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Trait ApproachTrait ApproachPersonality Theory - Part OnePersonality Theory - Part One
Trait Approach
Explain the reasonable stable aspect of personality
Behaviors in situations
Fixed and unchanging
Hippocrates4 Basic Humors
1. Yellow Bile - Quick Temper
2. Blood - Warm
3. Phlegm - Sluggish
Black Bile - Thoughtful
How is this connected to disease and disorder?
Lack of Balance
How do you restore balance?
blood-letting
vomiting
Gordon Allport
1930s
Categorized 18,000 trait words from the dictionary
Traits inherited
Attached to nervous system
Stack together to create personality
Raymond Cattell
Studied groups not individuals
Surface Traits (obvious)
Traits come in clusters
Source Traits (underlying)
Test 16 PF
Entrance Ticket
Due in two days
Go to http://personality-testing.info/tests/16PF.php
Take the test - and record your results
If possible, print them
Hans EysenckIntroverts (imaginative and inward)
Extroverts (active and expressive)
Emotionally Stable (reliable)
Unstable (unpredictable)
The Big Five
Extraversion (your level of sociability and enthusiasm)Agreeableness (your level of friendliness and kindness)Conscientiousness (your level of organization and work ethic)Emotional Stability (your level of calmness and tranquility)Intellect (your level of creativity and curiosity)
Problems with Trait Theory
Does not explain where traits come from