in their bitter-sweet ways. Myrtle Wilson of the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ and Curley’s Wife of the novel‚ Of Mice and Men‚ both exhibit symptoms and behaviors during the course of the stories‚ which classify them as having Histrionic personality disorder. To elaborate‚ the premise of diagnosing these characters as having Histrionic personality disorder requires a description of the ailment itself. It is a disease of the mind‚ in which the patients are emotionally volatile and overly dramatic in ways
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1114. Mr. Bumble reports having three prior hospitalizations to stabilize his mental status‚ in addition to diagnosis of Brief Reactive Psychosis‚ Antisocial Personality Traits‚ Borderline Personality Disorder‚ and Chronic Undifferentiated Schizophrenia. His current diagnosis is Schizophrenia‚ Paranoid Type‚ Chronic; personality disorders have been deferred‚
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1 1 of 55 PERSONALITY 2 2 of 55 Chapter outlines • Define Personality • Theories of Personality 1.Trait Theories 2.Psychoanalytic Theory 3.SocialCognitive Theories 4.Humanistic Theories • Personality tests • MBTI 3 of 55 2 questions • Why don’t people react in the same way to the same situation? • early life experiences • biological makeup • learning • Can we predict behavior? Does it depend on personality traits or on situation? • is personality assessment meaningful? 4 4 of 55
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“Is an individual ’s personality determined by their biological nature or by their personal experiences (nurture)?” When personality is analysed within the psychological field‚ the emphasis is placed on the ‘individual’s characteristics‚ modes of thinking and feelings’(Ribeaux&Poppleton‚1978). With these three aspects that make up one’s personality differing in all individuals‚ it proves difficult to provide an all-encompassing definition of personality. Behavioural geneticists attempt to study
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The composition of human personality is the subject of innumerable theories. Each focuses on one or several particular aspects or dimensions of personality‚ but none appear to consider it in its full scope‚ depth and integrity. Some theories focus more on differences in type‚ others on the relative development of specific characteristics and competencies and still others on the dynamics of interaction between several psychological constructs such as Freud’s ego‚ super ego and id. A typological
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What is personality? Personality is partly reflected in what we do and say. For example‚ an optimistic person will work joyfully and speak about positive things while a pessimistic person will work sorrowfully and speak about negative things. Personality captures the central features of a person and it influences the person in different aspects of life such as work‚ marital life‚ studies and so on. Thus‚ people have interest to find out about themselves. In addition‚ this explains the reason of the
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PERSONALITY 1. The study of personality is concerned with generalities about people (human nature) as well as with individual differences. Personality is understood in terms of what characteristics individuals have‚ how they became that way (the determinants of personality)‚ and why they behave the way they do (motivation). 2. There are several perspectives or approaches that one can use to understand a person’s personality: A. Psychodynamic Perspective: Early life experiences‚ particularly
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DIFFICULTY DIANOSING 16 YEAR OLDS WITH BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER INTRODUCTION: For many years‚ Borderline personality disorder was considered a mental illness only associated with adults above age 18‚ however in recent years mental health professionals have begun to consider the possibility of Borderline Personality Disorder being diagnosed in adolescents. Borderline personality disorder is characterized by extreme patterns of impulsivity such as promiscuous sex‚ spending sprees‚ reckless
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What Is Personality Psychology? Joyce S. Pang‚ PhD Division of Psychology‚ HSS‚ NTU Why Use the Construct? • 1. Conveys a sense of consistency or continuity – Across time – Across situations Joyce S. Pang‚ PhD Division of Psychology‚ HSS‚ NTU Why Use the Construct? • 2. Suggests internal origins of thoughts‚ feelings‚ and behaviors Two Sources of Influence Situation Person Behavior Personality psychology emphasizes the role of person variables on behavior Joyce
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Determinants of Personality Following are the factors which help in shaping one’s personality: 1. Heredity - Heredity refers to factors that are determined once an individual is born. An individual’s physique‚ attractiveness‚ body type‚ complexion‚ body weight depend on his/her parents biological makeup. 2. Environment - The environment to which an individual is subjected to during his growing years plays an important role in determining his/her personality. The varied cultures in which we are
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