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7018054079Personalitycharacteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and acting0
7018054080Free Associationmethod of exploring the unconscious where patient relaxes and say whatever is on his mind, psychoanalytic1
7018054081Unconsciousness (Freud)unacceptable motives and thoughts, unaware of processing, repressed desires2
7018054082IDfueled by pleasure principle, aims to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drive3
7018054083Egoreality principle wants to satisfy ID in ways with realistic and long term pleasure4
7018054084Superegoconscious and morality, considers real and ideal, often opposes ID5
7018054085Oral Psychosexual Stage0-18 months, pleasure center is mouth....biting, chewing, sucking6
7018054086Anal Psychosexual Stage18-36 months, focused on bowel and bladder elimination, control7
7018054087Phallic Psychosexual Stage3-6 years, pleasure zone is genitals, coping with sexual feelings, oedipus complex8
7018054088Oedipus Complexsubconscious sexual desire to mom and jealousy of dad, more desire of relationship than sexual interaction9
7018054089Latency Psychosexual Stage6-puberty, dormant or suppressed sexual feelings ex: girls have cooties10
7018054090Genital Psychosexual Stagepuberty+, maturation of sexual interest11
7018054091Identification 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
7018054092Fixation in Psychosexualitywhen psychosexual stage is over or understimulated (conflict is unresolved) and develop behaviors from being stuck in the stage13
7018054093Defense Mechanismactions to reduce anxiety by distorting reality, ego's protection method, often sub concious14
7018054094Repressiondefense mechanism that pushes thoughts into subconscious to banish all anxiety, underlies all defense mechanisms15
7018054095Regressiondefense mechanism where you regress to infantile psychosexuality, comfort things from childhood ex: baby blanket, thumb sucking when scared16
7018054096Reaction Formationdefense mechanism where you are switching unacceptable impulses to acceptable ones ex: fake smiling when you're mad17
7018054097Projectiondefense mechanism where you disguise your own threatening impulses by attributing it to others ex: thief thinks everyone else is a thief18
7018054098Rationalizationdefense mechanism where you justify your problem ex: an alcoholic says hey just drink because it is social19
7018054099Displacementdefense 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
7018054100Denialdefense mechanism where you refuse to believe you have a problem21
7018054101Subliminationchanneling frustration toward another goal, usually healthy22
7018054102Carl Jung believed...the unconscious held the collective unconscious23
7018054103Collective Unconsciousshared and inherited memory from previous times and species to help guide us in survival24
7018054104Projective Testspersonality tests and identification of random stimuli designed to trigger inner desires and thoughts25
7018054105Rorschach Inkblot Testfamous projective test where people describe what they see in ink images, modernly disredited26
7018054106False Consensus Effecttendency to overestimate the extent of shared belief (projection) ex: I can go over the speed limit because everyone else does27
7018054107Terror Management Theorydeath related anxiety, obsessed with their death28
7018054108Thematic Apperception Testpeople express their inner feelings through stories from random scenes29
7018054109Abraham Maslowhierarchy of needs, once needs are met you focus on another thing30
7018054110Self Actualizationprocess of fulfilling potential31
7018054111Self Transcendenceunderstanding meaning beyond ones self32
70180541123 conditions for growthgenuineness, empathy, acceptance or unbias, Carl Rogers33
7018054113Carl Rogers believed...people are good unless growth was inhibited34
7018054114Self Conceptcentral feature of personality35
7018054115Myer Briggs Type Indicatorpersonality tests that defines you as a thinker, feeler...etc.36
7018054116Factor Analysisgrouping traits based on commonality37
7018054117Eysenck Personality Questionnairebelieved to be genetically influenced, categorized by 4 over arching traits38
7018054118Personality Inventoriesin depth questionnaires designed to evaluate traits with agree/disagree questions39
7018054119Minnesota Multiphasic Personality TestStarke Hathaway, originally developed to access and define emotional disorders but is used around the world now40
7018054120Empirically Derived Testtesting a pool of items and then selecting the different ones and placing them in groups41
7018054121Barnum Effectaccepting stock descriptions allowing you to truly believe them ex: horoscopes42
7018054122Big 5 Personality Factorsconscientiousness (organization) , agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, extraversion....50% heritibility among each trait. (CANOE)43
7018054123Neuroticismemotional stability44
7018054124What is the best way to determine personality?studying it over time because your personality becomes more stable, not tests because of barnum effect45
7018054125Reciprocal Determinismthe interaction of your mind, environment and behavior that influences personality46
7018054126Personal Controlhow we perceive the control in our environment, studied by correlation and experimentation47
7018054127External Locus of Controlthinking that an outside forces beyond our control determine fate48
7018054128Internal Locus of Controlthinking that you can control your own fate49
7018054129Self Controlability to control yourself and impulses in order to achieve greater reward in the future50
7018054130Learned Helplessnessbad event-percieved lack of control-helpless behavior ex: college, nursing homes, prison, depression51
7018054131Self Efficacybelief in yourself that you can succeed, it is a learned behavior and is psychology most studied topic52
7018054132Strong Self Efficacyviews challenges as tasks, deeper interest, recover quickly from setbacks53
7018054133Weak Self Efficacychallenges are beyond capabilities, low confidence, focuses on negatives54
7018054134Attributional Styleoptimistic vs pessimistic55
7018054135Positive Psychologyoptimal human functioning, promotes stregnths56
7018054136Self Reference Effectwe remember things better when connect an idea to a personal experience57
7018054137Selfthe center of personality58
7018054138Possible Selvesperception of what you could become "rich self" "poor self"59
7018054139Spotlight Effectoverestimating what others think of us ex: you have a zit and you are embarrased but no one really notices (Thomas Gilovich)60
7018054140Self Esteemfeeling of self worth61
7018054141Self Serving Biasthinking of yourself higher than others or better than average62
7018054142Narcissismexcessive self love63
7018054143Defensive Self Esteemfocuses more about what others think about them, failure and criticism are threatening, aggresssive64
7018054144Secure Self Esteemmore accepting, less effected by external sources, greater quality of life65
7018054145Psychoanalytic Personality TheoryFreud, emotional disorder are from the unconscious, unresolved conflict and defense mechanisms66
7018054146Psychoanalytic Assessmentsfree association, projective tests, dream analysis67
7018054147Psyhodynamic Personality TheoryAdler, Jung, Horney...the conscious and unconscious interact, childhood experiences and focuses on defense mechanisms68
7018054148Humanistic Personality TheoryRogers and Maslow, focuses on healthy striving of self actualization, self concept, self awareness, therapy69
7018054149Trait Personality TheoryAllport, Eysenck, we have certain traits that are stable and influenced by genetics, big 5 and personality tests70
7018054150Social Cognitive Personality TheoryBandura, our traits and sociability interact to produce behavior, behavior assessment71

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