Chapter 10 Flashcards
(8 cards)
Definition of personality
Unique, relatively stable pattern of thoughts, feelings and
actions
Levels of consciousness
The conscious (within awareness), preconscious (outside
awareness but can be accessed), and unconscious (outside awareness) and the iceberg is
the metaphor.
Freud’s structure of personality
The id (the pleasure principle), ego (the reality
principle), and superego (the conscience) and what they are.
Humanistic Theories
Rogers (unconditional positive regard) and Maslow (hierarchy of
needs)
Self- Actualization
People who are continually seeking to reach their fullest potential
Some objective
(16 PF and MMPI)
Projective measures
(Rorschach Inkblots;
Thematic Apperception Test [TAT]) and the difference between projective measures and
objective
measures.
Difference between projective measures and
objective
measures.
Projective measures is assessments that present stimuli without a specified meaning to test takers,
whose responses can then be interpreted to uncover underlying personality
characteristics and
objective measures use a standard set of questions with
answer choices (true/false, multiple
choice, circle the number) and have clear
scoring instructions that are identical for
everyone taking the test