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What is personalty?
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Unique and relatively stable behavior pattern.
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Is personality the same as character?
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No.
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What makes up your personality?
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Talents, values, hopes, attitudes, habits, etc
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When is the best time to change your personality?
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Before 20 but no later than 30.
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What is a personality trait?
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A stable enduring quality that a person shows in most situations
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How many personality characteristics are there?
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There are over 18,000 English words to describe personal characteristics.
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Who developed the Psycho-dynamic Theory?
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Sigmund Freud
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What does the Psycho-dynamic Theory state?
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Theorized that the mind has three systems: the Id, the Ego, and the Superego.
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What is the Id of the Psycho-dynamic Theory?
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Something that is present at birth. Seeks pleasure, instant gratification, no consideration of the needs of others
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What is the Ego of the Psycho-dynamic Theory?
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Something that develops witin thefirst year after birth. Makes the Id conform to social rules, and make getting what it wants more practical
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What is the Superego of the Psycho-dynamic Theory?
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Something that develops during middle childhood. It uses the individuals morals and beliefs to decide if what the Id wants is moral.
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What is Psychosexual Development?
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It is a theory developed by Freud, that states that becoming a well adjusted adult required successful resolution of each stage: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital.
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When does the Oral stage develop?
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birth to 12
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18 months
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What is the Oral stage?
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Enjoyment comes from oral activities (nursing, biting, chewing)
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What happens if the Oral stage develops unsuccessfully?
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If unsuccessful the adult may become Orally Fixated.
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What does Orally Fixated mean?
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preoccupied with eating, drinking, smoking, kissing etc
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When does the Anal stage develop?
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12
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18 mo. to 3 years
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What is the Anal stage?
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Enjoyment comes from anal activity (pooping)
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What happens when this stage develops unsuccessfully?
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If unsuccessful the adult may become Anal Repulsive or Anal Retentive
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What does Anal Repulsive mean?
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irresponsible, rebellious, sloppy etc
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What does Anal Retentive mean?
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excessively neat, clean, orderly
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When does the Phallic Stage develop?
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3 years to 5 or 6
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What is the Phallic Stage?
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Enjoyment comes from genital stimulation
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What happens when this stage develops unsuccessfully?
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if unsuccessful the adult may become promiscuous, sexually repressed or homosexual
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What is personalty?
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Unique and relatively stable behavior pattern. Collection of learned behavior patterns.
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Is personality the same as character?
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No.
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What makes up your personality?
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Talents, values, hopes, attitudes, habits, etc
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When is the best time to change your personality?
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Before 20 but no later than 30.
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What is a personality trait?
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A stable enduring quality that a person shows in most situations
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How many personality characteristics are there?
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There are over 18,000 English words to describe personal characteristics.
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Who developed the Psycho-dynamic Theory?
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Sigmund Freud
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What does the Psycho-dynamic Theory state?
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Theorized that the mind has three systems: the Id, the Ego, and the Superego.
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What is the Id of the Psycho-dynamic Theory?
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Something that is present at birth. Seeks pleasure, instant gratification, no consideration of the needs of others
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What is the Ego of the Psycho-dynamic Theory?
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Something that develops witin thefirst year after birth. Makes the Id conform to social rules, and make getting what it wants more practical
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What is the Superego of the Psycho-dynamic Theory?
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Something that develops during middle childhood. It uses the individuals morals and beliefs to decide if what the Id wants is moral.
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What is Psychosexual Development?
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It is a theory developed by Freud, that states that becoming a well adjusted adult required successful resolution of each stage: Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital.
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When does the Oral stage develop?
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birth to 12
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18 months
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What is the Oral stage?
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Enjoyment comes from oral activities (nursing, biting, chewing)
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What happens if the Oral stage develops unsuccessfully?
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If unsuccessful the adult may become Orally Fixated.
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What does Orally Fixated mean?
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preoccupied with eating, drinking, smoking, kissing etc
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When does the Anal stage develop?
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12
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18 mo. to 3 years
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What is the Anal stage?
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Enjoyment comes from anal activity (pooping)
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What happens when this stage develops unsuccessfully?
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If unsuccessful the adult may become Anal Repulsive or Anal Retentive
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What does Anal Repulsive mean?
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irresponsible, rebellious, sloppy etc
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What does Anal Retentive mean?
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excessively neat, clean, orderly
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When does the Phallic Stage develop?
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3 years to 5 or 6
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What is the Phallic Stage?
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Enjoyment comes from genital stimulation
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What happens when this stage develops unsuccessfully?
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if unsuccessful the adult may become promiscuous, sexually repressed or homosexual
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What is the Oedipus Complex?
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boy wants to have mother all to himself, sees father as a threat
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What is Castration Anxiety?
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is an overwhelming fear of damage to, or loss of, the penis
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What is the Electra Complex?
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girl fears that the mother stole her penis, focuses on her father
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What is Penis Envy?
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supposed envy of the male's possession of a penis, postulated by Freud to account for some aspects of female behavior
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When does the latency stage develop?
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5
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6 years to puberty
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What is the latency stage?
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Sexual urges are repressed and other activities replace them
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When does the genital stage develop?
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puberty and onward
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What is the genital stage?
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adult sexual activity
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What is a defense mechanism?
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An unconscious, irrational means used by the ego to defend against anxiety
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What are the 5 kinds of defense mechanisms?
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Repression, Projection, Denial, Rationalization and Displacement
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What is Repression?
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– Intense anxiety causes all memory of this complex to be blocked from consciousness
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What is Projection?
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We attribute our own thoughts, impulses and desires to other people
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What is Denial?
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Refusal to acknowledge that a dangerous
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threatening condition exists
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What is Rationalization?
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We supply a logical, socially acceptable reason for an action or event (rather than the real reason)
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What is Displacement?
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Substitute a less threatening object of our feelings for the real one
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What are the 2 kinds of Personality Assessments?
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Inkblot test and Thematic Apperception Test
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What is the Inkblot test used for?
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(aka. Rorschach test) diagnosing underlying thought disorders and differentiating psychotic from non-psychotic thinking
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What is the Thematic Apperception Test?
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subjects' responses, in the narratives they make up about ambiguous pictures of people, reveal their underlying motives, concerns, and the way they see the social world.
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Who developed the Behaviorist Perspective?
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John Watson
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What is the Behaviorist Perspective?
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focuses on situational determinants.
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What are situational determinants?
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external causes of our behavior and our reactions to them
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Who developed the Humanist Perspective?
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Abram Maslow and Carl Rogers
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What is the Humanist Perspective?
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emphasizes free choice of human experiences
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What are 2 approaches to the humanistic perspective?
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Holistic approach and the Conditions of Worth
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What is the Holistic Approach?
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less interested in individual traits than in the person as a whole
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What are the Conditions of Worth?
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Internal standards used to judge the value of one’s thoughts, feelings, actions, or experiences
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What is Unconditional Positive Regard?
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love and approval given without qualification
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