REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

CITY GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBOANGA

COLEGIO DE LA CIUDAD DE ZAMBOANGA

TEACHERS’ COPY
SOCIAL SCIENCE 002
(General Psychology with Population and Education)
Self-Learning Module 2

XYZA YSABEL V. BUNAL

Visiting Lecturer

COURSE DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this course is to give students an overview of what psychology has
discovered about human behavior and mental process over the past century. Students will gain
understanding of the psychological phenomena that occur in daily life as well as the practical
applications of psychological knowledge.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

At the end of the course, the students should be able to:

1. Use basic psychological terminology, concepts, and theories in psychology to explain
behavior and mental processes;
2. Explain why psychology is a science with the primary objectives of describing,
understanding, predicting, and controlling behavior and mental processes.
3. Apply the scientific method to the study of human behavior
4. Apply psychological theories to everyday problem.
COURSE OUTLINE :

Lesson 4: Personality
4.1 Approaches to the Study of Personality
4.2 Types of Personality
4.3 Elements of Personality
4.4 Improving Personality
Lesson 5: Abnormal Behavior
5.1 Characteristic of Normality
5.2 Some Common Abnormal Behavior

Lesson 6: Social Psychology

6.1 What is Social Psychology
6.2 Brief History of Social Psychology
6.3 How Social Psychology Related to Other Disciplines

LESSON 4:

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PERSONALITY

A. LESSON OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:
01. Define what personality is;
02. Identify the different approaches of personality;
03. Classify oneself of which approach or theory of personality they belong.

B. LESSON OUTLINE:
1. Approaches to the Study of Personality
2. Types of Personality
3. Elements of Personality
4. Improving Personality

C. LESSON CONTENT:
PERSONALITY
According to Atkinson, et. al., (2000) personality is the distinctive and characteristic
patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior that define one’s personal style of interacting with the
physical and social environment. It may also mean the stability in a person to cope with different
situations. A person must be physically healthy, emotionally sound, mentally alert, morally
upright and socially competent (PEM28) to meet the challenges of daily life.
4.1 Approaches to the Study of Personality
Psychology views personality in different approaches, namely: Psychoanalytic Model,
Humanistic Model, Behavioristic Model and Existentialistic Model.
1. Psychoanalytic Model- this model is expounded by Sigmund Freud. According to
Freud, psychoanalytic model of personality gives three key subsystems within the
personality which are interrelated ID, Ego and Superego.

The first key is the ID which develop at birth, is the raw, unorganized part of personality the
purpose of which is to satisfy biological drives and irrational impulses such as hunger, thirst,
aggression and sex. The ID works in terms of pleasure principle and is concerned with
immediate satisfaction. For instance, when a baby sees something he wants he will reach for it. It
doesn’t matter if the object belongs to someone or if it is harmful
The second key subsystem is the Ego. The ego serves as the balance between the demand of
the ID and the realities of the outside world. The ego works on the reality principle. The ego
controls the instinctual demand of the ID in order to maintain safety of the person and helps him
integrate in the social group. For instance, a young child who is hungry may get food from his
parents’ plate without permission, but the ego cautions him not to either because the food is not
good for him.
The third key subsystem is the superego. The superego represents the morality of society
portrayed by parents, teachers and other important figures. This is a part of personality that
makes a person know what is right and wrong, good and bad.
The superego has two components the conscience and ego-ideal. The conscience prevents a
person from doing morally bad things, while the ego-ideal inspires a person to do what is
morally proper. It appears that the superego together with the ID works through the ego system.
The superego pushes the person towards greater virtue that if not checked the person may
become perfectionist who cannot balance the demand that life requires. In the same manner, an
unchecked ID would create in the person primitive pleasure-seeking and selfish desires seeking
immediate fulfillment. It is the ego that must compromise the demand of the superego and ID.
Consider the illustration.

