Personality

• Personality theories

  • Trait
  • Social learning
  • Interactionist
• State anxiety is anxiety in a specific situation
• Anxiety is a negative emotional state closely associated with arousal and fear.
• Arousal is the energised state of readiness that motivated us to behave in a certain way.
• Personality is the sum of an individuals psychological characteristics which make him or her unique.
• Trait theory

  • Involves characteristics that are innate, stable and enduring.
  • Behaviour is genetically programmed
• Trait theory suggests the situation does not impact upon the individual behaviour.
• Trait theory 


  Behaviour = function of personality

  B = F (P)
• Eysenck identified 4 primary personality traits

  • Unstable introverted
  • Stable introverted
  • Unstable extroverted
  • Stable Extroverted
• Stable Extroverted

  • Sociable
  • Talkative
  • Lively
  • Leadership
• Unstable extroverted

  • Aggressive
  • Optimistic
  • Excitable
  • Impulsive