History Report a problem
Article Edit this page Discussion

Acquisitiveness

From Psychology Wiki

Jump to: navigation, search

Community portal · Tasks to do · News · Help

Clinical · Educational · Ind&Org · Other fields · Professional · Transpersonal · World

Assessment | Biopsychology | Comparative | Cognitive | Developmental | Language | Personality | Philosophy | Research Methods | Social | Statistics

Clinical: Approaches · Group therapy · Techniques · Types of problem · Areas of specialism · Taxonomies · Therapeutic issues · Modes of delivery · Model translation project · Personal experiences ·

Acquisitiveness is a phrenological faculty.

Contents

[edit] Definition

Acquisitiveness describes the greed to increase one's possessions, to acquire, hoard and save. It can be aimed on material or immaterial fields, depending on the development of other faculties. It stands for the love of oneself's capital and is thus basically a self-centred faculty.

[edit] Localisation

On the lower part of the temple, below Ideality.

[edit] Interaction with other faculties

  • Acquistiveness + Negative Conscientiousness: inclination towards theft and fraud
  • Acquisitiveness + strong development of Moral faculties: quest for moral perfection
  • Acquisitiveness + strong development of Intellectual faculties: quest for knowledge, academic titles,..
  • Acquisitiveness + positive Constructiveness + positive Perceptive faculties: business and commercial propensity.

[edit] See also

[edit] References & Bibliography

This article or section does not cite its references or sources.
You can help the Psychology Wiki by introducing appropriate citations.

[edit] Key texts

[edit] Books

[edit] Papers

[edit] Additional material

[edit] Books

[edit] Papers

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Acquisitiveness"

Rate this article:

Share this article:
Hubs Highlights International Sites Wikia messages
Entertainment
Gaming
Cartoons & Comics
Science Fiction
Hobbies
Sports
See all... 		Grand Theft Auto
Doctor Who
Legend of Zelda Wiki
Terminator Wiki
Everquest II Wiki
Mystery Science Theater 3000
 German
Spanish
Chinese
Japanese
More... 		Wikia is hiring for several open positions
Send this article to a friend
"Acquisitiveness"
 
 
Hi!



I thought you'd like this page from Wikia!



http://psychology.wikia.com



Come check it out!
Send confirmation

Back to article
.