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 Freud’s model of personality shows the interrelationship of the three key subsystems that
operate in the psychoanalytic model of personality.
Humanistic Model. This humanistic model of personality emphasizes a person’s basic
goodness and his natural tendency to rise to a higher level of functioning. Here, the person has
the conscious self-motivated ability to change and improve together with his unique creative
impulses which make up the very core of personality). Carl Rogers as cited by Feldman (1993)
suggested that a person has positive regard that reflects on the universal need to love and be
loved, and be respected.
Existentialistic Model. This-model approach to personality puts importance to the
uniqueness of the person and his desires to give value and meaning to his life and freedom to
have self-direction and self-fulfillment. To an existentialist, to survive, the person must stand on
its own and must shape his own destiny and must make his life meaningful. In the existentialist
model, man must be responsible in putting essence to his existence.
Behavioristic Model. This model assumes that behavior is learned. Important to the
learning experience is the environment, the stimulus that may be related to the acquisition,
modification or weakening of patterns of behavior. Basic to this concept of model are
respondent and operant behavior.
 Respondent behaviors are responses which are relatively simple reflexes and emotional
reactions which are effected by appropriate stimuli even before the learning occurs.
 Operant behavior responses. These are responses by which the person “operates” on
the environment or modifies and changes such environment. Here, instead of having the
stimulus presented to the person, it is the person that is placed in a condition wherein he
learns responses that brings about the achievement of his goal or the fulfillment of his
needs. (Bustos, et. al., ’99 and Fieldman, ’93)

One very important factor to respondent and operant behavior is reinforcement.

Reinforcement is the strengthening of new responses by showing an appropriate condition or
stimulus.

REFERENCES: Feist, Gus and Gregory Feist. Theory of Personality (2010)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE-SOURCE

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 A. Identification. Write the correct answer on the space L01.3 Expertise and Life-
provided before each number. Long Learning
_______1. The distinctive and characteristic patterns of thought,
emotion and behavior.
_______2. The raw unorganized part of a personality.
_______3. Controls the instinctual demand of the ID in order to
maintain safety.
_______4. Represent the morality of society portrayed by our
important figures.
_______5. Components of superego that prevents a person from
doing morally bad things.
_______6. Components of super ego that inspires a person to do
what is morally proper.
_______7. Expounded the Psychoanalytic Model.
_______8. Emphasizes a person’s basic goodness and his natural
tendency to rise to a higher level of functioning.
_______9. A type of model approach where the person must
stand on its own and must shape his own destiny and must make
his life meaningful.
_______10. This model assumes that behavior is learned.

B. Enumeration L01.3 Expertise and Life-

1. What are the three model of personality approach? Long Learning
Explain briefly each.

4.2 Types of Personality

Aside from the various approaches to personality, other psychologists expounded
different theories of personality based on temperament. Galen worked on four types of
personality Sanguine, Melancholic, Phlegmatic and Choleric.
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 Sanguine. This personality is optimistic tending to see the bright side of life. A sanguine
is warm-hearted, cheerful and makes friends easily. Its body fluid is blood.
Melancholic. A melancholic person is easily depressed. He is moody, seldom smile and
seems to see the dark side of life. The prominent body fluid is bile.
Phlegmatic. Phlegmatic personality is slow and calm in its behav1or. He is cautious and
deliberates carefully before taking an action. The body fluid is phlegm.
Choleric. This is a personality that is of the nervous type. They are easily provoked and
behave aggressively when they fail to accomplish their goals. The prominent body fluid is the
yellow bile. (Amparo, Tuason, ’92) '

REFERENCES: Feist, Gus and Gregory Feist. Theory of Personality (2010)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE-SOURCE
A. Define each four types of personality. L01.3 Expertise and Life-Long Learning

1. Sanguine-
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 2. Melancholic-

3. Phlegmatic-

4. Choleric-

4.3 Elements of Personality

There are two elements of personality-levels of personality and characteristics of personality.
A. Levels of Personality. Personality has two distinct levels (Bustos, et. al., 1998) the external
and internal levels.
 The external level of personality shows the typical behavior of the person, his revealing
qualities and the way he affects other people.

 The internal level represents the inner qualities or the psychic structure of the person.
There should have been a balance integration of the two level so that the person can be
perceived to have a rounded personality.

B. Characteristics of Personality. Another element of personality is its characteristics

dynamic and consistent.

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  Dynamic personality. This is a characteristic of personality that can easily be changed or
modified. Because of learning and experience, a person’s characteristics are established
or modified. This shows that when a person meets a new situation, difficult or dramatic
experiences, his attitude or outlook and response tendencies are modified or altered.

 Consistent personality. This is a characteristic of personality which implies that a

person has already established a characteristic mode of viewing life, meeting challenges
in life like success or frustration and finding long range goals in the form of chosen
values. These values which the person has are less susceptible to modification or change.
Hence, even if a person has met new experiences and even after the passage of time, the
same basic structure of personality still exists.

