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8789063766Sigmund FreudFounder of psychoanalysis0
8789063767Psychoanalytic TheoryBehavior is due to unconscious motives and conflicts, Early childhood experiences determine personality1
8789063768Unconscious Mindcontrols 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
8789063769IdRuled by the "Pleasure Principle" and has no values, morality, or logic (animal instincts)3
8789063770EgoRuled by the "Reality Principle" and balances the id and superego by being organized, rational, and postponing gratification4
8789063771SuperEgoRuled by the "Morality Principle" and is the opposite of the Id because it is the internal, parental voice with rules and values5
8789063772Free Associationpatient freely exposes his/her ideas, impressions, etc.6
8789063773Freudian SlipsSlips of the tongue that expose the unconscious7
8789063774Psychosexual Developmentsequential and discontinuous stages with changing erogenous zone and conflict in each stage8
8789063775Oral stageAge: 0-1, Erogenous Zone: Mouth, Fixation: Smoking, Over-eating9
8789063776Anal stageAge: 1-3, Task: Potty Training, Fixation: Anal retentive or Anal Expulsive10
8789063777Latency stageAge: 6 to puberty, Task: develop relationships with same sex peers to strengthen gender identity11
8789063778Phallic stageAge: 3-5, Task: Gender Identity, Fixation: Narcissism, Homosexuality12
8789063779Genital stageAge: Puberty to death, Task: Find a hetero-sexual relationship, Fixation: doesn't occur at this stage but old conflicts will arise13
8789063780Penis 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 Stage14
8789063781Electra Complexgirls sexually desire dad and hate mom but need to resolve this in order to develop a gender identity15
8789063782Oedipus Complexboys sexually desire mom and hate dad but need to resolve this in order to develop a gender identity16
8789063783Defense mechanismsextreme measures protect the ego from threats; operate unconsciously and deny, falsify, or distinct reality17
8789063784Neo-FreudiansJung, Horney, Adler Believed that Freud put too much emphasis on sex and there needed to be more emphasis on social factors18
8789063785Collective unconsciousCarl Jung, A warehouse of "instinctive memories" passed down to each generation and all humans share and is made up of archetypes19
8789063786ArchetypesInherited universal concepts that create the Collective Unconscious20
8789063787Basic AnxietyKaren Horney, anxiety that is created by being born helpless.21
8789063788Womb envyMen are envious of a women's ability to have children and therefore, they compensate with other forms of achievement.22
8789063789Inferiority Complexpeople 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.23
8789063790Projective TestsProvide ambiguous stimuli in order to trigger the projection of one's inner dynamics Tests: Rorschach Inkblot Test, & Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), Draw a Person test24
8789063791Rorschach Inkblot Testseeks to identify people's inner feelings and conflicts by analyzing their interpretations of 10 inkblots.25
8789063792Thematic Apperception Testpeople view ambiguous pictures and then make up stories about them.26
8789063793Humanistic PsychologistsCarl Rogers, Abraham Maslow People develop their personality by trying to reach their full potential27
8789063794Self-ConceptA person has who they are, Real Self, and who they want to be, Ideal Self and a successful persoanlity has congruence28
8789063795CongruenceA person's Real Self and Ideal Self can merge together Part of Roger's Self-Concept Theory29
8789063796IncongruenceWhen a person's Real Self and Ideal self do not match, causing anxiety.30
8789063797Unconditional 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 personality31
8789063798EmpathyPeople will try to understand one's feelings and mirror it back to them32
8789063799Hierarchy of NeedsPsychologist: Abraham Maslow Description: Pyramid33
8789063800Trait Theoriesfocuses on identifying how people typically behave but does NOT explain how personality developed34
8789063801Factor 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 theories35
8789063802Self-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 PF36
8789063803MMPIMost extensively researched personality inventory. Used to assess mental health professions (police, nurses, doctors, pilots)37
8789063804Big Five Trait Theorytraits are stable in adulthood, heritability accounts for 50% of personality and can be used to predict other personal attributes38
8789063805Openesscharacteristics such as imagination and insight, and those high in this trait also tend to have a broad range of interests39
8789063806Conscientiousnessinclude high levels of thoughtfulness, with good impulse control and goal-directed behaviors.40
8789063807Extraversioncharacterized by excitability, sociability, talkativeness, assertiveness and high amounts of emotional expressivenes41
8789063808Agreeablenessincludes attributes such as trust, altruism, kindness, affection and other pro-social behaviors.42
8789063809Neuroticismcharacterized by sadness, moodiness and emotional instability43
8789063810Social 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: Bandura44
8789063811Reciprocal 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 system45
8789063812External Locus of ControlThe perception that chance or outside forces beyond your personal control determine your fate46
8789063813Internal Locus of ControlThe perception that you control your own fate47
8789063814Self- 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 control48
8789063815CompensationDefense Mechanism where people try to overcome feelings of inferiority in one area by striving to be superior in another area Major part of Alfred Adler's theory49

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