Personality and Psychological Disorders and Treatments

1. Imagine you have only 5 minutes to interview a potential employee or fellow speed dater. What personality concepts are the most important in revealing the other’s personality and “fit” with your company or your romantic aspirations?

traits (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism)
genetics
structure of the mind (id, ego, superego)
defense mechanisms
psychosexual development
self-actualizing tendency
choice in the context of the realities of life and death
personal constructs
outcome expectancies
locus of control
self-concept
self-esteem
2, Choose the three concepts you believe to be the most revealing of personality and then:

Define each concept using your textbook for guidance but in your own words,
Discuss why you believe each is of utmost importance in revealing and knowing a person, and
Suggest one way that you will assess each concept in the other person (hint: the beginning of the chapter covers some specific ideas for personality assessment).