Psychology

• Personality definition

  Is made up of stable internal factors that are relatively constant over time and that account for individual differences in behaviour
• 4 Major theories of Personality

  i) Psychoanalytic Theory

  ii) Behavioural Theory iii) Humanistic Theory

  iv) Biological Theory
• Causal pathways

  • Health behaviours and habits • Number and quality of social relationships • Reactions to challenges and psychophysiological stress • Situation selection and evocation (recalling)
• Nom-causal pathways

  • Genes and early experiences • Disease-caused personality changes