psychology note


Personality traits

1.Traits means mode of behaviour.
2."Personality trait is some particular quality of behaviour such as cheerfulness or self reliance, which characterizes individual in a wide range of activities and a sparely consistent over a period of time "_ Wood Worth
3. Trait may be defined as relatively permanent and relatively consistent general behaviour patterns that an individual exhibit in most situations.s
Eg; Allport's theory and Cattel's theory

Allport's theory (1897-1967)

Cardinal trait
Most of the behaviour of organism eg; humour sense.

Central trait
Few characteristic tendency which can be used to describe a person. Eg; honesty, kindness.

Secondary trait
Appear only a relative small range of situation.Eg ; attitude.

Mature personality

-is always giving something and loosing for others.

Characteristics of mature personality

1. Self- extension

- Our Personality extended towards love, concern and interest.
- will never be ego- centric.
- will have a defenite goal.
- friends help us to create mature.
- children.

2. Self- objectification

- knowledge of oneself.
- is capable of looking at himself objectively.

3. Unifying philosophy of life

- frame of reference.
-significance of events.
- experience.
-reconstruction.

Adjustment

1. "Adjustment is the process in which living organism maintain a balance between it needs and the circumstances that influence the satisfaction of these needs" - L S Shaffer (1961)

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