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personality trait
a pattern of thought, emotion and behavior that is relatively consistent over time and across situations
trait approach
psychologist wo study personality by focusing on how individuals differ in personality dispositions such as sociability, cheerfulness and aggression
Ocean
Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism
5 factor theory
identifies the fine basic personality traits you were tested on in the experience
narcissism
describe inflated self esteem or excessive self love
narcissism personality inventory
series of attitude statements are intended to measure whether you exabit narcissism
stereotyping
mental shortcuts that allow for easy, fast processing of information about groups of people
explicit attitudes
the ones we know about and can readily discuss with others
implicit attitudes
our attitudes exist outside of our conscious awareness
implicit association test
measure unconscious bias about certain topics
stress
response that subjectively feels unpleasant
stressors
are things in our environment that we regard as threatening or demanding, and in turn, induce stress response with us
daily hassles
annoyances we encounter in our lives everyday
major life stressors
events that cause significant change and disruptions in peoples lives
distress
form of stress that ocurs as a response to negative events
eustress
form of stress that occurs as a response to negative events
coping response
help escape or minimize stressor
hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis
sends chemical messenger to the pituitary gland
general adaptation syndrome
that explains the body physical response to a stressor
emotion focused coping
involves using passive strategies to escape on emotional response to a stressor
problem focused coping
involves directly confronting the problem such as generating solutions to help
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