REFERENCES: Feist, Gus and Gregory Feist. Theory of Personality (2010)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE- SOURCE
1. What are the two elements of L01.3 Expertise and Life-Long Learning
personality?

2. What are the two distinct level of

personality? Define each.

3. What are the two element of

characteristic personality? Define each.

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4.4 Improving Personality
Personality is shaped on heredity and environment. The person’s physical, emotional,
menta1, moral and social characteristics which come from his parents and nurtured by the
environment give him his own type of personality.
Learning and experiences contribute to the shaping of persons characteristics.
However, there is still something that a person has to work on to acquire added characteristics to
improve or polish his established traits.
Acquire a good philosophy of life. A philosophy is a guiding norm that assists a person
to balance his purpose in life and to serve as pointer in directing his activities in his association
with others.
Manifest unselfish interest in others. Unselfishness is the real foundation of
relationship with others -parents, friends, co-workers. There is a saying “friendship begets
friendship, love begets love”.
Cultivate the habit of admitting one’s mistakes. Generally, it is very difficult to admit
one’s mistake. Usually one blames others for his mistake to save face. However, an intelligent
and morally upright person would find it easy to admit his mistake because he knows that
admission of a fault is a road to greatness. Telling a lie and blaming others are characteristic of a
psychologically weak ' person. W
Make a change of environment. Going on a vacation or traveling somewhere is a good
way for relaxation. The new places and other people that the person meets will help him unwind
from his hectic work.
Socialize with happy and successful people. Being with people who are happy and
successful contributes to a person's outlook in life and improves attitude towards Work and
people. A person’s personality is much improved by internalizing those qualities of happy and
successful people.

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 Develop and Practice desirable and consistent style of disciplining oneself: that is
tempering actuation.

REFERENCES: Feist, Gus and Gregory Feist. Theory of Personality (2010)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE-SOURCE
A. Completion. Fill in the blanks with the L01.3 Expertise and Life-Long Learning
correct word/words to complete the
sentence.
1. Personality is shaped on ________ and
__________.
2. _________ and ________ contribute to the
shaping of person’s characteristics.
3. A _______ is a guiding a norm that assists
a person to balance his purpose in life.
4. Manifest _______ interest in others.
5. Admission of fault is a road to _______.
6. An ________ and _______ upright person
would find it easy to admit his mistake.
7. Socialize with _______ and _______
people.
8. Develop and _______ desirable and
consistent style of disciplining oneself.

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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
TEST Item No. No. of Items
Test A. Approaches to the Study of Personality 1-10 10
Test B. Types of Personality 11-20 10
Elements of Personality
Test D. Improving Personality 21-50 30
Total 50
QUESTIONS OBJECTIVES
A. Directions: Choose the best answers. Encircle the 01. Define what personality is;
letter of your choice below after each numbered 02. Identify the different
question: approaches of personality;
1. According to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic 03. Classify oneself of which
model of personality this key subsystem works on the approach or theory of personality they
reality principle. belong.
a. ID c. Super ego
b. Ego d. Consciousness

2. This model of personality puts importance to

the uniqueness of the person and essence to
his existence.
a. Behavioral model c. Existentialist model
b. Psychoanalytic model d. Humanistic model

3. A characteristic of personality is' one that can

be changed or modiiied. Which is it?
a. Dynamic personality c. Egoistic personality
b. Consistent personality d. Humanistic personality

4. Lily was a shy sensitive girl when she was

still in high school. Now in college she is
chosen to represent her department to the
Miss University contest because of her very

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 unique type of beauty. However, no amount
of encouragement would make her accept the
nomination. She is too shy to face the crowd.
What characteristic of personality does Lily
possess?
a. Dynamic c. Submissive
b. Consistent d. Egocentric

5. This represents the morality of society. It pushes

the person towards greater virtue
a. Super ego c. Ego
b. ID d. Conscience

6. In this superego key sub-system the person is

inspired to do what is 'morally right.
a. Conscience c. Ego-Ideal
b. Dynamic d. Ego

7. What type of personality shows warm-heartedness

and pleasant disposition?
a. Melancholic c. Choleric
b. Sanguine d. Phlegmatic

8.A shy sensitive person who finds adjustment in a

new situation painful is:
a. An introvert c. An ambivalent
b. An extrovert d. none of the above

