“Personality is fixed in the early years of life and subject to little change thereafter.” This view is known as:

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_____ personality disorder is characterised by distrust for others, including friends, family members and partners.

Answer 1

Historical determinism, a concept frequently associated with psychoanalytic theory, posits that formative early childhood experiences (such as parental interactions or traumatic incidents) establish personality patterns that are highly resistant to modification.

Freud's perspective: Unresolved conflicts from psychosexual development stages permanently influence personality traits and behaviors.
Key concept: Early life events are considered crucial in shaping an individual's future personality and actions.

List-I	List-II
(A) Interactional approach	(I) Understands personality in relation to the features of ecological and cultural environment
(B) Type approach	(II) Focuses on identifying primary characteristics of the people
(C) Trait approach	(III) Situational characteristics play an important role in determining our behaviour
(D) Cultural approach	(IV) Examines certain broad patterns in the observed behavioural characteristics of the individuals

Firm 2	Cooperate	Compete
Firm 1	5, 5	0, 10
Compete	10,0	2, 2

“Personality is fixed in the early years of life and subject to little change thereafter.” This view is known as:

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