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Personality

Personality. Warm-Up Reflection Write a brief “Letter of Recommendation” paragraph in which your teacher/counselor describes your personality (behavior, feelings, motivation, etc.) Be prepared to share with the class. Personality Traits.

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Personality

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  1. Personality • Warm-Up Reflection • Write a brief “Letter of Recommendation” paragraph in which your teacher/counselor describes your personality (behavior, feelings, motivation, etc.) • Be prepared to share with the class

  2. Personality Traits • What are the traits of a successful person? (Generate a list with person next to to you).

  3. Trait Approach to Personality • Traits - An aspect of personality that is relatively stable • Assumes person has traits based on behavior (consistent in different situations) • Drawback – Explains/describes personality but does not explain the origin of traits • Benefits – Link between personality, abilities, interests – guide for education/career • Shortcoming – Pigeonholes people; simplistic

  4. Hippocrates • Believed traits were a result of a combination of bodily fluids (Humors). • Yellow Bile – Choleric or quick-tempered • Blood – Sanguine or warm, cheerful temperament • Phlegm – Phlegmatic – Sluggish, cool disposition • Black Bile – Melancholic – thoughtful, depressive personality

  5. Gordon Allport (1930’s) • Searched the dictionary for personality descriptors (over 18,000) • Physical, Behavioral, Moral Traits • Believed traits to be inherited and fixed in the nervous system • Studied individuals • A person’s behavior is a product of combinations of traits – building blocks of personality

  6. Raymond Cattell (1950’s) • Studied groups rather than individuals • Personality consists of 46 surface traits which can be derived from 16 source traits • Take Cattell’s 16 Personality Factor Questionnaire for yourself Take Cattell's Test!

  7. Hans Eysenck (1950’s) • Focused on the relationship between two personality dimensions • Introversion/Extroversion • Stable/Unstable • Cataloged various personality traits according to where those traits appear within the Introversion/Extroversion and Stable/Unstable dimensions. • Similar to Hippocrates’ scheme

  8. The Big Five • Recent research suggests there may be five basic personality types • Cross-cultural studies suggest these temperaments may be largely inborn (inherited) • A person’s position along these dimensions may be established at an early age and remain stable throughout life • Where does your personality lie on the continuum?

  9. The Big Five Extroversion < > Introversion Agreeableness < > Disagreeableness Conscientiousness < > Carelessness Stability < > Instability Openness < > Closed Mindedness

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