9. A person who is easily depressed, moody and

always sees the dark side of life and very
pessimistic is:
a. Phlegmatic c. Choleric
b. Sanguine d. Melancholic

10. This model of personality emphasizes the

person’s basic goodness and his natural tendency
to a higher level of functioning.' a. Behavioristic
model
b. Humanistic model
c. psychoanalytic model
d. existentialist model
B. Modified True or False. Read each sentence 02. Identify the different approaches of
carefully. If the sentence is true write T on the personality;
blank before each number, if it is false change the
underlined word/s to make the sentence true. Write
your answer on the blank.
________l. The ID is the key subsystem which is the
raw unorganized part of the personality.
________2. Melancholic personality always sees the
dark side of life.
________3. The conscience as superego component
of Personality inspires a person to do what is morally
right.
________4. One very important factor to operant and
classical condition is reinforcement.
________5. The person with sanguine personality is
easy and happy to be with.
________6. The typical and revealing qualities of a
person shows his or her internal level of personality.
________7. A person who is easily provoked and
very aggressive has a phlegmatic personality.
________8. The ego controls the instinctive demand

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of the person in order to maintain his integration in
the social group.
________9. A philosophy is a guiding norm that
helps the person in his purpose in life.
________10. One characteristic of a consistent
personality is the ability to change and modify his
behavior.

C. Ask Yourself. (30 points) 03. Classify oneself of which approach

21-50 Assessing yourself, which approach or theory or theory of personality they belong.
of personality do you belong? How does one improve
or polish one’s established personality?

LESSON 5:
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

A. LESSON OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:

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 01. Differentiate abnormal behavior to normal behavior;
02. Identify the different characteristics of abnormal behavior;
03. Identify common abnormal behavior.

B. LESSON OUTLINE:
1. Characteristic of Normality
2. Some Common Abnormal Behavior

C. LESSON CONTENT:
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
There are people who find difficulty in meeting the complicated demands of life.
Working toward a satisfying and enriching life is not an easy job particularly in these rapidly
changing times. Thus, most often they have that feeling of anxiety, loneliness, and burst of anger
or feeling of inadequacy. Likewise, there are people who have stable feeling to face the
challenges of life bravely. However, this Hoes not necessarily mean that this pe0ple are
abnormal while others are normal.
5.1 Characteristics of Normality
In order to understand what is abnormal, one has to know first what is normal. Atkinson,
et. al., (2000) proposed these characteristics of normality.
Appropriate perception of reality. Normal persons are more realistic in evaluating their
reactions and capabilities in understanding things going around them. They do not underestimate
the abilities of others and overrate things. Normal person do not get away from difficult tasks or
responsibilities.
Ability to exercise voluntary control over behavior. Normal persons feel confident
about their ability to control their behavior. At times, they may behave impulsively, but they are
able to control their sexual and aggressive desires. There may be instances when normal persons
fail to comply with the social norm but this is voluntary rather than the result of uncontrolled
impulses.
Self-esteem and acceptance. People, who are well adjusted, appreciate their own worth
and feel comfortable knowing that those around them accept them. They react automatically in
social situation but they do not feel obligated to always agree on the opinion of the group.
Ability to form affectionate relationship. Normal persons can easily form close and
rewarding relationship with others. They are perceptive of the feelings of others and do not make
demand on others whom they have helped.
Productivity. Well-adjusted people know how to direct the abilities into productive use.
They are eager to face life and need not drive themselves to meet the demand of the day.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Abnormal means “away from the norm (Atkinson 2000). However, Nairne (’97)
proposed possible criteria of abnormal behavior,

Statistical Deviance. This means that a behavior is abnormal when it happens

infrequently in a particular society or culture. For instance, all Filipinos are born with black hair.
If one is born blonde, he/she deviates from the general norm. When a behavior is rare in a
particular society, it is labeled as abnormal.
Cultural Deviance. Behavior is abnormal if it violates the accepted norms of society. For
instance, it is not considered normal to come to class in pajama or wear bathing suit in the
church. This behavior breaks the established rule of one’s culture.

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 Emotional Distress. Loss of a love one, a job or property lead to great emotional
distress. The unbearable loneliness, despair or remorse causes a person to suffer psychological
disorder. Persons who experience emotional distress usually seek professional advice.
Dysfunctional. People who are unable to adjust to the demand of society cannot be
productive because they cannot function effectively. For instance, one who losses a love one
does not want to report to work, or a student who is broken hearted is lost in fantasy.

