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Personality

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our characteristic pattern of feeling, thinking, acting

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Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory of Personality

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the dynamic interaction between the conscious and unconscious mind

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Freud’s Psychoanalysis

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attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts

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Freud’s Iceberg Conscious

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current awareness

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Freud’s Iceberg Subconscious / Preconscious

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can be voluntarily thought of

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Freud’s Iceberg Unconscious

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blocked from conscious mind

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Id Principle

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basic animal drives

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Ego Principle

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reality and logic - the connection of Id and Superego

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Superego Principle

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morality

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Freudian Slips

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when the unconscious seeps through

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Repression

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forgetting distressing memories or information

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Regression

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retreating to an earlier mental age

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Reaction Formation

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switching unacceptable impulses into their opposites

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Projection

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attributing unwanted impulses onto another person

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Rationization

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offering justifying explanations in place of the real ones

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Displacement

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shifting unacceptable impulses to a less threatening object or person

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Sublimation

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transferring unacceptable impulses onto socially acceptable areas

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Denial

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refusing to accept or perceive painful realities

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Projective Tests

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analyzing the stories made about ambiguous images

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Rorschach Inkblots

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analyzing the images seen in random inkblots

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Thematic Apperception

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analyzing the stories made about ambiguous scenes

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Humanistic Theory of Personality

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view personality with the potential for personal growth

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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  1. physiological and security
  2. love and belonging
  3. self esteem
  4. self actualization and transcendence
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Self Actualizing

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all needs and desires have been met

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Unconditional Positive Regard
an open, accepting, and nonjudgmental regard towards a person
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Self Concept
how we respond to the question of "who am I?"
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Traits
characteristic pattern or behavior
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Trait Theory
traits are the building blocks of personality
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Introversion
people gain energy from being alone and drain in social settings
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Extroversion
people gain energy in social settings and drain when alone
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Personality Inventories
tests with the goal to measure different traits and measure personality
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Big Five Model
-openness -conscientiousness -extraversion -agreeableness -neuroticism
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Social Cognitive Perspective of Personality
the interaction of our traits with our environments
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Behavioral Approach to Personality
the impact of learning on personality
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Reciprocal Determinism
the interaction of behavior, cognition, and environment
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The Self
the center of personality, decision making, feelings, actions, etc
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Spotlight Effect
we believe people notice us more than they actually do
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Self Esteem
how a person feels about themselves
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Self Efficacy
sense of competency towards a certain task
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Motivation
needs or desires that prompt behavior
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Theories of INformation
-instinct -drive reduction -arousal -hierarchy of needs
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Instinct
complex behavior within a species that doesn't require learning to know
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Drive-Reduction Theory of Motivation
as a need increases, our desire to reduces it also increases
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Homeostasis
the internal state of stability
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Incentives
external stimuli that lure or repel us
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Arousal Theory of Motivation
we are motivated to maintain optimal levels of stimulation and activity
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Yerkes-Dodson Law
performance increases with arousal to a point and then decreases
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Sensation Seeking Theory
a personality trait defined by searching for feelings and experiences that are varied, complex, and new
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Self-Determination Theory
people are motivated to learn, grown, and change
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Intrinsic Motivation
activity is personally rewarding
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Extrinsic Motivation
we gain a reward of avoid punishment
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Conflict
an incompatibility of actions, goals or ideas
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Approach-Approach Conflict
both outcomes of a conflict are desirable
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Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
both outcomes of a conflict are unattractive
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Approach-Avoidance Conflict
both outcomes have a combination of positive and negative aspects
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Hypothalamus Connection to Hunger
maintains homeostasis
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Pituitary Gland Connection to Hunger
controls endocrine glands
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Ghrelin Connection to Hunger
causes stomach contractions to promote hunger
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Leptin Connection to Hunger
produced by fat and illuminates hunger
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BMR (basic metabolism rate)
measure of how much energy is used to maintain the body at rest
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Influencers on BMR
Genetics Age Sex Weight / Size
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Settling Point Theory
the weight the body tries to maintain
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Environmental Influences on Hunger
taste preferences culture arousal social facilitation serving size / selection
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Emotion
response of a whole organism involving physical arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience

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