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6328809681Personalitycharacteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and acting0
6328809682Free Associationmethod of exploring the unconscious where patient relaxes and say whatever is on his mind, psychoanalytic1
6328809683Unconsciousness (Freud)unacceptable motives and thoughts, unaware of processing, repressed desires2
6328809684IDfueled by pleasure principle, aims to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drive3
6328809685Egoreality principle wants to satisfy ID in ways with realistic and long term pleasure4
6328809686Superegoconscious and morality, considers real and ideal, often opposes ID5
6328809687Oral Psychosexual Stage0-18 months, pleasure center is mouth....biting, chewing, sucking6
6328809688Anal Psychosexual Stage18-36 months, focused on bowel and bladder elimination, control7
6328809689Phallic Psychosexual Stage3-6 years, pleasure zone is genitals, coping with sexual feelings, oedipus complex8
6328809690Oedipus Complexsubconscious sexual desire to mom and jealousy of dad, more desire of relationship than sexual interaction9
6328809691Latency Psychosexual Stage6-puberty, dormant or suppressed sexual feelings ex: girls have cooties10
6328809692Genital Psychosexual Stagepuberty+, maturation of sexual interest11
6328809693Identification in Psychosexualiycoping with oedipus complex by joining sides with "oppressor", this is where gender idetity takes place ex: if you cant beat them, join them12
6328809694Fixation in Psychosexualitywhen psychosexual stage is over or understimulated (conflict is unresolved) and develop behaviors from being stuck in the stage13
6328809695Defense Mechanismactions to reduce anxiety by distorting reality, ego's protection method, often sub concious14
6328809696Repressiondefense mechanism that pushes thoughts into subconscious to banish all anxiety, underlies all defense mechanisms15
6328809697Regressiondefense mechanism where you regress to infantile psychosexuality, comfort things from childhood ex: baby blanket, thumb sucking when scared16
6328809698Reaction Formationdefense mechanism where you are switching unacceptable impulses to acceptable ones ex: fake smiling when you're mad17
6328809699Projectiondefense mechanism where you disguise your own threatening impulses by attributing it to others ex: thief thinks everyone else is a thief18
6328809700Rationalizationdefense mechanism where you justify your problem ex: an alcoholic says hey just drink because it is social19
6328809701Displacementdefense mechanism where you are displaying unacceptable emotions on a more acceptable thing ex: want to hit someone but you decide to go hit a ball20
6328809702Denialdefense mechanism where you refuse to believe you have a problem21
6328809703Subliminationchanneling frustration toward another goal, usually healthy22
6328809704Carl Jung believed...the unconscious held the collective unconscious23
6328809705Collective Unconsciousshared and inherited memory from previous times and species to help guide us in survival24
6328809706Projective Testspersonality tests and identification of random stimuli designed to trigger inner desires and thoughts25
6328809707Rorschach Inkblot Testfamous projective test where people describe what they see in ink images, modernly disredited26
6328809708False Consensus Effecttendency to overestimate the extent of shared belief (projection) ex: I can go over the speed limit because everyone else does27
6328809709Terror Management Theorydeath related anxiety, obsessed with their death28
6328809710Thematic Apperception Testpeople express their inner feelings through stories from random scenes29
6328809711Abraham Maslowhierarchy of needs, once needs are met you focus on another thing30
6328809712Self Actualizationprocess of fulfilling potential31
6328809713Self Transcendenceunderstanding meaning beyond ones self32
63288097143 conditions for growthgenuineness, empathy, acceptance or unbias, Carl Rogers33
6328809715Carl Rogers believed...people are good unless growth was inhibited34
6328809716Self Conceptcentral feature of personality35
6328809717Myer Briggs Type Indicatorpersonality tests that defines you as a thinker, feeler...etc.36
6328809718Factor Analysisgrouping traits based on commonality37
6328809719Eysenck Personality Questionnairebelieved to be genetically influenced, categorized by 4 over arching traits38
6328809720Personality Inventoriesin depth questionnaires designed to evaluate traits with agree/disagree questions39
6328809721Minnesota Multiphasic Personality TestStarke Hathaway, originally developed to access and define emotional disorders but is used around the world now40
6328809722Empirically Derived Testtesting a pool of items and then selecting the different ones and placing them in groups41
6328809723Barnum Effectaccepting stock descriptions allowing you to truly believe them ex: horoscopes42
6328809724Big 5 Personality Factorsconscientiousness (organization) , agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion....50% heritibility among each trait. (CANOE)43
6328809725Neuroticismemotional stability44
6328809726What is the best way to determine personality?studying it over time because your personality becomes more stable, not tests because of barnum effect45
6328809727Reciprocal Determinismthe interaction of your mind, environment and behavior that influences personality46
6328809728Personal Controlhow we perceive the control in our environment, studied by correlation and experimentation47
6328809729External Locus of Controlthinking that an outside forces beyond our control determine fate48
6328809730Internal Locus of Controlthinking that you can control your own fate49
6328809731Self Controlability to control yourself and impulses in order to achieve greater reward in the future50
6328809732Learned Helplessnessbad event-percieved lack of control-helpless behavior ex: college, nursing homes, prison, depression51
6328809733Self Efficacybelief in yourself that you can succeed, it is a learned behavior and is psychology most studied topic52
6328809734Strong Self Efficacyviews challenges as tasks, deeper interest, recover quickly from setbacks53
6328809735Weak Self Efficacychallenges are beyond capabilities, low confidence, focuses on negatives54
6328809736Attributional Styleoptimistic vs pessimistic55
6328809737Positive Psychologyoptimal human functioning, promotes stregnths56
6328809738Self Reference Effectwe remember things better when connect an idea to a personal experience57
6328809739Selfthe center of personality58
6328809740Possible Selvesperception of what you could become "rich self" "poor self"59
6328809741Spotlight Effectoverestimating what others think of us ex: you have a zit and you are embarrased but no one really notices (Thomas Gilovich)60
6328809742Self Esteemfeeling of self worth61
6328809743Self Serving Biasthinking of yourself higher than others or better than average62
6328809744Narcissismexcessive self love63
6328809745Defensive Self Esteemfocuses more about what others think about them, failure and criticism are threatening, aggresssive64
6328809746Secure Self Esteemmore accepting, less effected by external sources, greater quality of life65
6328809747Psychoanalytic Personality TheoryFreud, emotional disorder are from the unconscious, unresolved conflict and defense mechanisms66
6328809748Psychoanalytic Assessmentsfree association, projective tests, dream analysis67
6328809749Psyhodynamic Personality TheoryAdler, Jung, Horney...the conscious and unconscious interact, childhood experiences and focuses on defense mechanisms68
6328809750Humanistic Personality TheoryRogers and Maslow, focuses on healthy striving of self actualization, self concept, self awareness, therapy69
6328809751Trait Personality TheoryAllport, Eysenck, we have certain traits that are stable and influenced by genetics, big 5 and personality tests70
6328809752Social Cognitive Personality TheoryBandura, our traits and sociability interact to produce behavior, behavior assessment71

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