Chapter 4 - Neoanalysis and Ego Aspects of Personality

Question 1

Carl Jung developed which branch of personality?

Answer 1

analytic psychology

Question 2

Carl Jung believed people are predisposed to believe ____ from experience and ancestors

Answer 2

certain truths

Question 3

2 childhood themes that formed the basis for his theory

Answer 3

1. believed he had several personalities
2. believed dreams/visions were received from beyond present reality

Question 4

What is the Red Book?

Answer 4

private journal of Jung’s he wrote in self-isolation after fighting with Freud (</3); contains images and multiple lang.

Question 5

What are the 3 parts of the mind/psyche?

Answer 5

conscious ego, personal unconscious, and collective unconscious

Question 6

What is the conscious ego?

Answer 6

conscious part of personality+sense of self

Question 7

What is personal unconscious?

Answer 7

thoughts not currently part of conscious awareness
-thoughts unimportant rn + repressed (past and future)

Question 8

What is collective unconscious?

Answer 8

deeper level of unconscious, made of archetypes

Question 9

What are archetypes?

Answer 9

powerful emotional symbols
-comes from emotional reactions of our ancestors to continually repeat events

Question 10

4 types of archtypes?

Answer 10

1. animus/anima 2. persona/shadow 3. mother 4.hero/demon

Question 11

animus is to ____ as anima is to ___

Answer 11

male element in woman; female element of a man

Question 12

person is a ____ while shadow is the dark side of personality

Answer 12

socially acceptable front

Question 13

mother embodies what?

Answer 13

generativity and fertility

Question 14

hero is a strong force for good while demon is ___

Answer 14

cruel and evil :(

Question 15

self-realization is

Answer 15

integrating archetypes from unconscious to fully developed self

Question 16

a complex is

Answer 16

group of emotionally charged thoughts that are related to a particular theme
-strength determined by libido

Question 17

Jung’s version of libido is different from Freuds in that

Answer 17

he defines libido as general psychic energy while Freud believed it was basic drives associated with sexual drives

Question 18

What are the 4 functions of the mind?

Answer 18

thinking, feeling, sensing, intuition

Question 19

thinking/feeling is the ____ part of the mind while sensing and intuition is ____

Answer 19

rational; irrational

Question 20

What are 2 attitudes that people can adopt?

Answer 20

extraversion and introversion

Question 21

extraversions direct libdio towards ____ while introverts direct it ____

Answer 21

things in external world; inwardly

Question 22

How many possible personality types are there?

Answer 22

8; basis for MBTI

Question 23

Adler wanted to avoid disturbances to personality so he called his theory ____

Answer 23

individual psychology

Question 24

individual psychology emphasizes what?

Answer 24

the impact of social conditions on personality

Question 25

3 social issues that everyone must face are:

Answer 25

occupational tasks, societal tasks, and love tasks

Question 26

what is the difference between societal tasks and love tasks?

Answer 26

societal is creating friendships while love tasks is finding a suitable partner

Question 27

according to adler, the central core of personality is

Answer 27

striving for superiority

Question 28

organ inferiority is the thought that

Answer 28

everyone is born with the same physical weakness

Question 29

difference between inferiority and superiority complex is

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inferiority complex exaggerates feelings of incompetence while superiority complex makes ppl overcompensate to counteract inferiority

Question 30

aggression drive is a reaction to

Answer 30

perceived helplessness

Question 31

masculine protest is an attempt to

Answer 31

be competent and independent; applies to both girls and boys (sexist af)

Question 32

superiority striving is different from superiority complex because

Answer 32

it's striving for power over inferiority and superiority complex is overcompensation to counteract inferiority

Question 33

perfection striving is

Answer 33

striving to meet fictional goals + imagined future achievements

Question 34

first born children must learn they aren't _____ and have a tendency for ____

Answer 34

the sole focus anymore; independence or they become a pseudo-parent

Question 35

second born children are born into ___

Answer 35

rivalry + compotention

Question 36

last born children are the most ____ and feel pressure to ____

Answer 36

spoiled; succeed -may result in lazy attitude if they can't succeed

Question 37

What are the 4 types of personality typologies?

