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17 Cards in this Set
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Psychodynamic Theory
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freudian theory that unconscious forces, such as wishes and motives, influence behavior
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Psychosexual Stages
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developmental stages that correspond to the pursuit of satisfaction of libidinal urges
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defense mechanism
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unconscious mental strategies the mind uses to protect itself from conflict and distress
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humanistic approaches
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approach to personality emphasizes personal experience and belief systems and proposes people seek personal growth
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Trait approach
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approach to personality that focuses on the extent to which individuals differ in personality dispositions
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five factor theory
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openness to experiences, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
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idographic approaches
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personality approach that focus on individual lives and how various characteristics are integrated into unique persons
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nomothetic approach
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approach that focus on characteristics that are common to all people
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projective measures
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personality tests that examine unconscious processes by having people interpret ambiguous stimuli
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Thematic Apperception Test
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a projective measure where person is shown ambiguous picture and asked to explain it
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objective measure
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assessment of personality usually based on questionnaire
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situationism
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behavior is determined as much by situation as personality
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temperaments
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based tendencies to feel or act in certain ways
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behavioral approach system
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brain system involved in pursuit of incentives or rewards
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behavioral inhibition system
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brain system that is sensitive to punishment and inhibits behaviors that might lead to danger/ pain
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quantum change
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transformation of personality that is sudden, profound, and enduring
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behavioral cognitive approach
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cognitive processes determine which environmental influences are noticed
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