Who proposed the theory of personality?
Eysenck
What are the 3 dimensions of personality?
-Extraversion/Introversion
-Neuroticism/Stability
-Psychoticism/Normality
What is extraversion/introversion?
Extraverts are sociable, lively and optimistic, while introverts are more reserved and quiet
What is neuroticism/stability?
Individuals high in neuroticism have high levels of anxiety and can be moody and irritable. Those high in stability are more controlled and even tempered
What is psychoticism/normality?
Those high on the psychoticism scale are impulsive, impatient, aggressive and creative
What did Eysenck (1997) suggest?
A resource model of addiction, whereby the addiction develops because it fulfils a need relating to the individuals personality profile
What is the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ)?
A personality questionnaire that scores individuals on the 3 dimensions and their lie score
What did Gossop and Eysenck (1980) find?
They researched 200 addicts and found that addicts had high neuroticism and psychoticism scores but low extraversion and lie scores that the control group
Which trait is associated with those high in psychoticism?
Impulsivity
How is impulsivity linked to addicts?
Addicts can often act impulsively without thinking through the consequences e.g. smoking won’t affect me now, so no harm in indulging
What is de Wit (2009)?
A review of studies
What did de Wit (2009) find?
Impulsiveness was both a cause and effect of drug abuse
What did Dalley et al (2007) find?
Impulsive rats had higher cocaine intake than lower impulsivity rats
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Unit 40
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Schizophrenia-Characteristics21
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AB- Biological explanations0
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AB-Characteristics0
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AB-Individual differences explanation14
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AB-Social psychological explanations14
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AB-Methods of modifying18
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schizophrenia- biological explanations30
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schizophrenia- social psychological explanations0
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schizophrenia- individual differences explanations13
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Stress characteristics14
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Stress biological explanations7
