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The Big Five traits are neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness.
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Psychodynamic theories are based on the work of Sigmund Freud. They all emphasize unconscious motives and desires and the importance of childhood experiences in shaping personality.
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In Freud’s view, anxiety is caused by the inability of the ego to balance adequately the demands of the id and the superego.
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Self-actualizing people tend to be both aware and accepting of themselves. They are open and spontaneous. They tend to enjoy their work and typically feel they have a mission to fulfill. They have close friendships without being overly dependent on other people. They also tend to have a good sense of humor. They are more likely than other people to have peak experiences that are spiritually or emotionally satisfying.
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Sharing a family environment is not likely to lead to similarities in personality. This is probably because parents don’t act the same way with all their children. Children’s temperaments influence how a parent behaves toward them. A child’s gender and place in a birth order can also affect how that child is treated.