Need for relatedness Need for transendence Need for rootedness Need for identity need for frame of reference and devotion |
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Fromm's need for relatedness |
constructive union, need for mature love |
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2 types of Destructive union |
passive/submission: you are everything and i am nothing. acitive/domination: i am everything and you are nothing. |
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Fromm's need for transendence |
need to be creators, requires love for self and others. |
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Fromm's need for rootedness |
we need belonging most fundamental relationship is moms desire for brotherhood or universal peace. |
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Fromm's need for identity |
need for self-awareness sense of uniqueness and values man defined as animal who says I without it we are part of a herd. |
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Fromm's need for frame of reference and devotion |
need for a worldview. provides adaptation and adjustment object of devition: god, truth, justice. |
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Fromm's 6th need |
need for excitement. Doesnt really count |
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Fromm's receptive orientation |
source of good lies outside of ones self. dependent upon others passive, cheerful, friendly. having mode |
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Fromm’s 6 Character/personality orientations |
Receptive orientation exploitive orientation hoarding orientation marketing orientation productive orientation necrophilious orientation |
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Fromm's exploitive orientation |
source of good lies outside of self. have to take it. active, cunning, manipulative Relates to Horneys aggressive type,and freuds anal exploitive. having mode |
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Fromm's hoarding orientation |
having little faith in the goodness of the outside world orderly, neat, schedule Horneys detached type, Freud's anal compulsive. having mode |
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Fromm's Marketing orientation |
treat yourself and others as commodities. no inherint value, supply and demand turn into chameleons. in fashion personality. treat self and others like objects. having mode |
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Fromm's Productive orientation |
being mode Productive reason:penetrate the surface of ideas, thoughts, actions, to understand their existence. Productive love:break through walls that seperate people and the world . productive work: imagine, create |
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necrophilous orientation |
preoccupation with death. attraction to all that is dead seek distruction |
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freedom leads to.. |
freedom, choices, indecision, anxiety, scared of commitment, isolation. |
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Disposition theories |
oldest, most persistent approach to personality. categorize people according to differences, descriptions. |
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Hippocrates |
classified people according to body fluids. |
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Hipocrates lots of blood |
sturdy, outgoing, cheerful, sanguine. |
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Hippocrates lots of phlegm |
slow, calm, easygoing |
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Hippocrates lots of black bile |
melancholic, moody, impractical, ideal |
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Hippocrates yellow bile |
choleric, volatile, determined, confident |
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Kretchman |
Morphology, |
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Asthenics |
body: thin, long-limbed, narrow chest. personlaity: aloof, withdrawn, shy, sensitive |
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Pyknics |
body: shorter, rounder, barrel chest personality: moody, jovial, or depressive |
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Athletic body type |
Body: athletic, muscular personality: energetic, confident |
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2 main morphology illnesses |
schizophrenia: athenic manic, depression :pyknic |
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Kretchmans definition of traits |
continuous dimensions individuals could possess to varying degrees. either bigger or smaller |
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Sheldon |
used correlation to relate body shape to personality. |
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endomorph |
softer rounder social, emotional, comfort |
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mesomorph |
rectangular, muscle, assertive, active, confident |
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ectomorph |
linear, fragile, nervous. inhibited, shy, cerebral |
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Raymond Cattell |
mathmatician |
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Raymon Cattell personality: |
a prediction of what a person will do in a given situation |
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Raymond Cattell traits: |
hypothetical structures of personality, permit conclusions about people. personality dimensions. |
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Cattell's surface traits |
description of way of being. no single source. eg. neuroticism> anxiety, indecision. |
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Cattell's source traits. |
factors that are stable and actually explain behaviour. fewer of them, enable predictions 1. energy: more constituational 2. sentiments: environmental traits learned from external. |
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L-Data |
comprised of rating the person by an observer |
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Q-data |
self-reported data gathered form interview and questions. (subjective) presentation of self can be biased. |
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T-Data |
objective and projective tests that are standardized. more obective like a test. |
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Horney beliefs |
thought there was womb envy. sexist dad became very smart society was main influence on personality |
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Horneys anxiety definition: |
source of human turmoil |
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Horneys anxiety erotic needs 9 things |
affection and approval partner to meet your needs power exploit others prestige personal admiration achievement independence |
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Horneys three character types |
compliant:love, approval, dependency. needs people and affection Detached:moves away from people, independent isolated aggressive:moves against people, power, control, competitive. |
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2 north american problems |
competition: exploit others weaknesses perfectionism: why we procrastinate, and are indescisive. |