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Trait Theorists
Question | Answer |
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Traits | Fundamental units of personality |
Neuroticism (Negative affectionate) | Implying possible psychological distress, such as depression, anxiety, hostility, or unrealistic ideas |
Seligman | Like Maslow, asked psychologists to focus more on positive personality traits than on negative ones |
Seligman's positive psychology | "the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skills, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, high talent, and wisdom" |
Ego strength | Capacity to cope with life's challenges |
Psychological intergration | extent to which people are warm and secure in themselves and enjoy intimate relationships with important people in their lives |
Ego resiliency | the resourceful adaption of a person to changing circumstances |
Schaefer and Baumrind | Most popular trait-based approach to parents was derived between the two |