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Personality TheoriesChapter 11
Features of PersonalityCharacteristic: must be seen in many or all
people to be of interest or useShyness – seen in some degree in all humans
Consistent: must occur repeatedlyGenerally shy everywhere
Unique: characteristic combine in an unmatched mannerNo two personalities are the same
Goals of Personality Theorists
Goal #1: Discover patterns in the way people behave
Personality Traits: general ways of behaving that characterize an individual
PT try to determine: What traits go togetherWhy some traits are present and others
notWhy traits appear when they do
Goal #2: Explain the differences between
individuals
Behaviors may be explained in terms of motivesWhat causes people to want to
succeed?
Goal #3: Explore how people conduct their lives
Most personality theorists began as psychotherapistsWorked with people who had difficulty
coping with everyday problemsDeveloped ideas about living happily
Try to explain why problems ariseWhy some struggle more than others
Goal #4: Determining how life can be improved
People are not always 100% satisfied with their lives
What are the proper goals of growth and change?
Personality theories try to make ideas
about why people act in certain ways.
Personality Test Linkhttp://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.
asp
Write 2 additional paragraphs1 explaining how the test differs or is similar to
what you wrote about yourself1 answering the question: How might this explain
why we study psychology?
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