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Personality |
The biologically and environmentally determined characteristics within a person that account for distinctive and relatively enduring patterns of thinking, feeling and acting. |
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1.What two common observations give rise to the concept of personality? |
Individuality and Personality |
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2. What three standards are used to evaluate the usefulness of a personality theory? |
1) Components of Identity 2) Perceived Internal Cause 3) Perceived Organization and Structure |
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The Psychodynamic Perspective |
These theoriests look for the causes of behaviour in a dynamic interplay of inner forces that often conflict with one another. They also focus on unconscious determinants of behavior. |
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Conversion Hysteria |
The famous French Neurologist Jean Charcot whom Freud was attending and travelling to Paris for so he could attend a pivotal life changing fellowship under him, the neurologist was treating patients with this disorder. A disorder in which physical symptoms such as paralysis and blindness appeared suddenly with no apparent physical cause. |
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The Interpretation of Dreams
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In an attempt to relieve painful bouts of depression he was experiencing, Freud conducted an extensive self-analysis based on his own dreams. Freud's work on dream analysis culminated in the publication of his book, __________________ |
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Psychic Energy
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Generated by instinctual drives, this energy powers the mind and constantly presses for either direct or indirect release |
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Which clinical phenomena convinced Freud of the power of the unconscious mind? |
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How did hydraulic systems of his time contribute to Freud's psychodynamic concepts? |
Inspired by the hydraulic models of the 19th century physics, which emphasized exchanges and releases of physical energy, |
