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What is the psychological triad
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The combination of how they think, feel and behave
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Definition of personality
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An individuals characteristic patterns of thought, emotion, and behaviour together with the psychological mechanisms- hidden or not- behind those patterns
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Goal of personality psychology
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Explain the whole person in his daily environment
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Define basic approach
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A theoretical view of personality that focuses on some phenomena and ignores others
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What are the basic approaches
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traitbiologicalpsychoanalyticphenomenologicallearning & cognitive processes
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Describe trait approach
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trait- how people differ psychologically
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Describe biological approach
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biological- understand the mind in terms of the body
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Describe psychoanalytic approach
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psychoanalytic- primary concerns is with the unconscious mind & internal conflict
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Describe phenomenological approach
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phenomenological- focus on conscious experience - humanistic psychology: how conscious awareness produces uniquely human attributes - cross-cultural psychology: how the experience of reality varies across cultures
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Describe learning & cognitive processes approach
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learning & cognitive processes- -learning: how behaviour changes as a result of rewards, punishments & life experiences-social learning: learning through observation & self-evaluation-cognitive personality psychology: focuses on perception, memory and thought
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