Final review old tests Flashcards
(89 cards)
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Personality Definition
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The System of characteristics that contribute to consistency in thoughts, feelings, and behavior over time & place.
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List Major Theories
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biological psychodynamic humanistic cognitive learning
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Personality best expressed with phrase
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How we perceive ourselves, and how others perceive us
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Persona
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a mask
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Who is more likely to be research subjects
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white men
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Why are self report measures good?
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objective scoring
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African Americans
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lower on trust scale
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Hispanic & Asians
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less likely to seek help
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MMPI
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not appropriate for those with low reading ability
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Projective Tests
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not valid
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Freud based theory on
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clinical observations
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Freud deep attraction to
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mom
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Freudian anxiety out of
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childhood sexual conflicts
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Freud two primary instincts-
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life/death
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preconscious is
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storehouse for memories, thoughts, perceptions
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Freud criticized for all except:
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did not look deeply into psyche (he did!)
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Anal stage can be used as a weapon by children (True/False)
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Anal stage can be used as a weapon by children (True)
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Person doesn’t remember sexual assault using
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repression
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Gay senator acts like womanizer-
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Reaction Formation
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Woman wants affair takes up repairs-
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Sublimation
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Jung’s theory developed out of
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mental breakdown at 38
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Jung- all types of psychic energy
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not differentiation (libido, more?)
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Jung- all major systems of psyche except
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not libido (Conscious, personal unconscious, collective unconscious)
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Jung- Which applies to introversion/extraversion
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D- all of above
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Jung- complexes grow out of
childhood, adult, ancestral- all of above
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Jung- collective unconscious
inherited human experience & history of species
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Jung- all archetypes except
preconscious
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Jung- anima/animus
all humans bisexual
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Jung- During middle age, we become
introverted, psychic energy is rechanneled, universal, all of above
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Horney- Statement on childhood
- biological forces more important than social forces- false!!
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Horney- More afraid child is
more must repress
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Horney- Children strive to protect against basic anxiety by
1. Securing affection and love (doing what others want/bribing/threatening)
2. Being Submissive
3. Attaining Power
4. Withdrawing
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Horney- List of 10 neurotic needs bad if-
only way of reducing anxiety
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Horney- Neurotic moving toward
= compliant personality (compliant/agressive/withdrawn)
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Horney- idealized self image leads to
tyranny of the should
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For Horney, oedipus complex
Oedipus complex results in conflict between dependence on one’s parents and hostility toward them
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Horney- woman conflict between
love and work
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Horney was opposed to
taking verbatim notes
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Erikson Personality develops
throughout lifespan
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From his early work, Erikson was interested in
from early work, interested with psychoanalytic work with children
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Erikson Studies all groups except for
Adults with Schizophrenia
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According to Erikson's Epigenetic Principle of maturation,
stages are determined by genetic factors
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Erikson Divided personality growth into
8 stages from birth to death
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Erikson- Conflict at one stage not resolved,
person will have more difficulty in continuing normal development in next stage
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Erikson- Identity cohesion vs role confusion=
moratorium to give person time to play different roles/images
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Erikson- positive outcome of intimacy vs isolation-
establish positive intimate relationships
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Erikson- person in generativity v stagnation stage needs to be
involved in teaching/guiding next generation
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Allport believed meeting with freud illustrated
: too much importance on unconscious
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Alport; uniqueness determined by
: Genetics + Learning
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Allport personality traits are
: real and exist within us
most pervasive and influential trait: cardinal trait
central traits: 5-10 themes that describe behavior
concept of FA proposes that: motives of healthy adults about present/future, not childhood
Addictions & repetitive actions: perseverative functional autonomy
functionally autonomous behavior example: learned skills
needs for affection and security are met in infancy; proprium develops, FA develops, unique traits develop, D all of the answers
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Allport most pervasive and influential trait
: cardinal trait
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Allport- central traits
: 5-10 themes that describe behavior
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Allport- concept of FA proposes that
: motives of healthy adults about present/future, not childhood
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Allport- Addictions & repetitive actions
: perseverative functional autonomy
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Allport- functionally autonomous behavior example
: learned skills
needs for affection and security are met in infancy; proprium develops, FA develops, unique traits develop, D all of the answers
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Allport- needs for affection and security are met in infancy;
proprium develops, FA develops, unique traits develop, D all of the answers
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Allport Unusual assessment technique:
personal document approach
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Allport popular today because:
expressive behaviors linked to traits, healthy adults, little habits tied to personality traits- D all of the answers
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Cattell used Factor Analysis for
factor of data
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Cattell traits are
(D- all of answers) relatively permanent, basic structural units of pers, derived by factor analysis
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Cattell- source traits are:
basic elements of personality
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Cattell- behavior that results from alcohol intake is a constitutional trait
(physiological)
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Cattell- env. mold traits are:
learned characteristics from friends/work/where we live
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cattell identified
16 source traits that form basis of personality
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Cattell- 2 kinds of dynamic traits:
ergs & sentiments
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Eysenck- all personality dimensions except
shyness vs social rejection (ENP
| extraverts have lower cortical arousal than introverts
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Eysenck- personality dimensions:
remain relatively constant throughout lifespan
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Eysenck- all part of big five except:
deference
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maslow insisted on psyc that
emphasized human strengths, free will, potential
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Maslow’s needs are instinctoid:
based on needs for safety belongingness & love
| people driven by: one dominant need at a time
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Maslow- Higher needs are:
weaker than lower needs, active later in life, less necessary for survival (D all of answers)
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Maslow- need for safety most important in:
infants & neurotic adults
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Maslow- prereq for self act is
realistic knowledge of strengths, freedom, security (D- all of above)
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Maslow- second set of innate needs:
cognitive needs, know & understand
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Maslow- metamotivation:
motivation of self actualizers
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Maslow- all characteristics of self-act except
complete acceptance of norms/beliefs of majority (do have accurate perceptions, acceptance of self, etc)
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Maslow- If need for self act is innate, why is it rare?
higher=weaker, sufficient love in childhood needed, Jonah complex (D all of answers)
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Maslow’s personality theory grew out of
research on characteristics of Ruth Benedict/Max Wertheimer
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Rogers Research with kids showed :
self insight most important predictor
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Rogers organismic valuing process:
evaluate life exp based on how it serves actualizing tendency
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According to Rogers, way we see env is:
dependent on our perception, not reality
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Rogers Self is: image
(actual & ideal), consistent pattern, organized whole (D all of the answers)
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Rogers Acceptance we need from others:
Positive Regard
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Rogers Conditions of worth derive from:
internalizing parents’ norms and standards
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Rogers Our level of psych adjustment and emotional health:
self is congruent with environment
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Rogers All fully functioning person characteristics except:
develops defenses against threats to the self (yes, awareness, trust, freedom)
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Rogers fully functioning person is
actualizing not actualized
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Rogers used in research:
Q sort technique
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Critics charge that Rogers ignored
factors which client was not consciously aware that could influence behavior
