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The Nature of Personality Flashcards

1
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T/F
Etymology: “Personality” comes from Latin
words perso and nare

A

F - Per and Sonare = personare means “to sound through”

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Personality development begins at birth
and develops suddenly.

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Personality development begins at birth
and develops GRADUALLY.

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T/F
Just some feature of personality is
influenced by heredity and by the surrounding
conditions.

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F - EVERY feature of personality is
influenced by heredity and by the surrounding
conditions.

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Process of Child Development:
T/F
The infant is entirely self-centered.

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T/F
During the second or third year, the
child usually becomes stubborn, even to
reasonable suggestions of others.

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T/F
By the age of three, the child has
already moved towards curiosity and communication.

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F. By the age of three, the child has
already moved towards further PERSONALITY
DIFFERENTIATION. He or she becomes
IMAGINATIVE.

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T/F
The child of four to five years of age
becomes talkative and curious about the
surrounding world. The child asks many
questions and seems to be amused by his or
her developing powers of expressions

A

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The first five years of life is the
period of _____growth in all aspects. At
around this age, he or she should have a
certain degree of understanding about the
rights of others, and their ability to compete
for attention or dominance in the group; the
child’s greatest personality is for ________.

A

fastest
love and security

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T/F
The preschool child increases in social
consciousness, he or she begins to understand
the meaning of personal-social relations.

A

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10
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T/F
Primary school children face competitive
experiences. Failures and rejection do not make an
impact to them; children often live in a world
of fantasy

A

F. Primary school children face competitive
experiences. Failures and rejection MAKE AN
IMPACT to them; children often live in a world
of fantasy

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Children from six to nine years old
are usually very active, full of vigor, and very
energetic. _______ continues to be a major
preoccupation.

A

Playing

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The seventh year is a milestone in a
child’s life. This is the age of _____ and a big
transformation takes place in the psyche.

A

Reason

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13
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The age between eight and nine
years is a period or “____________”; the child
takes time too rest form the exuberant period
that preceded this age. It is also a period of
preparation for the critical age of ________

A

Relaxation
Puberty

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14
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At the age ten, children become less
calm and more difficult to handle. Their minds
start develop. It is at this stage when they
start making ______ and analyzing things.

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Judgements

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T/F
Towards the age of eleven and
twelve, children will start to hid behind small
affectations and slyness. A twelve-year old
could feel misunderstood and persecuted. It is
difficult to tell what is going on inside their
minds. Children begins to fade and
adolescence starts to set in.

A

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16
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Conditions which contribute to the
maintenance of emotional stability in
later life except:
1. Adequate material facilities
2. Secure home life
3. Opportunities for self-expression
4. Protection from high emotional tension
5. Opportunities for social living
6. Wealthy lifestyle

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17
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Children’s Need for Good Mental
Health:
1. L_ _ _
2. Acc _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. _ _ _ urity
4. Prote_ _ _ _ _
5. Independence
6. _ _ ith
7. Guidance
8. Con _ _ _ _

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  1. Love
  2. Acceptance
  3. Security
  4. Protection
  5. Independence
  6. Faith
  7. Guidance
  8. Control
18
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T/F
Adolescent Personality
Adolescence is the period of dependence to adult direction.

A

F. Adolescence is the period of transition
from dependence on adult direction and
protection, to SELF-DEPENDENCE and
self-determination.

19
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T/F
The pubescent period is from 12-16 years
for females and 14-19 years for males.

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F. The pubescent period is from 12-15 years
for females and 14-17 years for males.

20
Q

Emotional attitudes of adolescents are
_______. They tend to swing from
optimism and enthusiastic cooperation to
withdrawal and pessimistic depression.

A

Unpredictable

21
Q

Physiological changes make young
adolescents aware of one’s role. They want
more _______- socially, emotionally,
and economically.

A

Independence

22
Q

They become more _________ and
tend to devote more time and attention to
personal grooming and appearance.

A

self-conscious

23
Q

T/F
With maturity and a broadening of
experiences, every value appreciation of
change.

