Personality Flashcards
Temperament
Temperament refers to the inherited aspect of your personality.
Personality
Personality is made up of the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings and behaviours that make a person unique.
APD
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
A personality disorder that is characterised by antisocial behaviour.
Disregard for and violation of the rights, feelings and safety for others.
APD symptoms
Lack of emotion and guilt.
Incapable of knowing right from wrong.
Ability to lie.
Biological cause of APD
Amygdala
Controls emotion.
People with APD have a smaller amygdala so they wouldn’t feel remorse or fear.
Biological causes of APD
Prefrontal Cortex
High order thinking skills and your guilty conscience.
People who have APD have a reduced prefrontal cortex.
Situational causes of APD
Socioeconomic factors
Where you live?
Where your born?
How you live?
Situational causes of APD
Quality of life at Home
Family bonds.
Living conditions.
Relationship between siblings and parents.
Situational causes of APD
Educational factors
Bullies.
School conditions.
Quality of schooling and teaching.
EPI
Personality Scale
Personality test that measures extroversion and neuroticism.
EPQ
Personality Scale
Personality test that measures psychoticism.
Extrovert Pesonality
Personality trait that is characterised by a more impulsive and sociable behaviour.
Introvert Personality
Personality trait that is characterised by less social and more cautious behaviour.
Neurotics Personality
Personality trait that is characterised by a obsessive and moody behaviour.
Psychoticism Personality
Personality trait that is characterised by aggressive, egocentric and cold behaviour.
