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HUMANISTIC APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY

HUMANISTIC APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY. CHAPTER NINE/PART TWO. Trait Theory. A model of personality that seeks to identify the basic traits necessary to describe personality. Traits. Consistent personality characteristics & behaviors displayed in different situations.

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HUMANISTIC APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY

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  1. HUMANISTIC APPROACHES TO PERSONALITY CHAPTER NINE/PART TWO

  2. Trait Theory • A model of personality that seeks to identify the basic traits necessary to describe personality

  3. Traits • Consistent personality characteristics & behaviors displayed in different situations

  4. Social Cognitive Approaches to Personality • Theories that emphasize the influence of a person’s cognitive—thoughts, feelings, expectations, & values—as well as observation of others’ behavior, in determining personality

  5. Self-Efficacy • Belief in one’s personal capabilities. Self-efficacy underlines people’s faith in their ability to carry out a particular behavior or produce a desired outcome

  6. Self-Esteem • The component of personality that encompasses our positive & negative self-evaluations

  7. Biological & Evolutionary Approaches to Personality • Theories that suggest that important components of personality are inherited

  8. Temperament • The innate disposition that emerges early in life

  9. Humanistic Approaches to Personality • Theories that emphasize people’s innate goodness & desire to achieve higher levels of functioning

  10. Self-Actualization • A state of self-fulfillment in which people realize their highest potential, each in a unique way

  11. Try It !!!!!!! • Pages 368-369

  12. Unconditional Positive Regard • An attitude of acceptance & respect on the part of an observer, no matter what a person says or does

  13. THINK???? • Do we begin to see & judge ourselves through the eyes of other people, relying on their values & being preoccupied with what they think of us?

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