A

F. With maturity and a broadening of
experiences, SOME value appreciation of
change.

24
Q

Factors in Personality Development:
__________ - because of
the relation between personality and
environment, family cohesion and disruption
are fundamentally important to adjustment
and mental health.

A

Home and Mental Health

25
Q

Inadequate Parent-Child Relationship
- it causes children to fear that those
who constitute their world are hostile.

A

Emotional rejection of the child

26
Q

Inadequate Parent-Child Relationship
-nonresponsive to their children’s emotional and psychological needs. They constrain, invalidate, and manipulate the kids’ psychological experiences. (effects from online)

A

Domination of the parents

27
Q

Inadequate Parent-Child Relationship
-such behavior of parents tend to develop
conceit, over-confidence,
disobedience, and disrespect for
authority in children

A

Submission to the child

28
Q

Inadequate Parent-Child Relationship
-because of this, some children fail to
become self-reliant.

A

Overprotecting the child

29
Q

Inadequate Parent-Child Relationship
-all are Other detrimental practices common to parents except:
1. Parents imposing vocational
or professional ambitions without
regard to the child’s own interest and
abilities, leading to child’s
frustrations.
2. Parents expose them to competition with others.
3. Parents expecting children to
be like them which may result a state
of constant tension.
4. Parents who have strong
preference for a child’s gender is
likely to make a child of the
undesired gender feel unwanted.

A
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30
Q

___________ Relationship - mother’s
love and physical affection are essential to the
child’s mental health which provides the child
with feelings of security.

A

Mother-Child Relationship

31
Q

____________ Relationship - to the son,
the father represents the man he will someday
grow up to be like; to the daughter, the father
is a symbol of what men should be like and she
will look for a man like her father who will one
day co-parent with her.

A

Father-Child Relationship

32
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a person of either sex who substitutes for the
real parent; the child tends to project his or
her own parents, whether positively or
negatively.

A

Parent Surrogates

33
Q

SCHOOL AND MENTAL HEALTH
Objective s of mental hygiene programs
in education:
1. To develop a _________ personality
2. To prevent personality __________
3. To help in the _________ of those who have already developed personality maladjustment.

A

well-adjusted
maladjustment
readjustment

34
Q

THE COMMUNITY AND MENTAL HEALTH
_________ relationship within the
community will prove the application and the
development of workable mental _________
principles. The more mature the individual, the
greater the capacity to function as a
________ member of society.

A

Interpersonal
hygiene
responsible

35
Q

CHARACTERISTICS OF A PSYCHOLOGICALLY HEALTHY PERSONALITY
There is no sharp demarcation line
between normal and abnormal behavior. The
difference is more in the degree than in kind.
Thus, __________ individuals
may display symptoms of abnormal or deviant
behavior if placed under undue and persistent
pressure.

A

normal or mentally healthy

36
Q

Percival M. Symonds’ concept of mental
health includes:
1. A _______or a compromise between the
demands of society and the desires of the
individual.
2. ________, or the absence of infantile and
childish patterns.
3. _________ functioning, or the ability to
surmount severe threats and frustrating
situations.

A

balance
Maturity
Adequate

37
Q

Shoben’s criteria of a mentally healthy
individual is one who is:
1. ________ to the model of integrative
adjustment
2. Elicits a ________ reaction from others
3. Acquires _________ than bitterness or
withdrawal from frustration

A

Congruent
positive
wisdom

38
Q

Tips to Improve Personality:
1. M______ain a sound physical health
2. Develop a ___ol___me outlook in life
3. Gain c______ence through achieving even
small successes
4. Learn to e___oy people and to make
stimulating social contacts
5. ______vate a variety of active interests
6. _on___qu__ fears of facing them
7. Adopt a wholesome attitude toward sex
matters
8. Develop sensible independence
9. Plan a b__l___ed program of work and play
10. Beware of alluring escapes
11. Learn to f___e things as they are
12. Strive for a balanced _at____tion of life’s
needs
13. Remember that _______ is a greater healer

A

Maintain
wholesome
confidence
enjoy
Cultivate
Conquer
balanced
face
satisfaction
time

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