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midterm #2 ch 12 Flashcards

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personality

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the unique characteristics that account for enduring patterns of inner experience and outward behaviour

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what are the 3 levels of mind according to freud

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  1. conscious- we are aware of all thoughts
  2. preconscious- thoughts that can easily be brought to awareness (memory)
  3. unconscious- we are unaware of this and can only become aware through special treatment
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freuds 3 central forces in personality development

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id- basic instinctual drives
ego- rational thoughts
superego- moral limits

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the id 6

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  • present at birth
  • insticts (eating, sleeping, sex, comfort)
  • governed by the pleasure principal (always wanting to be fulfilled)
  • libido fuels the id
  • immature/childlike (mindless)
  • resides in unconscious
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what is the pleasure principal

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always needing to be fulfilled

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the ego 4

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  • works under reality principal (realization that it is not possible to always be fulfilled)
  • like the id, it wants to fulfill needs/desires, but will approach it realistically in the social and environmental aspect
  • rational, problem-solving
  • works consciously and unconsciously
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superego 5

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  • forms during childhood
  • decides what is right and wrong (morals)
  • decides which impulses to express openly
  • can lead to feel guilt and anxiety
  • resides in unconscious and conscious mind
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which forces of personality is the mediator

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the ego

it balances the powerful desires of the id with the moral standards of the superego

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what are the two drives that freud thinks will cause internal conflict

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sexuality and aggression because they fall under social and moral constraints

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psychosexual stages def 5 of them

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stages in dev of personality (oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital) are primarily produced by sexuality and aggression

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oedipus complex def

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the boy wanting his mother has his partner, jealous rage

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neurosis

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abnormal behaviour caused by unresolved conflicts between the id, ego and superego

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defence mechanisms

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unconscious tactics employed by the ego to protect the individual from anxiety

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repression def

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the most basic defence mechanism; process of keeping unpleasant memories or thoughts buried deep within the unconscious mind

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denial def

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a defence mechanism; the process of refusing to recognize an existing situation

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rationalization def

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creating an excuse to justify unacceptable behaviour

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reaction formation def

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not acknowledging unacceptable impulses and over-emphasizing their opposite (praising accomplishment even though you resent their success)

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projection

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transferring ones unacceptable qualities or impulses to others

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displacement

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diverting ones impulses to a more acceptable target (yelling at a family member after your boss yelled at you)

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sublimation

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channeling socially unacceptable impulses into acceptable activities (redirecting aggressive behaviour by becoming a professional fighter )

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regression

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reverting to immature ways of responding (throwing tantrum when frustrated)

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identification

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enhancing self-esteem by imaging or forming alliances with others

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intellectualization

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ignoring troubling emotional aspects by focusing on abstract ideas or thoughts (discussing economic theories while ignoring that you just lost your job)

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what are neo-freudians

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followers who disagree with aspects of his theories, split off to form their own schools of thought

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alfred alder
social needs and conscious thoughts are important to behaviour more so than sexual needs and unconscious motivations. he was extremely interested in inferiority. this represents how power shapes human behaviour
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carl jung
agreed with unconscious level of thinking, he added two parts: the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious (inherited memories shared by humankind)
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what did Jung call the shared memories?
archetypes
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karen horney
agreed with how parenting effected children later in life, however she payed special attention to basic anxiety which develops in children who experience extreme isolation and helplessness. she noted that culture plays a huge role in development which frued ignored. rejected penis envy
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self-actualization.
the human need to fulfill their full and special potential, the highest level of need in Maslows hiearchy of needs
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peak experiences
moments in which people experience intense clarity of perception, feelings of joy and excitement and a suspended sense of time and reality
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positive psych
an area of psych focusing on positive experience and healthy mental functioning
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personality traits
tendencies to behave in certain ways that remain relatively constant across situations. said to be dimensional
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the personality trait model
mini-theory about the structure of personality traits
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lexical hypothesis
idea that pur language contains the important ways in which people can differ
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superfactor
a fundamental dimension of personality made up of a related cluster of personality traits
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interpersonal circle
a two-dimensional personality trait model based on blends of dominance and nurturance
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personality inventory
questionnaire designed to asses various aspects of personality
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five-factor model (big five)
trait model that proposes 5 major trait categories: agreeableness, extroversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness to experience (and all their opposites)
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socially desirable responding
tailoring answers on personality quiz to try to create a good impression
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projective tests SKIP
personality test intended to tap into the unconscious mind by presenting unknown thing and person needs to make meaning of it
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situationism
a view of personality which notes that in many social situations people responding similar ways. the situation drives their response rather than personality
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interactionism
view emphasizing a relationship between a persons underlying personality traits and the situations the person puts themselves in
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banduras theory of reciprocal determinism
personality is determined by the interaction of the external enviroment, internal mental events and behaviour. (praise for good work will encourage that work)
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phrenology & person
Franz Joseph Gall a method of assessing a persons mental and moral qualities by studying the shape of the persons skull. later contributed to localization of brain functions
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damage to the amygalada leads to
difficulty becoming conditioned to fear stimuli
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overactive amygalada leads to
fear adn shyness
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what is cerebral hemisphere dominance and how does it affect personality
right dom- neg emotions left hemi dom- pos emotions may appear at a really early age
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what are the three broad categories of temperament from researchers Lee Anna Clark and David Watson
- negative emotionality - positive emotionality - disinhibition versus contraint
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social role theory
gender differences occur because girls and boys develop different behaviours and skills based largely on differences in gender role expectations
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self-schema
individuals cognitive framework for the knowledge he has about himself

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