Personality versus Behavior Flashcards

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering the definitions and key concepts of personality, behavior, the Big Five personality traits, and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).

Personality

The stable self of an individual that makes a person unique from others and can be used to predict one's behavior in a certain situation.

Behavior

Conduct learned over the years reflecting how a person expresses emotions and what they do; it is temporary and self-constructed.

Five-Factor Model of Personality

A model developed in the 1980's and 1990's to understand personality through five traits: Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, Openness to experience, and Extraversion.

CANOE / OCEAN

Conscientiousness, Agreeableness, Neuroticism, Openness, and Extraversion.

Extraversion (E)

The personality trait of seeking fulfillment from sources outside the self or in community.

Agreeableness (A)

The personality trait reflecting how individuals adjust their behavior to suit others.

Conscientiousness (C)

The personality trait of being honest and hardworking.

Neuroticism (N)

The personality trait of being emotional.

Openness to Experience (O)

The personality trait of seeking new experience and intellectual pursuits.

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

A personality categorizer based on Carl Jung's theory that categorizes people across four preferences: Energy, Mind, Nature, and Lifestyle.

Carl Jung

A Swiss psychiatrist who hypothesized that people experience the world through four main psychological functions: sensing, intuition, feeling, and thinking.

Attitude

a stable set of tendencies of opinion, interest or purpose involving expectancy of a certain kind of experience and readiness with an appropriate response.

3 Components of Attitude

Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive

Affective

component involves your feelings or emotions about

something.

Behavioral

component is the way your attitude influences how you behave.

Cognitive

involves your beliefs and/or knowledge about an attitude.

Attitude formations

Experiences, Perceptual Biases, Observation, Association, Personality

Self esteem

is how you measure your worth

Self concept

is how you perceive yourself.

Self Image

can be based on false and inaccurate thoughts about yourself.

Self Worth

it is how you think of having an impact in your external environment. how people from the external environment give recognition to you

Self Efficacy

refers to your belief that you could succeed.

Self compassion

centers on how you relate to yourself rather than how you judge or perceive yourself

Confidence

about how you trust your ability to deal with challenges and successfully engage in the world

Abraham Maslow

an American psychologist, motivation is based on people seeking fulfillment and change through personal growth.

Psychological Needs

these are the biological requirements for humans to

survive. Without these, the human body

cannot function optimally.

Safety Needs

humans would want to experience order, predictability, and control in their lives.

Belongingness and love Needs

humans need the feeling of belongingness and love. Interpersonal relationships motivate a person’s behavior.

Esteem Needs

classified into two (2) categories: A.) esteem for oneself like achievement, dignity, mastery, independence; and B.) reputation or respect from others like status, reputation, etc.

Self actualization Needs

this is the highest level in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs which refers to the realization of a person’s potential, self-fulfillment, seeking personal growth, and peak experiences. This level describes the person’s desire to accomplish everything that one can and

to become the most one can be.

Doughnut Economics

is an approach to framing that challenge and serves as a compass for humanprogress this century.