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Neuroticism

Chapter 12: Psychology: Themes and Variations, Canadian Edition

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Personality personality: an enduring pattern of thought, feeling, motivation, and behaviour that are expressed in different circumstances Psychodynamic Theories derived from Freud?s work focus is on unconscious mental forces Sigmund Freud?s Psychoanalytic Theory stated that all human behaviour is motivated by: sexual (libido - sex, sensuality) aggression (will to power, dominance) pros: emphasis on unconscious processes identification of defense mechanisms importance of childhood experiences in shaping adult personality cons: not solidly based on scientific observation (poor testability, lack of empirical evidence, etc.) excessive emphasis on sex and aggression The Psyche Id: instinctual drive present at birth bodily needs, wants, desires, impulses, sexual drive, aggressive drive

How Comedians are Mountain Climbers

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Maia Regman Mrs. Magnan Biology Regents Honors 07 November 2013 How Comedians are like Mountain Climbers In the article How Comedians are like Mountain Climbers published in Psychology Today by Gil Greengross, Ph.D., the psychologist shares his tentative studies regarding the commonalities of comedians? personalities. Dr. Greengross found using the ?Big Five? standardized personality test that the majority of comedians have personalities that on some points differ from people with other creative careers. Dr. Gil Greengross also finds that amateur comedians and professional comedians share the same characteristics in his research.
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