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= Personality - Chapter 14 = =LEARNING OBJECTIVES= 1. Define **personality**. (See introductory section.) 2. Describe the assumptions of Freud’s **psychodynamic approach** to personality. (See "The Psychodynamic Approach.") 3. Define and describe the nature and function of the **id**, **ego**, and **superego**. Define **libido**, the **pleasure principle**, and the **reality principle**. (See "Id, Ego, and Superego.") 4. Define **defense mechanism**. Explain the purpose and give an example of each defense mechanism. (See "Conflicts and Defenses.") 5. Name, define, and describe the **psychosexual stages** of personality development. Compare and contrast the **Oedipus** and **Electra complexes**. (See "Stages in Personality Development.") 6. Explain some of the neo-Freudian variations on Freud’s theory. Include Jung’s, Adler’s, and Horney’s ideas. (See "Variations on Freud’s Personality Theory.") 7. Define //object relations//. Describe contemporary psychodynamic theory’s emphasis on object relations to help explain personality development. (See "Contemporary Psychodynamic Theories.") 8. Describe some applications and criticisms of the psychodynamic approach to personality. (See "Evaluating the Psychodynamic Approach.") 9. Describe the three basic assumptions of the **trait approach** to personality. (See "The Trait Approach.") 10. Distinguish between a trait and a type. (See "Traits Versus Types.") 11. Compare and contrast Allport’s trait theory and the **big-five model**. Define Allport’s //central// and //secondary traits// and the Big-Five dimensions of //openness to experience//, //conscientiousness//, //extraversion//, //agreeableness//, and //neuroticism//. (See "Allport’s Trait Theory"; see also "The Big-Five Model of Personality.") 12. Describe biological trait theories. Compare and contrast Eysenck’s Biological Trait Theory and Gray’s Approach-Inhibition Theory. Define Eysenck’s dimensions of //introversion-extraversion// and //emotionality-stability// and Gray’s //behavioral approach system// and //behavioral inhibition system//. (See "Biological Trait Theories.") 13. Explain the controversy surrounding the role of heredity in personality development. Discuss the twin and adoptive children research. (See "Thinking Critically: Are Personality Traits Inherited?") 14. Describe some criticisms of the trait approach to personality. (See "Evaluating the Trait Approach.") 15. Describe the basic assumption of the **social-cognitive approach** to personality. Define **functional analysis**. (See "The Social-Cognitive Approach.") 16. Compare and contrast the operant approach (Skinner) and social-cognitive theories of personality. (See "Roots of the Social-Cognitive Approach.") 17. Describe Rotter’s Expectancy Theory, Bandura’s //reciprocal determinism// and perceived **self-efficacy**, and Mischel’s //cognitive person variables//. (See "Prominent Social-Cognitive Theories.") 18. Describe some applications and criticisms of the social-cognitive approach to personality. (See "Evaluating the Social-Cognitive Approach.") 19. Describe the **humanistic approach** to personality and how it has progressed research in positive psychology. (See "The Humanistic Approach.") 20. Compare and contrast Rogers’s self theory and Maslow’s growth theory. Define Rogers’s use of **actualizing tendency**, positive regard, **self-concept**, congruence, and **conditions of worth.** Define Maslow’s **deficiency** and **growth orientations**. (See "Prominent Humanistic Theories.") 21. Describe some applications and criticisms of the **humanistic approach**. (See "Evaluating the Humanistic Approach.") 22. Describe cultural differences in the concept of self. Explain how these differences shape the development of personality. (See "Linkages: Personality, Culture, and Human Development.") 23. Discuss the longitudinal studies of personality and their conclusions about the continuity of personality across the lifespan. (See "Focus on Research Methods: Longitudinal Studies of Temperament and Personality.") 24. Describe the four general methods of personality assessment. (See "Assessing Personality.") 25. Discuss the difference between **objective** and **projective personality tests** and give an example of each. (See "Assessing Personality.") 26. Describe some of the applications of personality tests. (See "Personality Tests and Employee Selection.")



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