WHAT IS PERSONALITY Q HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE

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WHAT IS PERSONALITY?

WHAT IS PERSONALITY?

Q: HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE PERSONALITY?

Q: HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE PERSONALITY?

A DEFINITION FOR PERSONALITY: • Personality is an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling,

A DEFINITION FOR PERSONALITY: • Personality is an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.

CARL JUNG • Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, has contributed a great deal to

CARL JUNG • Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, has contributed a great deal to our understanding of personality. • Jung was certain that every person is either introverted or extroverted. • He also created 4 Functional Types: thinking (uses reason), feeling (uses emotions), sensation (uses all 5 senses), and intuition (uses perception). Ø Jung theorized that we consciously gravitate to one functional type while our unconscious gravitated toward the opposite. • Jung’s theories have led to the field of psychometrics. Ø Psychometrics is an area of study that uses questionnaires and tests to measure personality, ability, and knowledge.

THINK-PAIR-SHARE • With your neighbour, complete the following activities: 1. Make a list of

THINK-PAIR-SHARE • With your neighbour, complete the following activities: 1. Make a list of characteristics that you think describes introverts. 2. Make a list of characteristics that you think describes extroverts.

WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DID YOU COME UP WITH?

WHAT CHARACTERISTICS DID YOU COME UP WITH?

TED TALK: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS • https: //www. ted. com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts

TED TALK: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS • https: //www. ted. com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts

THE BIG FIVE • Most psychologists organize personality traits into the five factors of

THE BIG FIVE • Most psychologists organize personality traits into the five factors of personality. Trait Dimension Description Openness Imaginative/independent vs. practical/conforming Conscientiousness Extroversion Organized/careful vs. disorganized/careless Outgoing/energetic vs. shy/reserved Agreeableness Friendly/helpful vs. cold/unkind Neuroticism Anxious/insecure vs. calm/secure

INDEPENDENT WORK • Take the “Big 5” personality test and score your results. •

INDEPENDENT WORK • Take the “Big 5” personality test and score your results. • Identify what you think are the pros and cons of being introverted and extroverted. • Read p. 210 in the textbook and do the following: Ø Copy the cycle of perfection. Ø Brainstorm why you think the cycle of perfection might be difficult to break.

SOURCE • Haskings-Winner, J. (2011). Social Science: An Introduction. Toronto, ON, : Mc. Graw-Hill

SOURCE • Haskings-Winner, J. (2011). Social Science: An Introduction. Toronto, ON, : Mc. Graw-Hill Ryerson.