Theories Of Personality Flashcards
(24 cards)
Freud: psychoanalytic theory
Iceberg.
Libido: natural energy source that get fixated
Id: immediate gratification
Ego: perceptions, thoughts, mediator
Superego: morality
Humanistic theory
Free will
Self actualization
Conscious
People are inherently good
(Maslow and rogers)
Rogers (humanistic)
People need Growth promoting climate to obtain self actualization (personality)
Must have 1. acceptance
You must be 2. genuine
Biological theory
Components of personality are inherited
Social potency
Traditionalism
Trait to be a leader
Trait to be submissive
Behavioral theory
Observable:
skinner– operant conditioning
Pavlov–classical conditioning
Psychoanalytic thy
Trait thy
Patterns of behavior
Cardinal traits: most prevalent. Not all individuals have same traits. Influence the other two.
Central traits: less dominant
Secondary traits: preferences
Big 5 traits (OCEAN)
Openness Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism
Bobo doll
Children show aggression to doll after seeing adults do it
Learning performance behavior
Learning behavior is different from performing behavior
Video games: i don’t perform the behavior but that doesn’t mean I don’t learn it
Banduras social cognitive theory
Observational learning, you need these things:
Attention
Memory
Imitation
Motivation
AMIM (am I motivated )
Denial
Pathological defense mechanism
Projection
Someone projects their own feeling on someone else.
Projective identification
When the person being projected upon starts acting according to the projections
Intellectualization
Neurotic defense mechanism
Separating emotion from ideas
Rationalization
Neurotic defense mechanism
“Not my fault” rationalizing
Regression
Neurotic defense mechanism
Acting like a baby
Mature defense mechanisms
Humor
Sublimation (channel negative energy to something positive)
Suppression (consciously push negative thoughts into subconscious)
Sublimation
(channel negative energy to something positive)
Mature defense mechanisms
Supression
(consciously push negative thoughts into subconscious)
Mature defense mechanisms
Pleasure principle
Immmature, want pleasure immediately (childhood)
Freud
Reality principle
Mature, delaying pleasure in pursuit of a long term gratification
Older people
Freud
Eros
Drive for life: healthy, sex, safety
Freud
Thanatos
Death drive: Self destructive, harmful to others, hate
