behavioral activation system (BAS) a
"go" system (extravert) BAS is
highly reactive
behavioral inhibition System (BIS) a "stop" system inhibits behavior in response to Stimuli signaling punishment
-
(extroverts B1) system is
highly reactive
The Psychodynamic Approach (pg .
450-452)
a
regards
personality as formed by needs , strivings , and desires
largely operating outside of awareness-
motives that can
produce emotional disorders
id contains drives present& birth-bodily needs/sexual drive/impulses
↳ "devil"
operates according to pleasure principle in constant
superego reflects internalization of cultural rules/social worms internal conflict
↳ set of
guidelines/conscience "angel" ·
governed by
ego component of
personality , developed through contactw the external world
anxiety
↳
"reality principle" -
balance of angel and devil
defense that reduce anxiety generated by
mechanisms unconscious
coping mechanisms unacceptable impulses
Psychosexual stages distinct life stages is formed
early where
personality
Humanistic Existential Approach (452-453)
-
how humans make
healthy choices that create their personalities people are
inherently good
-
L
negotiating the issue of meaning and the
reality of death
self-actualizing tendency the human motive toward
realizing their inner potential
self actualization the need to be good , to be
fully alive , and to find meaning in life
existential approach a school of thought that regards personality as governed by individuals choices and decisions
an
ongoing
in the context of the realities of life and death
angst the anxiety of
fully being
↳
"Why am I here
,The Social-Cognitive Approach (pg .
454-458)
>
views in
personality terms of how a person thinks about the situations encountered in
daily life
and behaves in response to them
the question situational factors
person-situation controversy of whether behavior is caused more
by personality or
by
test is 0 30
* aug , correlation between personality score and trait .
personal constructs dimensions people use in
making sense of their experiences
ex :
One person thinks clown is other likes it
scary ,
outcome expectancies persons assumptions about the of future behavior
likely
a consequences a
locks of control whether
ppl think they can control their life or not
Self Concept (pa . 450-
"I"the self that thinks , experiences and acts in the world "knower"
"Me" the self that is an object in the world "known" -
a concept of a person
self-concept a persons explicit knowledge of their own behaviors , traits and other personal characteristics
self narrative a
story we tell about ourself
self schemas sets of traits we use to describe ourselves
medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC) brain area involved in
understanding people
* sense of self is
largely developed through other
people
self-verification the to
tendency to seek evidence confirm the self concept
Self-esteem
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