What Hans Eysenck

1. What Hans Eysenck Would Think of… A. A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore Too! Amanda Hansma & Courtney Schruder

2. Outline • Biography • Theories (Dimensions of Personality) • Traits of Characters • Analysis of Personality • Questions • References

3. Biography of Eysenck • Born in Berlin, Germany on March 4th, 1916. • His parents were actors, who divorced when he was young, and so, Hans was raised by his grandmother. • Had little parental discipline. • His Jewish beliefs caused him to leave his grandmother’s at the age of 18, when the Nazis came to power. • In England, he continued his education, and received his Ph. D. in Psychology. • Believed biological factors were more important in personality development than environmental ones.

4. Biography(Continued) • He became known for his interests in behaviour modification and personality, and for his disagreements with Freud’s psychoanalytic theories. • During WWII, he was a research psychologist at an emergency hospital. • He later became head of the Maudsley Hospital’s Psychology Department. • He also became a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California-Berkeley. • He died from cancer on September 4th, 1997 in London.

5. Theories of Eysenck • Three dimensions of temperament:neuroticism, introversion-extraversion, and psychoticism. • Neuroticism: -ranges from normal, fairly calm and collected people to nervous, stressed, and emotionally unstable individuals. -high levels of neuroticism may lead to anxiety, hysteria, and obsessive compulsive disorders. -accepted Diathesis-Stress model, which accounted for some people’s predisposition for high levels of neuroticism.

6. Theories of Eysenck(Continued) • Introversion-Extraversion: -ranges from shy, careful, thoughtful, quiet people to outgoing, impulsive, quick-witted, loud people. -individuals with high levels of introversion avoid situations that will cause too much excitement. -individuals with high levels of extraversion thrive in dangerous situations and enjoy adventure. -difference due to physiological condition that is mainly inherited.

7. Theories of Eysenck(Continued) • Related his dimensions to Hippocrates’ personality types Traits of Each Type: Choleric- easily angered, hot-tempered, aggressive nature Melancholic- despondent, sleepless, sad, pessimistic, irritable Sanguine- courageous, hopeful, cheerful, optimistic, pleasant Phlegmatic- calm, unemotional, slow, lazy, dull

9. Theories of Eysenck(Continued) -ranges from altruistic, highly socialized, caring, conforming, and cooperative individuals on the low end of the P scale, to egocentric, nonconforming, impulsive, hostile, and aggressive people on the high end of the scale. -individuals on the high end of the scale, are usually the ones who end up in institutions separate from the rest of humanity. -people with high P scores are genetically more vulnerable to stress than individuals with low P scores. • Psychoticism:

10. Personality Distal Antecedents Proximal Antecedents Proximal Consequences Distal Consequences Sociability Criminality Creativity Psychopath-ology Sexual Behaviour Conditioning Sensitivity Vigilance Perception Memory Reminiscence P E N Limbic System Arousal DNA Genetic Personality Determinants Biological Intermediaries Psychometric Trait Constellations Experimental Studies Social Behaviour

11. Deep In the Hundred Acre Woods, Where Christopher Robin Plays…

12. Winnie the Pooh Traits: -positive attitude -nice -cheerful -Christopher Robin’s favourite -good friend -silly -always hungry -indecisive

13. Winnie the Pooh What Eysenck Would Say: • Neuroticism: Pooh is somewhere in the middle of the N scale. Fairly calm and collected, but has a slight case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. • Introversion/Extraversion: Winnie the Pooh is near the middle of the E scale, but closer to the extraversion end. He’s outgoing and adventurous, but he likes to think things through before acting (even if he does not come to any conclusions). • Psychoticism: Pooh is at the very low end of the P scale, as he is sociable, caring, and often acts altruistically.

14. Winnie the Pooh has traits of both the Sanguine and the Choleric personality types.

15. Eeyore Traits: -sad -independent -negative attitude -reliable -trustworthy -gloomy -slow

16. Eeyore What Eysenck Would Say: Neuroticism: Eeyore is on the high end of the N scale, as he is depressed and often has gloomy thoughts, low energy, and an inability to enjoy life. Introversion/Extraversion: He is on the low end of the E scale, with a very introverted personality. Eeyore loves to be by himself, is quite quiet, and tries to avoid situations that cause a large amount of excitement. Psychoticism: Eeyore is near the middle of the P scale. He is not very sociable, and is quite depressed, but he has a caring disposition and does not act in a hostile or aggressive manner.

17. Eeyore has traits of the Melancholic personality type.

18. Questions • How would Eysenck view Piglet in terms of the introversion/extraversion dimension of personality? • Based on Eysenck’s theories, which “Winnie the Pooh” character do you best relate to and why?

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