Many psychologists whom deal with personalities feel that there are five basic dimensions of personality‚ which most people call the “Big Five Personality Traits”. These traits are known to be Agreeableness‚ Conscientiousness‚ Extraversion‚ Neuroticism‚ and Openness. Many times these traits are examined through questionnaires‚ surveys‚ and tests to see exactly where a person stands. Agreeableness is a person that’s usually very cooperative‚ agreeable‚ and warm (Nelson/Quick). A person who usually
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have adequate profusion. MAP (2xDiastolic) + Systolic/3 CPP=MAP-ICP – MAP 70-110 at least 60#Preliminary ICP findingICP pg15355-10mmHg normal‚ sustained >10mmHg IICPManifestations * 1st sign is change in level of consciousness: behavior & personality change‚ irritability & agitation‚ memory and judgment impaired‚ change in speech * later: coma & unresponsiveness to pain‚ etc * Hemiparesis weakness on contralateral side of IICP‚ hemiplegia‚ abnormal posturing: decrebrate or decorticate
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episodes of Dissociative identity disorder. However‚ in the film‚ she was diagnosed with its former name multiple personality disorder. Faces of Eve is based on a true story of women in the 1920s to 50s who had at least 3 different personalities that would come with certain triggers. Someone diagnosed with Dissociative identity disorder is the presence of two or more distant personality. Each personality has it own name and characteristics. People with this disorder may do self-harm‚ experience mood
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the potential outcomes of these stress levels may be. What are the major sources of workplace stress and what effect can stress have on employees and organisations? Personality What evidence is there that personality traits can predict performance at work? With reference to the published literature consider whether personality traits are useful for predicting work performance. Different approaches : 1. Nomothetic paradigm -individual differences can be described using predefined attributes
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Borderline Personality People with borderline personality disorder have been the inspiration for fictional characters in movies such as Fatal Attraction‚ Misery‚ Looking for Mr. Goodbar‚ and Single White Female (Sansone & Levitt‚ 2005). There is an interesting combination of characteristics‚ such as mood instability‚ intense fear of abandonment‚ self-damaging impulsivity‚ and intense unstable relationships that make for interesting dramatic characters. People suffering with this illness in real
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PERSONALITY TEST REACTION PAPER Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking‚ feeling and behaving. (http://www.apa.org/topics/personality/index.aspx) In this paper‚ I will be discuss my reactions to some personalities that define me as shown in my Edwards Personal Preference Schedule test results. My test results state that: “The student’s personality test results as shown by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule seem to show that she likes to talk
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Ngoc (Lily) Le Abnormal Psychology Case Study #3 – Mood Disorders 29 May 2014 1. The different mood disorders that we explored together as a class are as following: depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. (I didn’t factor suicide into this.) Going into further detail‚ depressive disorders are the clarified grouping of individuals who have been identified to have unipolar depression. Having unipolar depression is when that same individual is in a mental state of depression without having shown
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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a problem affecting many populations‚ especially among women. MDD is a recognized condition in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)‚ with the signs‚ symptoms‚ and causes varying among individuals. Sociocultural factors including economic status‚ marital status‚ lifestyle changes‚ and substance use may influence the development of depression disorders among women throughout the world. This paper will explore these factors and their relationship
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Personality Theories Paper Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) started his interest in psychology while attending the University of Wisconsin. Maslow received his bachelors in 1930‚ his masters in 1931 and three years after that he received his PhD in 1934. Maslow’s theory showed up during his work with monkeys. He noticed that certain needs took precedence over others such as the need of liquids over food‚ breathing over liquids and so forth‚ hence the theory of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Maslow’s
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OUTLINE I.Understanding Borderline Personality A.Common Stereotypes B.Characteristics & Symptoms 1.Fear of Abandonment 2.Impulsivity & Self-Damaging Behavior 3.Difficulty Controlling Anger 4.Brief Psychotic Episodes C.Prevalence in Society 1.Celebrity & Film Example II.History of Classification A.Personality Organization B.Atypical Form of Other Personality Disorders C.Independent Disorder III.Causal & Contributory Factors A.Psychoanalytic 1.Object-Relations Theory 2.Developmental
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