Personality (Humanistic & Trait Perspective) Flashcards

309135919	Self Actualization	According to Maslow, Feeling of self-fulfillment and realization of full potential (after meeting the needs of self-esteem).
309135920	Abraham Maslow	Proposed that humans a re motivated by a hierarchy of needs and if one is not met we can't move on to fulfil the next need.
309135921	Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs	1) Physiological: fundamental needs such as food, shelter, sleep, etc.... 2) Safety & Security: Needs for avoiding harm, & maintaining comfort such as physical safety, protection, etc... 3) Love And Belonging: To love and be loved 4) Self Esteem: To be recognized and respected by others 5)Self-Actualization: Feeling of self-fulfilment and realization of full potential.
309135922	Carl Rogers	Believed that humans are basically good and endowed with self-actualizing tendencies unless thwarted by an environment that inhibits growth
309135923	Genuineness, Acceptance, & Empathy (Rogers)	Genuineness- People nurture our growth by being open with feelings, dropping façades and being self-disclosing. Acceptance- People nurture growth by offering unconditional positive regard. Empathy- People nurture growth by sharing and mirroringour feelings and reflecting our meanings.
309135924	Unconditional Positive Regard	An attitude of total acceptance toward another person regardless of their actions or beliefs; a.k.a unconditional love.
309135925	Conditional Positive Regard	An attitude of acceptance only when the other person behaves in a way approved by you; can be "taken away" at will; i.e. "I'm only your friend until you make me angry"
309135926	Self-Concept	All thoughts and feelings we have in response to the question "Who am I?"
309135927	Trait Perspective	Attempt to define personality in terms of stable and enduring behaviour patterns such as loyalty or optimism.
309135928	Traits	Peoples characteristic behaviours and conscious motives
309135929	Personality Inventory	Long questionnaires covering a wide range of feelings and behaviours, designed to assess several traits at once ; often the questionnaire has true/false or agree/disagree questions
309135930	Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)	Most widely researched and clinically used personality test. originally developed to identify emotional disorders, but currently being used for many other screening purposes.
309135931	Empirically Deprived Test	Developed by testing a pool of items and then selecting those that discriminate between groups.
309135932	The "Big Five" Personality Factors	Conscientiousness- Organized Vs Disorganized etc... Agreeableness- Trusting vs Suspicious etc... Neuroticism- Secure vs Insecure Openness- Independent vs Conforming Extraversion- Affectionate vs Reserved