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What Hans Eysenck Would Think of… A. A. Milne’s Amanda Hansma & Courtney Schruder Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore Too!

Outline • Biography • Theories (Dimensions of Personality) • Traits of Characters • Analysis of Personality • Questions • References

Biography of Eysenck • Born in Berlin, Germany on March 4 th, 1916. • His parents were actors, who divorced when he was young, and so, Hans was raised by his grandmother. • Had little parental discipline. • His Jewish beliefs caused him to leave his grandmother’s at the age of 18, when the Nazis came to power. • In England, he continued his education, and received his Ph. D. in Psychology. • Believed biological factors were more important in personality development than environmental ones.

Biography (Continued) • He became known for his interests in behaviour modification and personality, and for his disagreements with Freud’s psychoanalytic theories. • During WWII, he was a research psychologist at an emergency hospital. • He later became head of the Maudsley Hospital’s Psychology Department. • He also became a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California-Berkeley. • He died from cancer on September 4 th, 1997 in London.

Theories of Eysenck • Three dimensions of temperament: neuroticism, introversion-extraversion, and psychoticism. • Neuroticism: -ranges from normal, fairly calm and collected people to nervous, stressed, and emotionally unstable individuals. -high levels of neuroticism may lead to anxiety, hysteria, and obsessive compulsive disorders. -accepted Diathesis-Stress model, which accounted for some people’s predisposition for high levels of neuroticism.

Theories of Eysenck (Continued) • Introversion-Extraversion: -ranges from shy, careful, thoughtful, quiet people to outgoing, impulsive, quick-witted, loud people. -individuals with high levels of introversion avoid situations that will cause too much excitement. -individuals with high levels of extraversion thrive in dangerous situations and enjoy adventure. -difference due to physiological condition that is mainly inherited.

Theories of Eysenck (Continued) • Related his dimensions to Hippocrates’ personality types High E Low E High N Choleric Melancholic Low N Sanguine Phlegmatic Traits of Each Type: Choleric- easily angered, hot-tempered, aggressive nature Melancholic- despondent, sleepless, sad, pessimistic, irritable Sanguine- courageous, hopeful, cheerful, optimistic, pleasant Phlegmatic- calm, unemotional, slow, lazy, dull

Theories of Eysenck (Continued) • Psychoticism: -ranges from altruistic, highly socialized, caring, conforming, and cooperative individuals on the low end of the P scale, to egocentric, nonconforming, impulsive, hostile, and aggressive people on the high end of the scale. -individuals on the high end of the scale, are usually the ones who end up in institutions separate from the rest of humanity. -people with high P scores are genetically more vulnerable to stress than individuals with low P scores.

Personality Distal Antecedents Proximal Consequences Distal Consequences Conditioning Sociability Limbic System P Sensitivity Criminality E Vigilance Creativity Arousal DNA Proximal Antecedents N Perception Psychopathology Memory Reminiscence Genetic Personality Determinants Biological Intermediaries Psychometric Trait Constellations Sexual Behaviour Experimental Studies Social Behaviour

Deep In the Hundred Acre Woods, Where Christopher Robin Plays…

Traits: Winnie the Pooh -positive attitude -nice -cheerful -Christopher Robin’s favourite -good friend -silly -always hungry -indecisive

Winnie the Pooh What Eysenck Would Say: • Neuroticism: Pooh is somewhere in the middle of the N scale. Fairly calm and collected, but has a slight case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. • Introversion/Extraversion: Winnie the Pooh is near the middle of the E scale, but closer to the extraversion end. He’s outgoing and adventurous, but he likes to think things through before acting (even if he does not come to any conclusions). • Psychoticism: Pooh is at the very low end of the P scale, as he is sociable, caring, and often acts altruistically.

Winnie the Pooh has traits of both the Sanguine and the Choleric personality types.

Traits: Eeyore -sad -independent -negative attitude -reliable -trustworthy -gloomy -slow

Eeyore What Eysenck Would Say: Neuroticism: Eeyore is on the high end of the N scale, as he is depressed and often has gloomy thoughts, low energy, and an inability to enjoy life. Introversion/Extraversion: He is on the low end of the E scale, with a very introverted personality. Eeyore loves to be by himself, is quite quiet, and tries to avoid situations that cause a large amount of excitement. Psychoticism: Eeyore is near the middle of the P scale. He is not very sociable, and is quite depressed, but he has a caring disposition and does not act in a hostile or aggressive manner.

Eeyore has traits of the Melancholic personality type.

Questions 1. How would Eysenck view Piglet in terms of the introversion/extraversion dimension of personality? 2. Based on Eysenck’s theories, which “Winnie the Pooh” character do you best relate to and why?

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