Personality

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Personality and genetics Do genes make us happy? Movie IVTK#3

Personality and the brain Are our personality traits fixed or

can we change? How a degenerative brain disease

effects our personality Movie IVTK#3 What does this case suggest

regarding brain-mind connections?

Freud’s Personality Structure What are Freud’s three main parts

of your personality? Give an example of each. What kinds of problems might a

person have if he or she was dominated by either the id or superego?

Our sense of morality and right and wrong comes from what part of our personality – according to Freud?

What ego defense mechanisms are there? Example?

Reaction formation Projection Rationalization Displacement

You cheated on your income taxes, but you feel that is ok because everyone does it..

What ego defense mechanism are you using?

Projective tests What are examples of projective

tests? When would each be used? What are some problems with

projective tests?

Bill is depressed and having strange, inaccurate thoughts.

What test would be most accurate to diagnose his condition?

MMPI

How does reciprocal determinism affect personality? What is reciprocal determinism? The cause and result form a cycle

and determine each other Example using Bandura’s 3 factors

Behavior (Personality) Internal personal factors (Thoughts) Environmental factors

Janet has an internal locus of control. What does that tell you? What comments might you expect

from her? Bill has an external locus of control What comments might you expect

from him?

Twee did poorly on an exam, what would she say if she had:

An internal locus of control An external locus of control A self-serving bias?

Betty is in a hostile marriage with a very controlling husband. She has been beaten several times and has given up hope that she would even get out of the marriage.

What has she developed? Learned helplessness