Personality

Question 1

instincts and urges present at birth found here (in your unconscious); the devil on your shoulder

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id

Question 2

this has conscious control of your personality; the mediator

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ego

Question 3

your conscience; the angel on your shoulder

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superego

Question 4

everything we are aware of at a given moment is found here

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conscious

Question 5

material that can readily be brought to awareness is located here

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preconscious

Question 6

weaning is the main task at this Freudian stage

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oral stage

Question 7

being fixated at this Freudian stage may result in you being overly stingy

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anal stage

Question 8

you focus on forming adult relationships in this Freudian stage

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genital stage

Question 9

conflicts from earlier stages remain hidden in this Freudian stage

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latent stage

Question 10

identify with adult role models your main task in this Freudian stage; Oedipus complex occurs here

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phallic stage

Question 11

when you block events from awareness (defense mechanism)

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denial

Question 12

motivated forgetting; don’t remember threatening situation (defense mechanism)

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repression

Question 13

moving back in psychological time to a place you feel safe (defense mechanism)

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regression

Question 14

you don’t see desires as your own; you see them as others (defense mechanism)

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projection

Question 15

when you redirect an impulse on to a substitute target (defense mechanism)

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displacement

Question 16

Karen Horney believed anxiety comes from this

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lack of love

Question 17

Adler believed that we all struggle with feelings of …

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inferiority

Question 18

Jung’s term for the conscious mind

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ego

Question 19

Jung’s term for anything that is not presently conscious, but can be

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personal unconscious

Question 20

our psychic inheritance according to Jung is called this

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collective unconscious

Question 21

the unlearned tendency to experience things in a certain way (according to Jung)

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archetypes

Question 22

meaningful coincidences (beyond chance) by Jung

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synchronicity

Question 23

the self each person would like to be according to Rogers

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ideal self

Question 24

school of thought that emphasizes the positive potential of a person

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humanism

Question 25

Rogers contends that we all strive to become this when we unite our real self with our ideal self

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fully functioning individuals

Question 26

the gap between the real and the ideal self is called (according to Rogers)

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incongruity

Question 27

the built in motivation we all have to develop our potential to the fullest extent possible (according to Rogers)

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actualizing tendency

Question 28

name the psychologist who believed traits can be divided into three categories; cardinal, central and secondary

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Gordon Allport

Question 29

this psychologist believed that people can be categorized in to two basic traits: extraversion and emotional stability

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Hans Eysenck

Question 30

this psychologist believed that everyone has source traits which result in behaviors we can see

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Raymond Cattell

Question 31

the number of traits most psychologists agree are inherited at birth

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five

Question 32

relatively few people develop this kind of trait

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cardinal trait

Question 33

these are the traits that are the building blocks of our personality

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central traits

Question 34

these are the traits we seldom see, but could come out in certain situations (ex: a mother may get very aggressive if her child is threatened)

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secondary traits

Question 35

the Big 5 personality traits are ...

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Openness to Experience, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism (Emotional Stability)

Question 36

according to birth order theories, this child would be most agreeable and most of risk taker

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last born

Question 37

according to birth order theories, this child is most likely to be responsible and get along well with adults; they are organized and a rule follower

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first born

Question 38

a defense mechanism where you turn the feeling in to the opposite

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reaction formation

Question 39

you strip away emotion from an event (defense mechanism)

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isolation

Question 40

you take on the personality characteristics of someone else (defense mechanism)

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introjection

Question 41

you become your own substitute target (defense mechanism)

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turning against the self

Question 42

Erikson stage: Conflict centered on learning to trust others and the world

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Trust vs. Mistrust

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Erikson stage: conflict is created when growing self control is against feelings of shame and doubt

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Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

Question 44

Erikson stage: conflict centered on learning to take the initiative rather than feeling guilty about one's actions

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Initiative vs. Guilt

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Erikson stage: conflict arises when feelings of inferiority develop if industrious behavior is discouraged

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Industry vs. Inferiority

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Erikson stage: conflict involves establishing a consistent personal identity

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Identity vs. Role Confusion

Question 47

Erikson stage: conflict centered on establishing intimacy with others

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Intimacy vs. Isolation

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Erikson stage: conflict between stagnant self interest and interest in future generations

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Generativity vs. Stagnation

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Erikson stage: conflict between sense of personal integrity and despair over regretted life events

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Integrity vs. Despair

Question 50

a person's broad, long lasting pattern of behavior

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personality

Question 51

this technique allows a person to bring ideas from their unconscious that may be influencing their behavior

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free association

Question 52

Adler's idea of your unique style of life

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personality pattern

Question 53

Adler's idea of creating your personality through your choices and experiences

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creative self

Question 54

the four parts of Jung's ego

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sensing, intuiting, feeling, thinking

Question 55

Review all examples and activities in your notes

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Study your notes