six domains of knowledge
biological domain
Building blocks of behavior, thought, and emotion.
dispositional domain
Goal: identify and measure the most important ways in which individuals differ from one another.
social and cultural domain
assumption that personality affects, and is affected by, cultural and social contexts.
intrapsychic domain
deals with metal mechanisms of personality, many of which operate outside conscious awareness; freud's stages.
adjustment domain
how we cope, adapt, and adjust to events in our daily life.
cognitive-experimental domain
self concept goals we strive to meet emotional experiences that are general over time.