REFERENCE: Mahmud, Jafar. Abnormal Psychology APH Publishing Corp.

Zulueta, Francisco. General Psychology, Mandaluyong City: National
Bookstore Co., 2004

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE-SOURCE
A. Identification. Identify what type of L01.3 Expertise and Life-Long
characteristics of normality and abnormality in Learning
each statement. Write your answer on the space
provided.

________1. Can easily form close and rewarding

relationship with others.
________2. Appreciate their own worth and feel
comfortable knowing that those around them accept

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them.
________3. They do not underestimate the abilities of
others and overrate things.
________4. They react automatically in social situation
but they do not feel obligated to always agree on the
opinion of the group.
________5. At times, they may behave impulsively, but
they are able to control their sexual and aggressive
desires.
________6. They are eager to face life and need not
drive themselves to meet the demand of the day.
________7. Normal persons are more realistic in
evaluating their reactions and capabilities in
understanding things going around them.
________8. Normal persons can easily form close and
rewarding relationship with others.
________9. Perceptive of the feelings of others and do
not make demand on others whom they have helped.
________10. Well-adjusted people know how to direct
the abilities into productive use.
________11. It violates the accepted norms of society.
________12. A behavior happens infrequently in a
particular society or culture.
________13. Loss of a love one, a job or property.
________14. People who are unable to adjust to the
demand of society.
________15. A behavior is rare in a particular society.

5.2 Some Common Abnormal Behavior

The American psychiatric association classifies abnormal behavior using the Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Text Revised (DSM-IV-TR).
Anxiety is a feeling of fear or tension. Anxiety disorder is the presence of anxiety with
clear outside cause-interfering in everyday functioning. There are four kinds of anxieties:
1. Generalized anxiety disorder. This pertains to the disorder in which people experience
long-term anxiety without knowing why. There are individuals who always have that feeling of
fear but they cannot explain why. Because of this, they cannot function well.
2. Panic disorder. This is an anxiety that shows itself in a form of panic attack. There are people
who always feel some threatening, unavoidable danger that make them experience panic attack.
Panic attack is the feeling of sudden anxiety that is manifested by heart palpitation, breathing
shortage, sweating, or fainting.
3. Phobic disorder. This is an unrealistic fear that usually. keeps individuals from performing
their daily activities. .Phobias are strong, irrational fear of specific stimulus.
4. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. Here, people experience some unwanted thought called
obsession. Obsession is a thought that keeps on coming back. For instance, a woman on vacation
to the province keeps on wondering all the time whether she unplugged all the electrical
connection of her appliances. Compulsion, on the other hand is the urge repeatedly put to action
even if the individual does not want to do it. For instance, a housewife who was laundering her
clothes after hanging her dresses in the clothes line would again soap her hands several times to
make sure they are clean.
Somatoform Disorder (soma means body) pertains to people who have experienced imagine
illness at some point (Nairne, 2000). Somatoform disorders focus on the following:

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  Hypochondriac. This is the persistent idea that one is suffering from severe illness.
Because this is a persistent and preoccupation idea a hypochondriac does not get well.
 Conversion disorders. This disorder seems to be real physical or neurological defect.
For instance, someone suffering from this disorder might report that he is getting blind,
paralyzed, or can’t speak. Those are not exactly imagined illnesses to gain sympathy but
real problems that have disorder causes.
 Somatization disorders. Like hypochondriasis, this relates to the persistent complaint
of symptoms to get attention. There is no presence of real problem but just the idea that
one is sick thus causing the anxiety.
 Dissociative Disorders are psychological dysfunction characterized by splitting apart of
critical personality (Feldman ’93) that generally are fused, permitting stress avoidance as
a form of escape. There are three major kinds of dissociative behavior.
 Multiple personality. This is a disorder wherein an individual displays two or more
personalities. Each personality has a distinct set of likes and dislikes and has unique
ways of reactions to specific situations. Those who are of multiple personalities have
several sets of eyeglasses because their vision changes with each personality. The
problem here is because there is only one body, each body has to take turns resulting to
inconsistency. For instance, in a local movie this author saw the heroine has three
different personalities the first was a very quiet demure young lady who prefers to stay
at home than socialize; the second was an intelligent and competent executive in an
advertising office; and the third was an outgoing, flirtatious woman of the night.
 Psychogenic amnesia. This disorder refers to the inability to remember past experiences
although the “forgotten” materials are still there in the memory only it cannot be
recalled.
 Psychogenic fugue. This also refers to a kind of amnesia where there is a loss of
identity. Individuals forgot who they are and this state is accomplished by escape or
flight from home environment. (Nairne, 2000) An amnesiac take an impulse, a sudden
trip or assuming a new identity. (Feldman’93)