Answer 37

1. ruling-dominant 2. getting-learning 3. avoiding 4. socially useful

Question 38

what is ruling-dominant?

Answer 38

aggressive+domineering

Question 39

what is getting-learning?

Answer 39

takes from others and somewhat passive

Question 40

what is avoiding?

Answer 40

runs away from problem

Question 41

what is socially useful?

Answer 41

meets problem realistically and cooperative caring

Question 42

Karen Horney believed it was important to discover _____ and ____

Answer 42

helplessness+gain individuality

Question 43

what is basic anxiety?

Answer 43

child's fear of being alone, helpless, insecure

Question 44

what are the 3 modes of someone can adopt in response to basic anxiety?

Answer 44

1. passive (complying) 2. aggressive (fighting) 3. withdrawn (disengaging)

Question 45

neo-analysts focus on _____

Answer 45

identity and sense of self

Question 46

What are the 3 aspects of self?

Answer 46

1. real self 2. despised self 3. ideal self

Question 47

real-self is the ____ and has our potential for _____

Answer 47

inner core of personality; self-realization

Question 48

despised self includes feelings of ____ and is based on other's _____ of us

Answer 48

inferiority+shortcomings; negative evaluations

Question 49

ideal self includes someone's feelings of _____

Answer 49

perfection

Question 50

tyranny of the should is the thought of

Answer 50

things we should have done differently

Question 51

name the neurotic 3 coping strategies

Answer 51

moving toward (making others happy to get their affection), moving against (want power and recognition), moving away (w/drawal of emotional investment)

Question 52

healthy people use which coping stragey?

Answer 52

all 3

Question 53

neurotic trend is the

Answer 53

unhealthy focus on 1 coping strategy

Question 54

Anna Freud and Heinz Hartmann placed high importance on the

Answer 54

ego

Question 55

Heinz Hartmann is considered the

Answer 55

father of ego psychology

Question 56

object relations theory is the focus on

Answer 56

the importance of relations with others in defining ourselves

Question 57

Margaret Mahler created which theory?

Answer 57

theory of symbosis

Question 58

what is symbiotic psychology?

Answer 58

no sense of self because they form too strong ties

Question 59

normal symbiotic is a ___

Answer 59

healthy ego

Question 60

Melanie Klein was the first major child psychoanalyst and developed

Answer 60

play theory- like play pretend with toys over grieving matters

Question 61

Heinz Kohut argued that a key problem for anxious people is what?

Answer 61

the fear of the loss of an important love object

Question 62

narcissistic personality disorder

Answer 62

feeling powerless but project bravdo

Question 63

Erik Erikon created the ____

Answer 63

neo analytic stage theory

Question 64

what is the neo analytic stage theory?

Answer 64

"ego crisis" that must be resolved to move onto the next stage and gain an "ego skill" -8 stages

Question 65

what are the early stages of erikson's stage theory

Answer 65

1. trust vs mistrust 2. autonomy vs. shame 3. initiative vs guilt 4. industry vs inferiority

Question 66

what are the late stages of erikson's stage theory?

Answer 66

1. identity vs role confusion 2. intimacy vs isolation 3. generating vs stagnation 4. ego integrity vs despair

Question 67

Creek created the theory of social, personal, and ____ self

Answer 67

possible

Question 68

social self is

Answer 68

who someone is in relation to others

Question 69

personal self is

Answer 69

self described with introspection

Question 70

possible selves include

Answer 70

our actual self, ideal self (wishes/hopes), and ought self (beliefs about duties)

Question 71

T/F: Baumeister states that "finding ourselves" was a disguise for finding a purpose in life and that self-esteem is a useful target

Answer 71

F; self-esteem is NOT useful target