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6403236236Personalityindividual's unique and relatively consistent pattern of thinking, feeling and behaving0
6403239494PsychoanalysisFreud's theory which emphasizes unconscious determinants of behavior1
6403243582Free associationpsychoanalytic technique of spontaneous report of thoughts and feelings2
6403251005Freudian slipinadvertent slip of the tongue, reveals unconscious thought3
6403256244Idin Freud's personality theory, the "want" of personality, seeks immediate satisfaction4
6403258316Superegoin Freud's personality theory, the "should" of personality, is one's moral compass5
6403262142Egoin Freud's personality theory, the "can" of personality, is a rational mediator6
6403265219ErosFreud's life instinct7
6403266279ThanatosFreud's death instinct8
6403272383Consciousinformation in your immediate awareness9
6403274498Preconsciousinformation that is easily retrievable for awareness10
6403281439Unconsciousthoughts, feelings and wishes that are hidden and not readily available to conscious awareness11
6403287237Repressiondefense mechanism, unconscious forgetting12
6403290376Displacementdefense mechanism, redirecting emotions toward a substitute13
6403293645Sublimationdefense mechanism, sexual urges channeled into other activities14
6403298147Rationalizationdefense mechanism, justifying one's actions with socially acceptable explanation15
6403300080Projectiondefense mechanism, attributing one's own unacceptable urges to someone else16
6403302864Reaction formationdefense mechanism, behaving in the exact opposite and socially acceptable way than what you really feel17
6403306425Denialdefense mechanism, failure to recognize the existence of anxiety-provoking information18
6403317583Undoingdefense mechanism, atoning for an unacceptable act by a second act19
6403320701Regressiondefense mechanism, retreating to a childish behavior pattern20
6403346732Psychosexual developmentoral, anal, phallic, latency and genital stages21
6403349917Oedipus complexexplains feelings of hostility toward same-sex parent22
6403355281Collective unconsciousJung, part of unconscious mind that is shared and universal23
6403365336ArchetypeJung, inherited mental images of universal human themes24
6403407903Anima/Animusfeminine/masculine qualities of individuals25
6403416179Basic anxietyfeeling isolated and helpless in a hostile world26
6403420556Social relationshipsaccording to Horney, very important, particularly between parent-child, in the development of personality27
6403427284Womb envythe idea that men are jealous of women for being able to give birth28
6403435435Overcompensationcovering up one's own weaknesses due to their feelings of inferiority29
6403439327Inferiority complexgeneral sense of inadequacy and weakness30
6403442609Self-actualizationtop of Maslow's heirarchy of needs31
6403456770Actualizing tendancyRogers, innate drive to enhance oneself32
6403459881Self-conceptbeliefs one holds about oneself33
6403462789Free willthe person acts upon the world34
6403467665Unconditional positive regardlove and acceptance no matter what35
6403470055Conditional positive regardlove and acceptance based on36
6403475498Congruencewhen real self aligns with perceived self37
6403479210Fully functioning personhumanistic way of describing a person who is psychologically healthy38
6409192375Reciprocal determinismpersonality is a combination of cognitive, behavioral & environmental factors39
6409194465Self-efficacybeliefs that a person has about his own ability to meet the demands of the environment40
6409198205Mastery experiencessituations in which we have a high self-efficacy41
6409200310Traitstable, enduring quality42
6409201456Surface traitstraits that are easily identified43
6409203321Source traitstraits that are few in number and are fundamental to one's personality44
6409205231Factor analysisstatistical technique to categorize, in this case, traits45
640920632716 PF16 Personality Factors Questionnaire46
6409209903Eysenck's 3 Dimensionsintroversion-extroversion, emotional stability, psychoticism47
6409211704Big Five Traitsneuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, conscientiousness48
6409215668Behavioral geneticsstudies to what extent does heredity have on behavior49
6409221147Projective teststests that are open-ended, use an ambiguous image50
6409223951Self-report inventoriesobjective tests of personality, uses standardized questions51
6409226606Rorschach Inkblot Testfirst projective test, uses 10 cards of color blots52
6409229437Thematic Apperception Testa projective test, create stories about ambiguous scenes53
6409232151MMPIMinnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, over 500 items, most widely used54
6409235497MBTIMyers Briggs Type Indicator, a self-report inventory55

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