In addition to the dissociative disorder, Amparo, Tuason (’92) cited somnambulism which
means sleep-walking. During this state, the person tries to do what he desires unconsciously,
which he fails to accomplish during his waking hours.
REFERENCE: Mahmud, Jafar. Abnormal Psychology APH Publishing Corp.
Zulueta, Francisco. General Psychology, Mandaluyong City: National
Bookstore Co., 2004

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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE-SOURCE
A. Answer the following questions. L01.3 Expertise and Life-Long Learning
1. What is anxiety?

2. What is obsession?

3. What is compulsion?

4. What is somnambulism?

5. Name the four kinds of anxiety and its

meaning.

6. What is somatoform disorder?

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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
TEST Item No. No. of Items
Test A. Characteristic of Normality 1-15 15
Test B. Some Common Abnormal 16-60 45
Behavior Total 60

QUESTION OBJECTIVES
A. Directions: Encircle the letters of the best answer under 01. Differentiate abnormal
each numbered question. behavior to normal behavior;

1. Who of the following has an appropriate perception of 02. Identify the different
reality? characteristics of abnormal
a. An employee who does not want to avail of the early behavior;
retirement plan with a big benefit because hehas five years
more to the retirement age.
b. A student who wants to apply for full scholarship
program even if being a scholar entails hard work.
c. A male student who dropped out of college to work
abroad.
d. A young lady who refuses the offer of marriage of a bank
' executive in favor of finishing her medical studies.

2.Marvin’s affluent family does not approve of his decision

to ‘ leave his college studies to live and work in a remote
place not heard off. What characteristics of abnormal
behavior is this?

a. Statistical Deviance c. Emotional Distress

b. Cultural Deviance d. Dysfunction

3. Viviana would rather take the stairs to the 4th floor in

going to her office than take the elevator. What is she
suffering from?
a. anxiety c. phobic disorder
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder d. panic disorder

4.Rosa cannot sleep without light. What is she afraid of?

a. Acrophobia c. Backophobia
b. Claustrophobia d. Achluophobia
5. Aling Obeng works as a hired labandera in the Reyes
family. She has an unusual habit of soaping and rinsing her
hands several times after washing the clothes. Which is
displayed by Aling Obeng?
a. Compulsion c. Anxiety
b. Phobia d. Emotional distress

6. All the Dela Cruz sisters have the persistent idea that they
are ill. Among the 5 sisters, Linda is the only one who was
not suffering from:

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a. conversion disorder c. hypochondria
b. somatization disorder d. somatoform disorder

7. Terry cannot remember who she is after she entered the

“Welcome House” and assume a different identity. She is
suffering from:
a. psychogenic amnesia c. multiple personality
b. dual personality d. psychogenic fugue

8.This is a state wherein the person has a persistent idea that

she is suffering from a serious illness.
a. hypochondria c. somnambulism
b. conversion disorder d. dissociative disorder

9. Acquaintances of Susan are confused as to who she really

is, because at times she is very reserve, at another times, she
is bubbly and outgoing. She is probably having:
a. obsession c. multiple personality
b. compulsion d. dual personality

10.Lita is always experiencing a long-term consistent

anxiety Without knowing why. Lita is experiencing this:
a. dysfunction c. generalized anxiety
b. panic disorder d. phobia disorder

11. When one cannot do what he really desires, he does this

unconsciously in his sleep. What do you call this?
a. multiple personality c. psychogenic Amnesia
b. somnambulism d. conversion disorder

12. After Mr. Ramos retires from the military, he started

experiencing a feeling of being attacked by people unknown
to him. At times he feels shortness of breathing or fainting.
Mr. Ramos is suffering from:
a. phobia c. panic Attack
b. anxiety d. compulsive reaction

13. This relates to the persistent complain of symptoms of

illness to get attention.
a. somatization disorder c. conversion disorder
b. dissociative disorder d. hypochondria

