Theories of Personality
Theories of Personality
Theories of Personality
________1. An unsubstantiated
hypothesis or a speculation
concerning a reality that is not yet
definitely known to be so.
________2. Power of theory to
arouse curiosity which generates
research by suggesting ideas or even
by arousing disbelief and resistance
________3. Refers to how applicable
a theory is
________4. The capacity of the
theory to generate predictions that
are confirmed when the relevant
empirical data are collected.
________5. Refers to the scope or
completeness of these derivations
________6. He extracted almost 50
different definitions of personality
________7. The individual is capable
of all of the processes or activities
such as his interests, abilities and
habits, processes and activities we
go through
________8. Every individual has
various characteristics that are
related to one another, mind is
connected to emotion and emotion
is connected to behavior
________. Personality is the sum
total of the various aspects of the
individual, we are more than our
name, intelligence and grade
________10. Distinctive way of
facing the ups and downs of life.
________11. The whole is more than
the sum
________12. No personality stays
the same
________13. Constant personality
________14. The process of
converting speculations about
human nature into concepts that
can be empirically studied, as
opposed to relying on intuition,
folklore, or common sense.
HORNEY
________1. What is Horney known
for
________2. What are the concepts
of Freuds that she objected
________3. The unconscious
strivings which are developed to
cope with life despite fears,
helplessness, and isolation
________4. The feeling a child has
for being isolated and helpless in a
potentially hostile world
________5. What is the
characteristic of #3
________6. Indiscriminate striving
to be loved and admired by others,
gravity in others; not self
________7. Excessive fear of being
abandoned or left alone; overvaluing
love
________8. Belittling ones
potential; not giving the best cause
people would expect much
________9. Has an indiscriminate
affection of strength and dislikes
weakness. If goal wont happen,
would rather not do it.
________10. Fright of being made to
look stupid so would take advantage
of others (eg: bullying)
________11. Basing self-image on
public status (eg: social network)
________12. Drive to create and
inflate unique self-image without
flaws, lives for compliments and
flattery
________13. Intense striving to be
the very best no matter what the
consequence is; scared of failure
________14. Avoidance of any
committed relationship, never to
need anybody
________15. Attempt to be
completely moral and flawless in
every respect
________16. A general category that
is characterized by the need to be
providing a consequence a
individual finds rewarding.
________9. Strengthens behavior
because it
stops or removes an unpleasant
experience.
________10. To weaken a behaviour
________11. Unfavorable events or
outcomes are given in order to
weaken the response that follows or
decrease behaviors by adding an
unpleasant outcome or
consequence after the undesirable
behavior.
________12. Favorable events or
outcomes are removed after an
undesired behaviour occurs or
decreases behaviors by taking away
something desirable as a
consequence of the undesirable
behaviour
________13. The tendency of a
previously acquired response to
become progressively weakened
upon non-reinforcement: use it or
youll lose it
________14. The method of
(gradual) successive approximations;
what animal trainers use
________15. A treatment for
phobias in which the patient is
exposed to progressively more
anxiety-provoking stimuli and taught
relaxation techniques (eg: stage
fright cure)
________16. Who developed #15