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7252158498Sigmund FreudFounder of psychoanalysis Originally a medical doctor and found that his patients were suffering from an illness with psycho-logical causes This led him to develop theories of the unconscious mind, psycho-sexual development and Psychoanalysis0
7252158499Psychoanalytic TheoryPsychologist: Sigmund Freud Behavior is due to unconscious motives and conflicts Early childhood experiences determine personality1
7252158500Unconscious Mind-foundation for the psychoanalytic theory -controls the phenomena of repressed feelings, automatic skills, subliminal perceptions, thoughts, habits and automatic reactions as well as possibly holding emotional complexes, phobias and desires.2
7252158501Idlocated in the unconscious present at birth Ruled by the "Pleasure Principle" and has no values, morality, or logic (animal instincts)3
7252158502Egolocated in both conscious, & unconscious Developed after birth, the self Ruled by the "Reality Principle" and balances the id and superego by being organized, rational, and postponing gratification4
7252158503SuperEgolocated in both conscious, & unconscious developed by age 5 Ruled by the "Morality Principle" and is the opposite of the Id because it is the internal, parental voice with rules and values5
7252158506Psychosexual Development- sequential and discontinuous stages with changing erogenous zone and conflict in each stage if conflict is not successful resolved, the result is fixation O.A.P.L.G (Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital)6
7252158507Oral stageAge: 0-1 Erogenous Zone: Mouth Task: Oral Activities (sucking, chewing, biting, etc) Fixation: Smoking, Over-eating7
7252158508Anal stageAge: 1-3 Erogenous Zone: Anus Task: Potty Training Fixation: Anal retentive or Anal Expulsive8
7252158509Latency stageAge: 6 to puberty Erogenous Zone: None Task: develop relationships with same sex peers to strengthen gender identity Fixation: doesn't occur at this stage9
7252158510Phallic stageAge: 3-5 Erogenous Zone: Genitals Task: Gender Identity Fixation: Narcissism, Homosexuality10
7252158511Genital stageAge: Puberty to death Erogenous Zone: Genitals Task: Find a hetero-sexual relationship Fixation: doesn't occur at this stage but old conflicts will arise11
7252158512Penis EnvyFreudian theory that girls become upset and scarred because because they don't have a penis and a penis is a key to being successful. Phallic Stage12
7252158513Electra Complexgirls sexually desire dad and hate mom but need to resolve this in order to develop a gender identity Phallic Stage of Psycho-sexual Development13
7252158514Oedipus Complexboys sexually desire mom and hate dad but need to resolve this in order to develop a gender identity Phallic Stage of Psycho-sexual Development14
7252158515Defense mechanisms- extreme measures protect the ego from threats; operate unconsciously and deny, falsify, or distinct reality - not successful coping strategies because they do not remove stressors15
7252158516Neo-FreudiansJung, Horney, Adler Believed that Freud put too much emphasis on sex and there needed to be more emphasis on social factors16
7252158517Collective unconsciousPsychologist: Carl Jung Defined: A warehouse of "instinctive memories" passed down to each generation and all humans share and is made up of archetypes17
7252158518ArchetypesDefined: Inherited universal concepts that create the Collective Unconscious Examples: Anima v. Animus, Mother v. Father, Persona v. Shadow, Hero v. Villain18
7252158519Basic AnxietyPsychologist: Karen Horney anxiety that is created by being born helpless. Most overcome this, those who don't develop neurotic personalities- aggressive, compliant, or withdrawn19
7252158520Womb envyPsychologist: Karen Horney Defined: women do not suffer from "penis envy" but are envious of male's superior status. Men are envious of a women's ability to have children and therefore, they compensate with other forms of achievement.20
7252158521Inferiority ComplexPsychologist: Alfred Adler Defined: people who compensate for feelings of inferiority (feeling like they're less than other people, not as good as others, worthless, etc.) by acting ways that make them appear superior.21
7252158522Projective TestsDescription: Provide ambiguous stimuli in order to trigger the projection of one's inner dynamics Strengths: Provide lots of information Weaknesses: highly subjective and has low reliability Tests: Rorschach Inkblot Test, & Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), Draw a Person test22
7252158523Rorschach Inkblot Testseeks to identify people's inner feelings and conflicts by analyzing their interpretations of 10 inkblots. Critics question the validity and reliability of the tests.23
7252158524Thematic Apperception Testpeople view ambiguous pictures and then make up stories about them. Presumably, their accounts reflect their interests and inner feelings.24
