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Samantha Jones. ~ Jessica McNichol. Abstract. Bibliography Personality Traits Five Factor Model Personality Stability Assortive Mating Manipulation Personality Disorders Case Study - Narcissism in Celebrities. Bibliography. Fictional character in Sex and the City.
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Samantha Jones ~ Jessica McNichol
Abstract • Bibliography • Personality Traits • Five Factor Model • Personality Stability • Assortive Mating • Manipulation • Personality Disorders • Case Study - Narcissism in Celebrities
Bibliography • Fictional character in Sex and the City. • Played by actress Kim Cattrall. • Born in 1958, 45 years old on the show. • Comes from an non-wealthy family. • She owns a public relations company. • Most sexually liberated of friends. • Storylines revolve around many men and sex she has.
Personality Traits • Traits:are internal desires, needs, and wants that are causal in that they explain behaviour. • Samantha’s internal desire • Samantha’s Personality Traits: • Impulsive • Reliable • Outspoken • Promiscuous • Loyal
Five Factor Model of Personality • 5 taxonomies of personality traits that have both high and low scores. • Extroversion • Agreeableness • Conscientiousness • Neuroticism • Openness to experience
Samantha’s Factor Model • High Extroversion • Low Agreeableness • High Conscientiousness • Middle Neuroticism • High Openness to New Experience
Predictability and 5 Factor • Good Grades:high C, high emotionally stable • Risky Sexual Behaviour:high N, low C, low A • Alcohol Assumption:high E, low C • Everest Climber:high E, emotionally stable • Happiness:high E, low N • Leadership Effectiveness:high E, high A, high C
Personality Stability • Rank Order Stability: in a group your position in that group stays the same over time, the maintenance of personality in group. • Personality Coherence:underlying trait that stays the same, but the way it is shown changes.
Assortive Mating for Personality • Attraction Similarity Theory:people are attracted to those who have similar personality characteristics.
Samantha’s Love Interests • Richard Wright:hotel executive, no monogamy • Maria: famous artist • Smith Jerrod:actor/model
Violation of Desire Theory • Break ups should occur more when one’s desires are violated than when they are fulfilled. • Samantha’s Break ups
Manipulation • All the ways in which people intentionally try to change the behaviour of others. • Types: • Coercion Responsibility Invocation • Silent Treatment Hardball • Reason Pleasure Induction • Regression Social Comparison • Self Abasement Monetary Reward • Charm
Samantha’s Manipulations • Charm • Regression • Hardball • Pleasure Induction • Social Comparison
Personality Disorders • It is an enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that differs greatly from the expectations of the individual’s culture. • It is manifested in how people think, feel, get along with others, and ability to control behaviour
Clusters of Disorders • Erratic:emotional, difficulty getting along with others, unpredictable, and, violent, includes: antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic • Anxious:fearful, apprehensive, and have trouble with social relationships, includes: avoidant, dependent, obsessive compulsive • Eccentric:people appear odd, eccentric, and don’t get along with others, includes: schizoid, schizotypical, paranoid
Samantha’s Disorder • Histrionic:excessive attention seeking, and emotionality, sexually provocative, opinions shallow, display strong emotions in public, suggestible and excessive need for attention. • Narcissistic:need to be admired, strong sense of self-importance, lack of insight into other people’s feelings.
CASE STUDY – Narcissism in Celebrities • Narcissistic Personality Inventory used to assess the degree of narcissism in celebrities compared to the population. • Definition of a celebrity? • Participants & Procedure • Findings & Conclusions • Parallel to Samantha • Future Directions: nature vs. nurture side of narcissism.
References • (2007). Samantha Jones. Retrieved March 3, 2007, from Wikipedia Encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Jones • Larsen, Randy & David Buss. “Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature”. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2005. • Young, M., & Pinsky, D. (2006). Narcissism and Celebrity. Journal of Research in Personality, 40 (5) 463-471. Retrieved March 12, 2007, from EBSCOhost database (Academic Search Premier).
Presentations • Must email character for presentation by MONDAY MARCH 31 • If not one will be assigned. • jmcnichol922@community.nipissingu.ca
Marking Scheme • 60% CONTENT • 10% APA • 5% CONCLUSIONS • 5% GRAMMAR • 20% STYLE • BONUS – future research – an actual study