CHAPTER 6 Flashcards
Personality
The distinctive and relatively stable qualities that characterize and individual, that have some coherence or internal organization to them, and that affect how the person behaves in and adapts to the world
Trait Approach
An approach to studying personality based on the adjectives people use to describe themselves and others
Big Five
The five broad personality traits believed to capture most personality differences between people
What are the Big Five?
Negative affectivity
Extraversion
Openness
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Negative Affectivity
A personality trait distinguished by the tendency to experience and express pessimism and negative emotions
Inclination to experience unpleasant emotions
Dependence Regulation Model
A model describing how couples balance their desire for closeness with the recognition that intimacy also leaves them vulnerable to being hurt or betrayed; specifically explain how those with low self-esteem may sabotage their relationships by underestimating how favourably their partners view them
Family of Origin
The family in which a person was raised in childhood and adolescence
Intergenerational Transmission Effects
The characteristics of one’s family of origin that carry forward in time to influence intimate relationships during adolescence and adulthood
Attachment Theory
A theory of intimate relationship proposing that the relationships formed in adulthood are shaped by the nature of the bonds formed with primary caregivers during infancy and early childhood
Attachment Behaviour System
A set of behaviours and reactions that helps ensure a developing child’s survival by keeping the child in close physical contact with caregivers
What’s another word for “Negative Affectivity”?
Neuroticism
Extraversion
Preference for social interaction and lively activity
Openness
Receptiveness to new ideas, approaches, and experiences
Agreeableness
Selfless concern for others; generous, trusting
Conscientiousness
Degree of discipline and organization
