oTypes:Type A- high achievers multitaskers, achieve goals, plan goals, difficult toaccept failure, high-strungType B- more indulgent, tolerant, more accepting of failure, relaxed, laidbackSelf-ConceptoPerception of your personality traitsoHow we perceive ourselvesoBuilt out of daily life experiencesoAlter based on experiencesoGreatly affect how you behave and how you behave can greatly affect your self-conceptSelf-EsteemoJudgment on yourselfoAttitude towards yourselfoHigh self-esteem – think positively of yourself, proud, confidentoLow self-esteem- super critical of yourselfoIncrease when you experience achievements, decrease when you failPersonality theoriesoTrait theories- traits that make up personality traitsoPsychodynamic theories- inter-working of a person and relates to yourunconscious behavioroHumanistic theories- looks at personal growth and self-achievement + self-actualizationoBehaviorist & social learning theories- looks at your personality developing inrelation to your environment (+ other factors) and how conditioning affects thatTrait TheoristsoAre primarily interested in the measurement of traits, which can be defined ashabitual patterns of behavior, thought, and emotionoGenetic traits are meant to help and aid in survivaloGordon AllportCentral traits- major building blocks of personality; core traits you have;core personality; these traits together are going to be able to tell youabout that personalOnly 5-10 central traits are needed to understand a person’spersonalityIdentify and explainSecondary traits- preferences for something, inconsistent, superficial,change from one day/situation/etc. to the next; temporaryFood preferences, attitudes, musical tastesCardinal traits- one single trait that drives your entire life; drives everyaction you do and dominates your whole life