14.Which of the following does not refer to normal behavior

a. productivity
b. ability to have affectionate
c. has self-esteem
d. multiple personality relationship

15.In one of his travels to the North, Arturo was casually

introduced to a nice lady. After that brief meeting, Arturo
keeps on thinking of her and wondering if he can still see
her again. What is this feeling called?
a. obsession c. illusion
b. compulsion d. perversion
B. Matching Type. Match the phrases at the left column 02. Identify the different
with the correct terms at the right. Write the letters characteristics of abnormal
of the correct answers on the blank before the behavior;
numbers.
__1. A kind of amnesia that loses one’s a. dysfunctional
self identity 03. Identify common abnormal
__2. A thought that keeps on coming b. Psychogenic behavior
back fugue

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__3. Inability to adjust to the demand c. Somnambu-
of the social group to be productive lism
__4. Away from the norms d. Dissociative
__5. An abnormal behavior that disorder
violates the norms of the society e. Obsession
__6. Excessive and irrational fear f. Phobia
__7. Inability to remember fast g. Fugue
experiences even if the materials h. Abnormal
__8. Assuming two more identi- i. Amnesia
ties j. Cultural
__9. Splitting apart of a critical deviance
deviance personality k. Multiple
__10. Fear of darkness Personality
l. Psychogenic
amnesia
C. Ask Yourself 03. Identify common abnormal
Rubrics: Content= 20 pts. Organization=15 behavior.

1. How can you identify if one is showing abnormal

behavior. Can this be cured? How?

LESSON 5:
Social Psychology
A. LESSON OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, the students are able to:

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 01. Define social psychology;
02. Identify how social psychology started;
03. Recognize how social psychology related to other sciences.

B. LESSON OUTLINE:
1. What is Social Psychology
2. Brief History of Social Psychology
3. How Social Psychology Related to Other Disciplines

C. LESSON CONTENT:
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
There seems to be some little confusion and some little fascination over social behavior
which draws many students and researchers in the field of Social Psychology, as to what the
subject is all about.

6.1 What is Social Psychology

Gordon Allport (1985) defines Social Psychology as a discipline that uses scientific
method to understand how the thoughts, feelings and behavior of the individuals are influenced
by the actual imagined or implied presence of other human beings.
According to Aronson, et. a1., (1997) Social psychology is the scientific study of the
ways in which people’s thought, feelings and behavior are influenced by the real or imagined
presence of other.
To Franzoi (2006) Social Psychology is the scientific discipline that attempt to
understand and explain how the thoughts, feelings and behavior of individuals are influenced by
the actual, imagined or implied presence of others.
Social Psychology (Vasser & Smith, 2007) is also defined as the examination of how
social environment-the presence of other people influenced an individual’s behavior, thoughts
and feelings.
It can be said then, that Social Psychology focused on the thoughts feelings and behavior
of other people and the main point is the influence that affects people by either actual, imagined
or implied presence of others.

REFERENCE: Arenas, Angie Carson. Introduction to Psychology. Understanding to

Human Behavior. Rex Bookstore, 2006
Brehm, Shanon S. Social Psychology 1990

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE-SOURCE
A. Write how these psychologist define L01.3 Expertise and Life-Long Learning
social psychology.
1. Allport-
2. Aronson-
3. Franzoi-
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6.2 Brief History of Social Psychology
Social Psychology is relatively young science.
The founders of Social Psychology, have many potential recipients and many would not
agree as to who would be credited, and most of them pointed to an American psychologist
Norman Tripllet who is credited as having conducted the first empirical social psychological
study. (Franzoi, 2006)

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 The other founder was Max Ringelman, a French agricultural engineer who conducted
research in 1800’s but only published in 1913. Both Tripllet and Ringelman tackled the same
basic problem: How does the presence of other people influence a person’s performance.
Despite the fact that the question was said to have echoed to the hallways of time, neither
Tripllet nor Ringelman actually established social psychology as a distinct subfield of
psychology.
There were three writers who were credited to have written textbooks in Social
Psychology, William McDougall in (1908), an English psychologist, Edward Ross (1908) an
American and Floyed Allport (1924). They were the triad of early textbooks that announced the
coming of a new approach to the social aspects of human behavior. This is how Social
Psychology was born. (Sharon & Kassin, 1990) and (Franzoi, 2006)

