CH 6: Personality & Personal History

Question 1

personality

Answer 1

distinctive qualities that characterize an individual, are relatively stable over time and across different situations, and that influence how the person behaves in and adapts to the world

Question 2

trait approach

Answer 2

researchers aim to identify a core set of personality traits by conducting extensive statistical analysis of the adjective people use to describe themselves + others

Question 3

Big Five

Answer 3

five traits that capture most of the personality differences between individuals (OCEAN)

O: openness
C: conscientiousness
E: extraversion
A: agreeableness
N: negative affectivity

Question 4

negative affectivity

Answer 4

general tendency to experience unpleasant and disturbing emotions, also include psych aspects like low self-esteem, etc.

Question 5

dependence regulation model

Answer 5

demonstrates that people with low self-esteem underestimate how favorable their partners view them , which sets off a series of psychological processes that can contribute to unintentionally damaging the relationship

four key phases:
(1) the personal experience of low self-esteem…
(2) leads individuals to underestimate the partner’s positive feelings for them and their relationship…
(3) causing them to devalue the partner to feel hurt and neglected, and to express their discontent…
(4) leading them (and the partner) to be pessimistic and unsatisfied in the relationship, further reinforcing…
((RETURNS TO FIRST PHASE/CYCLES))

Question 6

family of origin

Answer 6

the family you were raised with

Question 7

intergenerational transmission effects

Answer 7

influences your family of origin have on you as a person

Question 8

attachment behavior system

Answer 8

innate set of behaviors and reactions, shaped by evolution, that helps ensure our safety and survival