WK4 L1 Personality Flashcards
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personality
refers to enduring patterns of thought, feeling, behaviour and motivation that are expressed in different circumstances
Freuds drive model
suggests that human behaviour os motivated by 2 drives- sex and aggression
Freuds developmental model- psychosexual stages
libido follows a developmental course during childhood- oral, anal, phallic, latent and genital
Defence mechanisms
unconscious mental processes that protect a conscious person from unpleasant emotions
Different defence mechanisms
Repression, denial, projection, reaction formation, sublimation, rationalisation, displacement and regression and passive aggression
Displacement
persons direct their emotions away from the real target to a substitute
Regression
person reverts back to an earlier stage of psychosexual development
passive aggression
an indirect expression of anger towards others
Sublimation
persons convert an unacceptable impulse into a socially acceptable activity
Rationalisation
person explains away actions to reduce anxiety
Repression
anxiety evoking thoughts are kept unconscious
Denial
person refuses to recognise reality
projection
attribution of own unacceptable impulses to others
Reaction formation
person converts an unacceptable impulse into the opposite impulse
Freuds structural model of personality
conflict seen as being between 3 forces
ID
driven by what it wants-Reservoir of sexual aggression energy, unconscious driven by impulses
Superego
trying to parent ID- Counterbalance to ID, source of conscience and ideals
Ego
Must balance ID and superego, obeys reality principle
Analytical psych- carl jung
focus on relationship between the unconscious and the conscious, incorporating what is happening in everyday life
Personality types
introverted and extroverted
Life history methods
understand the person in context of their life experiences
Projective tests
inkblot and TAT
Contributions of psychodynamic theory
emphasis on unconscious processes, importance of childhood experiences in shaping adult personality
Limitations of psychodynamic theory
not based on scientific observation, emphasis on drives, gender bias, believe impossible to change persona