Psych of Personality-Exam 3

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5 Factor Model (Costa & McCrae)
Openness, Coscientousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
Implicit Personality Theory
A biasing tendency for people to see certain traits as going together and to percieve consistencies when viewing personalities of others
Facet
Subfactors that underlie each of the Big 5
Types
A theoretical approach to personality in which people aredivided into discrete categories or classes as opposed to being placed along a continuum.
Humanism
Emphasizes worth of the individual and the importance of human value.
Objective
Law and general principles
Subjective
Observer dependent
Phenomenology
Subjective realities are valid. We are free actors in search of meaning.
Self-concept
Collection of beliefs about own nature, unique abilities and typical behavior.
Congruence
Self concept matches experience
Actualizing tendancy
Drive to maintain and enhance one's life.
Growth/Achievement in Humanism
Through broad self concepts, capable of understanding and accepting many feelings and experiences.
Positive Self Regard
As self-consciousness develops, we develop need for regard/approval.
Conditions of Worth
We act according to demands of others. We cannot view own activities as positive unless others do.
Rogers criteria to be a fully functioning person..
Accept aspects of self that are threatening, and trust own emotional experiences independent of other's evaluatings.