freuds psychoanalytical theory of personality

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preconscious

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outside awareness but accessible

Question 2

ID:

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“i want it now”

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Ego:

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mediator. operates on principle and satisfies ID’s desires

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superego:

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“always have to be on time to class” internalized ideals

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repression:

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excludes unacceptable thoughts and feelings from awareness or memory

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regression:

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when stressed people become immature and like a juvenile to deal with it

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reaction formation

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people act in the opposite of their true feelings

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projection

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put our own unconscious desires onto others

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rationalization

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“everyone does it!”

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displacement

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shifting your reaction from your real source of stress to a safer object

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sublimation

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gratifies sexual or aggressive desires in ways that are acceptable in their culture

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denial

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refusing to believe or perceive painful things

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alfred alder

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inferiority complex

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inferiority complex

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a feeling of inferiority that is largely unconscious (roots in childhood)

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karen horney

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basic anxiety

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basic anxiety

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emotion that gives sense of uncertainty and loneliness in a hostile environment can lead to maladjustment

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carl jung

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collective unconscious

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collective unconscious

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storing of instincts urges and memories of entire human species throughout history

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psychodynamic theories

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modern approaches to personality that focus on the unconscious importance

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ideal self

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“i would like to be _____”

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real self

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what am i actually

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projective test

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personality test. ambiguous stimuli designed to trigger projection of one’s inner dynamics

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projective test examples

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ink blot and thematic apperception test (TAT)

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self report inventory

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questionnaires which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of felling and behaviors used to asses personality traits

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examples of self report inventory tests

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Meyers’s briggs, Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI)- emotional disorder screening

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false consensus effect

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“everyone feels that way!”

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humanistic theories

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view personality with a focus on the potential for health personal growth

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carl rogers =

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full functioning

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unconditional positive regard

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attitude of acceptance of others despite their failures

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carl rodgers growth promoting climate:

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genuine-ness, empathy, and acceptance

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self concept

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thoughts and feelings of ourselves to answer the question “who am i?”

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spot light affect

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main character effect

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self efficacy

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one’s sense if competence and effectiveness

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self serving

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you perceive oneself favorably (good news= your fault, bad news = someone else’s fault)