1. FORCES THAT SHAPE PERSONALITY
Biology & Evolution
Displacement of aggression
Preference for pleasure over pain
Survival of the fittest (reproduction and survival)
Nurture
Molds us according to the principles of behavioral conditioning and cognitive learning
Family birth order
Dispositions & Mental Processes
-Dispositions are personality characteristics
-Mental processing of experiences
Social Networks & Culture
-Cultural values
-Interactions with others
FORCES THAT SHAPE PERSONALITY
Social Networks & Culture
Upbringing
Biology
&Evolution
Dispositions & Mental Processes
PERSONALITY
Temperament
Trait
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Nurture
Molds us according to the principles of behavioral conditioning and cognitive learning
Family birth order
Social Networks & Culture
-Cultural values
-Interactions with others

2. Later Signs of Problems
Type of Theory
Focus
Psychodynamic
Unconscious motives, influnce of past experiences
Humanistic
Consciousness and our present, subjective reality
Social-Cognitive
Influence of learning, perception and social intersaction
Psychosexual Stage
Desires & Challenges
Later Signs of Problems
(according to Freud)
Oral Stage
1st year
Desires:
Challenge:
Oral stimulation by sucking, eating, crying, babbling
Overcoming dependency
Smoking, obesity, nail-biting, talkativeness, chewing, dependency, gluttony, gullibility
Anal Stage
approx. 1-3 yrs
Anal stimulation by bladder and bowel function
Toilet training, self-control
Messiness, excessive cleanliness, temper tantrums, stinginess, destructiveness, cruelty, aloofness
Phallic Stage
approx. 3-6 yrs
Stimulation of genitals
Resolving Oedipus complex, involving erotic attraction to parent of opposite sex and hositility to parent of same sex
Masturbation, jealous, egocentric sex, sexual conquests, problems with parents
Latency
approx. 6 yrs to puberty
Repression of sexual and aggressive desires, including those involved in Oedipus complex
Consciously learning modesty and shame, unconsciously dealing with Oedipal conflict
Excessive modesty, preferences for company of same sex, homosexuality
Genital Stage
puberty and adulthood
Mature sexual relationships
Displacing energy into health activities, establishing new relationship with parents
None

4. Triangular Theory of Love
REWARD THEORY OF ATTRACTION
Triangular Theory of Love
Passion
Intimacy
Commitment
Romantic Love X
Liking/Friendship
Infatuation
Complete Love
Proximity
Similarity
Attraction
Self-Disclosure
Physical Attractiveness
COMPETENCE
LOW
HIGH
Attitude: pity, sympathy
Attitude: liking, admiration
Motivation: help, support
Motivation: desire for assocation
Attitude: contempt, disgust
Attitude: hostility, envy
Motivation: Ignore, Neglect
Motivation: harm, attack, or percieved unfair advantage I II
WARMTH
III IV

5. TOPIC 1 – Personality & Disposition
5-Factor Model Personality Test
Personality Test
TOPIC 2 – Process Theories of Personality
Psychoanalysis Test
Practice Quiz on Psychodynamic Theory
TOPIC 3 – Social Psychology
Asch Experiment
Candid Camera Conformity Experiment
Modern Day Milgram Experiment
Stanford Prison Experiment (BBC)
TOPIC 4 – Influences on Judgment
Motivation in Learning