Personality

What is personality?

Summary: This video orients individuals to understand what personality is.

 

Freud's Original Defense Mechanisms

Summary: Discussion of one of the most important contributions by Sigmund Freud to the field of psychology, Defense Mechanisms, with definitions and an example of each.

 

Introverts vs. Extroverts

Summary: Introversion and extroversion are terms first coined by psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung in Switzerland in the 1920's. According to Jung, an extravert seeks intensive contact with the outside world. An introvert instead turns to the psyche.

 

How Culture Affects Personality

Summary: This video breaks down the influence of culture on personality. Also, it compares and contrasts individualistic vs. collectivistic culture. 

 

Big 5 of Personality

Summary: A brief discussion of characteristics of the Big 5 of personality.

 

Accuracy of Personality Tests

Summary: There are dozens of personality tests that claim to provide meaningful insights into your own strengths, weaknesses, and quirks. This video explains how personality tests re devised, and how much scientific content actually exists in these assessments. (Long)