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Self And Personality
Describe Type - A, personality.
Freidman & Rosenman classified individuals on the basis of psychosocial risk factors.
1. Type A personality individuals seem to possess high motivation, tlack patience, feel short of time, be in a great hurry and feel like being always burdened with work. Such people find it difficult to slow down and relax.
2. People are more susceptible to problems like hypertension and coronary heart diseases.
3. The risk of developing CHD with Type A personality is sometimes even greater than the risk caused by high blood pressure, smoking or high cholesterol levels.
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What is trait approach to personality? How does it differ from type approach?
How does Freud explain the structure of personality?
How would Homey's explanation of depression be different from that of Alfred Adler?
What is the main proposition of humanistic approach to personality? What did Maslow mean by self-actualization?
Discuss the main observational methods used in personality assessment. What problems do we face in using these methods?
What is meant by structured personality tests? Which are the two most widely used structured personality tests?
Explain how projective techniques assess personality. Which projective tests of
personality are widely used by psychologists?
Arihant wants to become a singer even though he belongs to a family of doctors. Though his family members claim to love him but strongly disapprove his choice of career. Using Carl Rogers' terminology, describe the attitudes shown by Arihant's family.
How is personal identity different from social identity?
Why social self is called familial or relational self?
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