Personality Exam 1 Review 
Personality consistent behavior patterns of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and intrapersonal processes originating within the individual may be hidden in unconscious
● Intrapersonal emotional, motivational, and cognitive processes from within, however external world influences personality
● least stable personality during childhood, therefore consistency is crucial identity patterns across time and situations.
Why Personality? used to predict other’s behaviors ( introvert/ extrovert)
● Social: same people are different in different situations→ “ you may be happy for the party but not at the party”
○ looks for the POWER of the SITUATION
● Personality: different people are different in same situations→ “guy at sports event not cheering at the game like the rest of the crowd”
○ same situation, different reactions
Abnormal vs Clinical
● normal functioning→ personality huge continuum ( range)= ABNORMAL
● extreme & unusual functioning→ ClINICAL
2 Main Issues:
1.) Individual Differences LABELING is a necessary evil for diagnosis purposes only appreciate uniqueness of individual
2.) Several diff APPROACHES:
● Trait Approach differences are measured and conceptualized: the Big 5 describes extroversion, neurotic, conscientious, openness to experience & agreeableness
○ relationships, social dominance, college, families most stable emotions during your 20s and 30s CONSISTENCY time to time feelings
○ Traits relatively stable characteristic of personality
> Quantitative occurring at a degree of difference
>Type distinct classes of people( clear boundaries & restrictions)
■ ex. answer to why some children rate higher on aggression
→ The Big 5 Factor Model: Extraversion, Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Openness to Experience ( L data life outcomes)
● Extraversionquantity and intensity of interpersonal interaction, need for stimulation. experience of positive emotions
○ sociable vs retiring; funloving vs
● Intrapersonal emotional, motivational, and cognitive processes from within, however external world influences personality
● least stable personality during childhood, therefore consistency is crucial identity patterns across time and situations.
Why Personality? used to predict other’s behaviors ( introvert/ extrovert)
● Social: same people are different in different situations→ “ you may be happy for the party but not at the party”
○ looks for the POWER of the SITUATION
● Personality: different people are different in same situations→ “guy at sports event not cheering at the game like the rest of the crowd”
○ same situation, different reactions
Abnormal vs Clinical
● normal functioning→ personality huge continuum ( range)= ABNORMAL
● extreme & unusual functioning→ ClINICAL
2 Main Issues:
1.) Individual Differences LABELING is a necessary evil for diagnosis purposes only appreciate uniqueness of individual
2.) Several diff APPROACHES:
● Trait Approach differences are measured and conceptualized: the Big 5 describes extroversion, neurotic, conscientious, openness to experience & agreeableness
○ relationships, social dominance, college, families most stable emotions during your 20s and 30s CONSISTENCY time to time feelings
○ Traits relatively stable characteristic of personality
> Quantitative occurring at a degree of difference
>Type distinct classes of people( clear boundaries & restrictions)
■ ex. answer to why some children rate higher on aggression
→ The Big 5 Factor Model: Extraversion, Neuroticism, Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Openness to Experience ( L data life outcomes)
● Extraversionquantity and intensity of interpersonal interaction, need for stimulation. experience of positive emotions
○ sociable vs retiring; funloving vs