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Originated from the Latin word PERSONA, which referred to a theatrical mask worn by Roman actors in Greek dramas.
A pattern of relatively permanent traits and unique characteristics that give both consistency and individuality to a person’s behavior.
Personality
Contribute to individual differences in
behavior, consistency of behavior over time,
and stability of behavior across situations.
Traits
Unique qualities of an
individual that include attributes such as
temperament, physique, and intelligence.
Characteristics
A theory can be a practical guide for a psychotherapist.
- A set of related assumptions that
allows scientists to use logical
deductive reasoning to formulate
testable hypotheses. - The components of a theory are not
proven facts in the sense that their
validity has been absolutely
established. They are, however,
accepted as if they were true. - Used by the researcher to formulate
hypotheses.
Theory
This can never fulfil all the
requirements of an adequate theory.
single assumption
can neither generate meaningful hypotheses nor possess internal consistency—the two criteria of a useful theory.
Isolated assumptions
Theory relates most closely to a branch of philosophy called _____________
, or the nature of knowledge, because it is a tool used by scientists in their pursuit of
knowledge.
EPISTEMOLOGY
Science is a branch of study concerned with the observation and classification of data and with the verification of general laws through the testing of hypotheses
Speculation
terms is defined as an educated guess or prediction scientific enough for its validity to be tested through the use of the scientific method
Hypothesis
A scientific investigator can derive testable hypotheses from a useful theory and then test these hypotheses.
Deductive Reasoning
The investigator then
alters the theory to reflect these results.
Inductive Reasoning
A classification of things
according to their natural relationships.
Taxonomy
This exist because the very nature of a theory allows the theorist to make speculations from a particular point of view.
Alternate theories
● First 5 years of life most shape personality
● Unconscious forces are most important
● Neurosis results from unhealthy moving
toward, against, or away from others
Psychodynamics
Unconscious
Freud
Early Recollections
Adler
Collective Unconscious
Jung
Archetypes
Klein
Object Relations
Horney
Identity Crisis
Erikson
Relatedness
Fromm
They assume primarily that people strive toward meaning, growth, well-being, happiness, and psychological health
● People strive to live meaningful, happy
lives
● People are motivated by growth and
psychological health
● Personality is shaped by freedom of choice, response to anxiety, and awareness
of death
Humanistic-Existential
Meaningful life
Maslow (Self-actualization)
Psychological well-being
Rogers