7252158525Humanistic PsychologistsCarl Rogers, Abraham Maslow Description: People develop their personality by trying to reach their full potential Strengths: model was built in a therapy setting Weaknesses: concepts are vague and subjective, individualistic and western based and naive because it fails to appreciate the reality of our capacity for evil25
7252158526Self-ConceptPsychologist: Carl Rogers Goal: Actualizing Tendency (full potential) Theory: A person has who they are, Real Self, and who they want to be, Ideal Self and a successful persoanlity has congruence People need genuineness (honesty), unconditional positive regard (love), and empathy (understanding) to develop a good persoanlity26
7252158527CongruenceA person's Real Self and Ideal Self can merge together Part of Roger's Self-Concept Theory27
7252158528IncongruenceWhen a person's Real Self and Ideal self do not match, causing anxiety. Part of Roger's Self-Concept Theory28
7252158529Unconditional positive regardDefined: receiving acceptance, value, and love from others without requirements Part of Roger's Self-Concept theory in which he says it is necessary to receive from others in order to develop a healthy personality29
7252158530EmpathyPeople will try to understand one's feelings and mirror it back to them Part of Roger's Self-Concept theory in which he says it is necessary to receive from others in order to develop a healthy personality30
7252158531Hierarchy of NeedsPsychologist: Abraham Maslow Description: Pyramid31
7252158532Trait TheoriesDescription: focuses on identifying how people typically behave but does NOT explain how personality developed Strengths: based on empirical evidence with factor analysis Weaknesses: people might behave differently based on the situation they are experiencing Tests: 16 Personality Factors (16 PF), 3 Dimensions, and Myers Briggs32
7252158533Factor analysis- a statistical procedure that identifies common factors among groups of items, to simplify a long list of items into a small number of dimensions -used with trait theories33
7252158534Self-Report InventoriesDescription: a questionnaire which is used to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors Strengths: empirically derived Weaknesses: social desirability-people can lie and manipulate the information Tests: MMPI, CPI, 16 PF34
7252158535MMPIMost extensively researched personality inventory. Used to assess mental health professions (police, nurses, doctors, pilots)35
7252158536Big Five Trait TheoryPsychologists: McCrae and Costa Description: OCEAN or CANOE Significance: traits are stable in adulthood, heritability accounts for 50% of personality and can be used to predict other personal attributes36
7252158537Openesscharacteristics such as imagination and insight, and those high in this trait also tend to have a broad range of interests37
7252158538Conscientiousnessinclude high levels of thoughtfulness, with good impulse control and goal-directed behaviors.38
7252158539Extraversioncharacterized by excitability, sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness and high amounts of emotional expressivenes39
7252158540Agreeablenessincludes attributes such as trust, altruism, kindness, affection and other pro-social behaviors.40
7252158541Neuroticismcharacterized by sadness, moodiness and emotional instability41
7252158542Social Cognitive Approach to PersonalityDescription: Personality is influenced between the interaction of a person's traits (including their thinking) and their social context Strengths: based on empirical evidence Weaknesses: minimizes the importance of one's inner traits, emotions, and unconscious motives Examples: Reciprocal Determinism, Locus of Control Psychologists: Bandura42
7252158543Reciprocal determinismPsychologist: Bandura Defined: Personality is developed by the interaction of behavioral, cognitive, and environmental factors. How it works: Everyone has a "self-system" of skills abilities and attitudes Self-Efficacy is what can change the system43
7252158544External Locus of ControlThe perception that chance or outside forces beyond your personal control determine your fate Effects: Pessimism and often learned helplesses44
7252158545Internal Locus of ControlThe perception that you control your own fate Effects: Optimism Optimism leads to longer lives with less illnesses but excessive optimism can also lead us to be blind to risks and overconfidence45
7252158546Self- efficacyDefined: the belief in your own ability to deal with different situations and accomplish specific goals It is NOT self esteem which is your general sense of self worth Consequences: people with high self-efficacy are able to succeed because they have an internal locus of control46

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