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Ego psychology

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focused on the development of ego within reality and emphasized the role of identity (experienced as a unique, continuous, whole sense of self)

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Primary function of ego

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establishing a secure identity

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Identity crisis

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desperation and confusion one feels when a strong sense of identity hasn’t been developed

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Narcissism as a trait

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an extreme preoccupation with the self with inflated self-admiration, grandiosity, entitlement, and attention-seeking

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Self-serving bias

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tendency for people to take credit for successes yet deny responsibility for failures

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Narcissism at a high level

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bragging/boasting, arrogance, sensitivity to criticism, low empathy, derogation of others, bullying

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Striving for superiority

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pattern of behavior intended to put others down in order to compensate for underlying feelings of inferiority

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Narcissism at a moderate level

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self-serving bias, slightly unrealistically positive self-image, some drive to feel special

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Narcissism at a low level

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very modest, self-effacing

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Narcissistic personality disorder

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a pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy accompanied by functional impairments

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Malignant narcissism

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narcissistic and antisocial (e.g. cult leaders)

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Tendencies of people high in narcissism

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use more first-person singular pronouns; look in the mirror and watch recordings of themselves more; interrupt others more during conversations; become distressed and aggressive when insulted; make good first impressions

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Social media behaviors of people high in narcissism

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more active; post more about their accomplishments; take/post more selfies; enjoy debating and trolling more (especially men); receive more likes

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Interpersonal behaviors of people high in narcissism

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divide people to gain power over them; make threats and lies to influence people’s emotions/behaviors; distort reality by arguing fiction is fact; engage in gaslighting; idealize and devalue romantic partners

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Inferiority complex (Adler)

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lack of self-worth and low self-esteem resulting from early development; overcompensate by striving for superiority; foundation for narcissism

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The narcissistic paradox (Kohut)

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narcissism is a complex defense mechanism; although narcissists appear to have high self-esteem, they have doubts over their self-worth

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Grandiose or overt narcissism

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high self-esteem, social dominance, exhibitionism, overestimation of abilities, fantasies about superiority, perfection, omnipotence; closely aligns with clinical criteria for narcissistic personality disorder

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What is grandiose narcissism correlated with?

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high extraversion, low agreeableness and aggressiveness

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Vulnerable or covert narcissism

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anxiety, defensiveness, avoidance, insecurity, hypersensitivity, vulnerability, vigilance for criticism

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What is vulnerable narcissism correlated with?

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high neuroticism, low extraversion, low agreeableness

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What do grandiose and vulnerable narcissism both involve?

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self-centeredness, self-indulgence, entitlement, disregard for others, interpersonal antagonism

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3-factor structure of narcissism (Miller)

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agentic extraversion, antagonism, neuroticism

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What is the common core trait in grandiose and vulnerable narcissism according to the 3-factor structure?

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antagonism or low agreeableness

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Narcissism according to Krizan and Herlache

