Exam 4 Abnormal Physchology UIOWA
WGU Velocity Vault: OA Challenge Drills,
PA Rubric Breakdowns, Competency
Acceleration & Power Study Blueprint
Description
The WGU Velocity Vault is a high-impact academic
success resource designed specifically for students at
Western Governors University (WGU) who want to
move through courses with greater speed, stronger
understanding, and a more strategic approach to
learning. Built around WGU’s competency-based model,
this resource is designed to help students transform
scattered studying into a focused and results-driven
system that supports both academic performance and
long-term learning confidence.
This is not a traditional study guide filled with passive
notes and generic summaries. The Velocity Vault is
designed as a complete academic performance
framework that combines application-focused practice,
competency-based preparation, assessment strategy
,development, structured revision systems, and
productivity-focused learning methods. It is specifically
created for students who want to study smarter,
improve efficiency, and approach assessments with a
clear sense of direction and control.
Whether you are preparing for an Objective
Assessment, working through a complex Performance
Assessment, or trying to stay consistent in WGU’s self-
paced learning environment, this guide is built to help
you stay organized, confident, and academically
productive.
What is Personality?
Characteristic way a person behaves and thinks across multiple situations
The Big 5
conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion
low score conscientiousness
spontaneous
high score conscientiousness
disciplined
low score agreeableness
oppositional
high score agreeableness
, empathetic, eager to please
low score neuroticism
unflappable
high score neuroticism
anxious, moody, easily stressed
low score openness
practical, concrete
high score openness
imaginative
low score extraversion
reserved
high score extraversion
outgoing, enthusiastic
Determinants of Personality
neurobiological, genetic, and environmental (cognitive and behavioral)
Determinants of Personality (Neurobiological)
Phineas gage (railroad foreman, frontal love destroyed)
Determinants of Personality (Genetic)
20-50% (estimating contribution through genes, twin studies)
What is genetically highly heritable
impulsivity
Determinants of Personality (Environmental: Cognitive and Behvaioral)
Attachment theory: babies who were responded to and felt safe usually kept having trusting
relationships
Personality Disorder
Personality characteristics that are inflexible AND maladaptive, thus causing significant
functional impairment and/or subjective distress
WGU Velocity Vault: OA Challenge Drills,
PA Rubric Breakdowns, Competency
Acceleration & Power Study Blueprint
Description
The WGU Velocity Vault is a high-impact academic
success resource designed specifically for students at
Western Governors University (WGU) who want to
move through courses with greater speed, stronger
understanding, and a more strategic approach to
learning. Built around WGU’s competency-based model,
this resource is designed to help students transform
scattered studying into a focused and results-driven
system that supports both academic performance and
long-term learning confidence.
This is not a traditional study guide filled with passive
notes and generic summaries. The Velocity Vault is
designed as a complete academic performance
framework that combines application-focused practice,
competency-based preparation, assessment strategy
,development, structured revision systems, and
productivity-focused learning methods. It is specifically
created for students who want to study smarter,
improve efficiency, and approach assessments with a
clear sense of direction and control.
Whether you are preparing for an Objective
Assessment, working through a complex Performance
Assessment, or trying to stay consistent in WGU’s self-
paced learning environment, this guide is built to help
you stay organized, confident, and academically
productive.
What is Personality?
Characteristic way a person behaves and thinks across multiple situations
The Big 5
conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion
low score conscientiousness
spontaneous
high score conscientiousness
disciplined
low score agreeableness
oppositional
high score agreeableness
, empathetic, eager to please
low score neuroticism
unflappable
high score neuroticism
anxious, moody, easily stressed
low score openness
practical, concrete
high score openness
imaginative
low score extraversion
reserved
high score extraversion
outgoing, enthusiastic
Determinants of Personality
neurobiological, genetic, and environmental (cognitive and behavioral)
Determinants of Personality (Neurobiological)
Phineas gage (railroad foreman, frontal love destroyed)
Determinants of Personality (Genetic)
20-50% (estimating contribution through genes, twin studies)
What is genetically highly heritable
impulsivity
Determinants of Personality (Environmental: Cognitive and Behvaioral)
Attachment theory: babies who were responded to and felt safe usually kept having trusting
relationships
Personality Disorder
Personality characteristics that are inflexible AND maladaptive, thus causing significant
functional impairment and/or subjective distress