REFERENCE: Arenas, Angie Carson. Introduction to Psychology. Understanding to

Human Behavior. Rex Bookstore, 2006
Brehm, Shanon S. Social Psychology 1990

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE-SOURCE
Give the contribution of each sociologist to the L01.3 Expertise and Life-Long Learning
history of social psychology.
1. Norman Tripllet
2. William McDougall
3. Max Ringelman
4. Edward Ross
5. Floyed Allport

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6.3 How is Social Psychology Related to Other Discipline
It is important to understand how social psychology relates or differs with other
disciplines. Social Psychology is interested on how people think about influence and relate to
another. The same as sociology and personality psychology. People usually confused social
psychology with sociology, although they share interest in studying how people behave in a
group. However, they differ on their focus.
Sociology study group, from small to large society, whereas social psychology studies
individuals, how people think about others and how one affects people or how one influences
a group. For instance, sociology study trends in marriage and relationship, while social
psychology examines how a certain person became attracted to one another.
Social Psychology differ with social work. Social psychologists are eager to see
principles applied to social problems like crime and marital break down.

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 Social psychology and personality are related in the sense that both focused on the
individual but they differed in social character. Personality psychology focuses on the private
internal functioning. For instance, why some individuals are more aggressive than others. Social
psychology focus on the common humanity-how people view and affect one another, how social
situations lead people to act kind or cruel, to conform or be independent or feel liking or
prejudice.
Social psychology relates also to physiology. A physiologist describe love as a state of
arousal, while social psychologist examines how various characteristics and condition, say good
looks, compatibility in character social attitude which enhance the feeling called love.
Social psychology relates also to clinical psychology. Clinical psychology tries to
understand and treat people with psychological problems and disorders. Social psychology does
not point on disorder but focus on the more typical ways, how individuals think, feel, behave and
influenced each other.
Social psychology relates, too, to cognitive psychology. Cognitive psychology studies
mental processes like thinking, learning, remembering and reasoning, whereas social psychology
is likewise interested in the same processes but with respect to social information, these
processes are relevant to social behavior.
Social psychology as a discipline further focuses more on the development of the
individual’s self-concept and self-esteem as well as self-perception. This also focuses on how an
individual develops proper perspective on how behavior, attitude even altruistic feelings,
aggression, prejudice and peacemaking have influence on the people in the social environment
and group interactions.
As of now Social Psychology continues to explore its area of Inquiry and developing
more methods and theories that the subject may provide more insight into the social process.

REFERENCE: Arenas, Angie Carson. Introduction to Psychology. Understanding to

Human Behavior. Rex Bookstore, 2006
Brehm, Shanon S. Social Psychology 1990

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT
ACTIVITY OBE-SOURCE
1. What other disciplines is Social L01.3 Expertise and Life-Long Learning
Psychology related to? Give 5 example

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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
TABLE OF SPECIFICATION
TEST Item No. No. of Items
Test A. What is Social Psychology 1-10 10
Test B. Brief History of Social Psychology 11-70 60
Test C. How Social Psychology Total 70
Related to Other Disciplines

QUESTION OBJECTIVES
A. Modified True or False. Read each sentence 01. Define social psychology;
carefully. If the sentence is true write T on the
blank before each number, if it is false change the 02. Identify how social psychology
underlined word/s to make the sentence true. Write started;
your answer on the blank.
03. Recognize how social
____1. Aronson defines Social Psychology as a discipline psychology related to other
that uses scientific method to understand how the sciences.
thoughts, feelings and behavior of the individuals are
influenced by the actual imagined or implied presence of
other human beings.

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____2. Social Psychology focused on the thoughts
feelings and behavior of other people.
____3. Norman Tripllet conducted the first empirical
social psychological study.
____4. Sociology and physiology share interest in
studying how people behave in a group.
____5. A sociologist describes love as a state of arousal.
____6. Sociology study group, from small to large society.
____7. Social psychology studies mental processes like
thinking, learning, remembering and reasoning.
____8. Social psychologists are eager to see principles
applied to social problems like crime and marital break
down.
____9. Personality psychology focuses on the private
internal functioning.
____10. Sociology studies individuals, how people think
about others.
B. Essay. Rubrics: Content=20, Organization=10 01. Define social psychology;
1. Define Social Psychology in your own words.
2. What other disciplines is Social Psychology 03. Recognize how social
related to psychology related to other
sciences.

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