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entitled self-importance

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Narcissism according to Kowalchyk
genuine narcissism involves deep insecurities and is more similar to vulnerable narcissism, while grandiose narcissism is more similar to psychopathy
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Which fields show that narcissism is associated with success?
show business, leadership, job interviews, initial interactions (but they lose popularity over time)
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Psychosocial development (Erikson)
focused on ego development over life and identified common/necessary tensions inherent to each stage of development
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2 ways Erikson's view on development different from Freud's
time span (lasts into adulthood and old age); social, not sexual, in nature
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3 ways Erikson's view on development is similar to Freud's
follows a stage model; each stage represents a conflict or developmental crisis; fixation
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8 stages of psychosocial development
infancy (0-2), toddlerhood (2-3), young childhood (3-4); elementary (4-12); adolescence (13-19); young adulthood (20-39); adulthood (40-64); old age (65+)
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Conflict and possible negative outcomes in infancy
trust vs mistrust; dependent or paranoid
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Conflict and possible negative outcomes in toddlerhood
autonomy vs shame and doubt; obsessive/impulsive or avoidant
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Conflict and possible negative outcomes in young childhood
initiative or purpose vs guilt; antisocial/narcissistic or constricted
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Conflict in elementary
industry (feeling like you can work to achieve what you want) vs inferiority
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Conflict and possible negative outcome in adolescence
identity vs role/identity confusion (not having a strong sense of self); negative identity (e.g. gang member)
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Identity foreclosure
when one doesn't go through a crisis or forms an identity without exploring alternatives
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Rite of passage
ceremony that initiates a child into adulthood
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Moratorium
taking time to explore options before committing to an identity
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Conflict in young adulthood
intimacy vs isolation
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Conflict in adulthood
generativity (generating something one care about in life) vs stagnation
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Conflict in old age
integrity vs despair
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Object relations theory
examines the process of developing one's psyche in relation to others in the environment
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2 assumptions in object relations theory
a child's internal wishes, desires, urges are not as important as development of relationships; others become internalized by the child as mental representations (e.g. mother)
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What influences our interpersonal relationships according to object relations theory?
internalized representations of our relationships with our parents (our first social attachments) form prototypes for our future relationships
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Attachment theory (Bowlby)
infants must develop a relationship with at least one primary caregiver for successful development of personality
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What does an attachment between infant and primary caregiver require?
physical contact with a warm and responsive mother
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2 main factors in parenting according to attachment theory
sensitivity and responsiveness
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4 patterns of attachment in children
secure, anxious-ambivalent, avoidant, disorganized
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Secure attachment style
children are well-adjusted and trusting; caregivers are responsive to needs
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Anxious-ambivalent attachment style
children are anxious and clingy ; caregivers are inconsistent; associated with vulnerable narcissism
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Avoidant attachment style
children are uninterested and emotionally distant; caregivers are neglectful; associated with grandiose narcissism in adulthood
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Disorganized attachment style
children are erratic; caregivers are depressed, traumatized, or abusive
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Childhood attachment styles as working models
early experiences and reactions of the infant to the parents become internalized as unconscious expectations of relationships
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4 adult attachment styles (Bartholomew)
secure, preoccupied (ambivalent), dismissive-avoidant, fearful-avoidant
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Attachment styles according to Bartholomew
interactions between 2 dimensions: attachment-related anxiety and attachment-related avoidance
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Attachment-related anxiety
extent to which an adult worries over whether their partner loves them
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Attachment-related avoidance
extent to which an adult feels they can trust and depend on others
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Secure attachment style
comfortable with intimacy, autonomous and dependent
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Preoccupied attachment style
crave intimacy and worried about partners
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Dismissive-avoidant attachment style
minimize closeness and views intimacy as a loss of independence
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Fearful-avoidant attachment style
wants a relationship but has difficulty trusting; combination of preoccupied and dismissive-avoidant style
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Which childhood attachment style is associated with narcissism?
anxious-ambivalent and avoidant
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Which adult attachment styles are associated with narcissism?
dismissive-avoidant (grandiose), preoccupied and fearful-avoidant (vulnerable)
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3 parenting styles associated with high narcissism
neglectful, authoritarian, permissive/indulgent
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Neglectful parenting style
results in a lack of empathy and warmth
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Authoritarian parenting style
insists on perfection, winning, and toughness
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Permissive/indulgent parenting style
promotes entitled attitudes and leads to excessive self-idealization
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Social learning theory
children learn to become narcissistic through reinforced behaviors
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What factor predicts high narcissism?
parental overvaluation, not lack of love and warmth
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5 postulates of contemporary psychoanalysis
(1) unconscious and (2) childhood play a large role in personality development; (3) behavior represents conflicts in compromises between mental processes; (4) mental representations of the self and relationships guide our interactions; (5) personality development involves changing an immature and socially dependent relationship style
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Imagination inflation effect
imagining events leads one to rate those events as more familiar and likely to have happened
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2 views of the unconscious
motivated unconscious and cognitive unconscious
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Cognitive unconscious view
readily acknowledging that information can get into our memories without ever being aware of it
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Subliminal perception
information that is presented so quickly that you don't recognize the words primes associated material in memory without going through conscious experience
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Finding on subliminal perception
unconscious information doesn't influence motivation
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Fear of success
women can harbor an unconscious fear of success as they may lose friends while men have no fear as they would gain friends
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Motive
internal states that arouse and direct behavior toward specific objects and goals; caused by deficits that lead to needs
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Needs
states of tension within a person (reduced when need is satisfied); a potentiality or readiness to respond in a certain way under given circumstances
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2 kinds of needs (Murray's theory of needs)
primary or viscerogenic; secondary or psychogenic
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Primary needs
based on biological demands, satisfied by physical means (e.g. food, water, sex)
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Psychogenic needs
not always necessary for survival but essential for psychological well-being; satisfied by mental or emotional means (e.g. ambition, dominance, social power and affection)
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Press
need-relevant aspects of the environment (e.g. need for affiliation is affected by the presence of friendly people); can be based on objective reality (alpha press) or subjective reality (beta press)
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Apperception
interpreting the environment and perceiving the meaning of what's going on in a situation
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State vs trait level of needs
momentary amount of a need that fluctuates based on circumstances vs average tendency or set point on specific trait
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Big 3 motives
needs for achievement, power, intimacy
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Need for achievement
desire to do better, be successful, and feel competent; high nAch prefer moderate challenges
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Sex differences in nAch
life outcomes (e.g. depends on how much women value work and family); childhood experiences (e.g. women high in nAch had strict mothers and men high in nAch had supportive parents)
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Need for power
desire to have an impact on and sometimes control other people
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Need for intimacy
desire for warm, fulfilling relationships and need for human connection
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Humanistic approach to motivation
conscious awareness of needs, choice, and personal responsibility; focus on growth and realizing full potential instead of deficiency
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6 components of Maslow's hierarchy of needs (bottom to top)
physiological, safety, belongingness, esteem, self-actualization, self-transcendence
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2 additional needs apart from those in Maslow's
cognitive (knowledge, meaning, self-awareness) and aesthetic (appreciation and search for beauty, balance)
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Self-transcendence
dedicating oneself to a higher goal through altruism or spirituality
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3 aspects of psychological maturity
self-transcendence, self-directedness, cooperativeness
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3 criticisms of Maslow
limited/mixed empirical evidence; inconsistent with understandings of human nature; not normative and has cultural differences
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When can a need be skipped? (Maslow's)
if it has been met before or if one believes it can be met
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Self-actualization
living according to one's true self and full potential; growth-motivated and achieved only when all basic and mental needs are met
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Alternative of self-actualization
false self or living according to others' expectations
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Peak experience
transpersonal and ecstatic state characterized by feelings of euphoria, harmonization, deep meaning, interconnectedness
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3 descriptions individuals give to peak experiences
possessing a mystical, spiritual, and overtly religious quality
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Carl Rogers' belief about people
intrinsically good and required unconditional positive regard
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Characteristic of an actualized person
congruence between sense of self/self-concept and ideal self
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Fully functioning person
someone on their way to self-actualization; in touch with their innermost feelings and desires; understands their emotions; trusts their instincts and urges
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5 components of emotional intelligence
ability to know one's emotions and regulate them, motivate oneself, know and influence how others are feeling
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3 core conditions in client-centered therapy
atmosphere of genuine acceptance; unconditional positive regard; empathic understanding

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