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Personality
Stable patterns of emotions, motives & behavior of one person
Who- Psychodynamic theory
Sigmund Freud
Psychodynamic theory
personality characterized by conflict
Personality conflicts
First external, then internalized. Behavior is result of them
Who- Psychosexual development theory
Sigmund Freud
Psychosexual development
three levels of awareness and psychoanalysis
What are the 3 levels of awareness in psycho sexual development
conscious, pre and unconscious
What is psychoanalysis
form of therapy used to explore the unconscious mind
Structure of personality
3 psychic structures- 1)Id- pleasure principle 2)Ego- reality principle 3)Superego- moral priciple
What structure of personality is the reality principle
Ego
What structure of personality is the moral principle
superego
What structure of personality is the pleasure principle
Id
Which structure of personality is the defense mechanisms with
ego
Which structure of personality is identification under
superego
What are the stages of psychosexual development
oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
What is the oral stage of psychosexual development
conflict centers on nature and extent of oral gratification
What does excessive or insufficient gratification from the oral psychosexual stage lead to
fixation
What is the anal stage of psychosexual development
focuses on the control of elimination of waste
What is learned during the anal stage of psychosexual development
delay gratification-self control
What is the phallic stage of psychosexual development
Oedipus or electra complex- resolved through identification with same sex parent
What is the latency stage of psychosexual development
sexual feelings remain unconscious
What is the gential stage of psychosexual development
incest taboo
Name 4 neo-freudians
Carl Jung, Alfred Alder, Karen Horney, and Erik Erikson
Who was Carl Jung, what kind of psychology was he involved in and what did it believe?
A neo-freudian, analytical psychology and downplayed importance of sexual instinct, collective unconscious and archetypes
Who was Alfred Adler, what kind of psychology was he involved in and what did he believe
neo-freudian, individual psychology and believed people are motivated by an inferiority complex, drive for superiority and creative self
Who was Karen Horney and what did she believe
neo-freudian, and argued girls do not feel inferior to boys and social relationships are more important than unconscious sexual and aggressive impulses
Who was Erik Erikson what part of psychology was he involved in and what did he purpose
neo-freudian, psychosocial development, and purposed eight stages that named traits that should develop at each stage.
What was Erik Erikson’s first stage
trust versus mistrust
According to Erik Erikson, what was the goal of adolescence
attainment of ego identity
What are the 4 things in evaluation of psychodynamic perspective
shift to examination of problems as having a psychological source, focused attention on childhood experiences, no evidence for existence of psychic structures and problems with clinical method for gathering evidence
What are traits
reasonably stable elements of personality that are inferred from behavior
What did Hippocrates believe, when did he live
ca. 460-377BCE, personality depends on the balance of four fluids (humors) in the body and disease was reflected by imbalance and was restored through bloodletting and vomiting
Were bloodletting and vomiting once a way to cope with depression
yes
What did Charles Spearman believe
factor analysis and heritable traits embedded in nervous system
What did Gordon Allport do and in what year
1936 and catalogued 18,000 human traits
What is Hans Eysenck’s trait theory
focused on relationship between introversion-extraversion and stability-instability(neuroticism)
T or F- 25000 years ago a Greek physician devised a way of looking at personality that remains in use today
true, with his way changed a little
What are the big five basic personality factors
extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to experience
What is a popular way of developing personality types
The Big Five model
What has research shown to have relationship with inborn temperament
cross-cultural application
True or False- There are no basic personality traits. We are all conditioned by society to behave in certain ways.
False
What are two biological factors that contribute to traits
heredity and neurotransmitters
What are two types of temperament traits
shyness and behavioral inhibition, and antisocial personality disorder
Has the trait theory been more descriptive or more explanatory
descriptive
Have personality tests been used to identify certain types related to occupations
yes
Was John B. Watson cognitive or behaviorist
behaviorist
Was B.F. Skinner cognitive or behaviorist
behaviorist
What did John B. Watson believe (relating to traits)
focused on determinants of observable behavior, not unseen, undetectable, unconscious forces
What did B. F. Skinner believe relating to traits
emphasized the effects of reinforcements on behavior
What did the criticism perspective believe relating to traits
ignored the role of choice and consciousness
Who is famous for the social cognitive theory
Albert Bandura
What is the social cognitive theory
focuses on learning by observation and cognitive processes or personal differences
What two variables were involved in the social cognitive theory
person and situational
What did the social cognitive theory believe predicting behavior was based on
expectancies about the outcome and subjective values perceived about those outcomes
What are self-efficacy expectations in the social cognitive theory
beliefs we can accomplish certain things
What is observational learning
acquiring knowledge by observing others
What are two other terms for observational learning
modeling or cognitive
What is unconditional positive regard
accept child as having intrinsic merit regardless of present behavior
What is conditional positive regard
accept child only when they behave in the desired manner
What are conditions of worth
develop in response to conditional positive regard
What is the Humanistic-Existential Perspective
focuses on conscious experience
What two kinds of conscious experience does the Humanistic-Existential perspective focus on
private and subjective
Does the Humanistic-Existential perspective address development of traits and personality types
no
What is an individualists
define self in terms of personal identities and gives priority to personal goals
What is a collectivist
defines self in terms of groups to which you belong and gives priority to the group’s goals
True or false- the most well-adjusted immigrants abandon all of their culture and take culture of new country
False
What are three patterns of adjustment
complete assimilation, bicultural, and complete separation
Is there a higher or lower self esteem in those who do not surrender their culture
higher
What is the sociocultural perspective
considers roles of ethnicity, gender, culture and socioeconomic status in personality formation. And enhances our sensitivity to cultural differences and expectations
What is validity in personality tests
extent to which test measures what it is supposed to measure
What is reliability in personality tests
stability of one’s results from one testing to another
What are three important factors in personality tests
validity, stability and standardization
Where are behavior-rating scales used
classrooms or mental hospitals
Where is decision making personality testing used
occupations, school and medications
What are aptitude and interest scales
personality tests
Can psychologists tell if a person has lied on a personality test
no
What are objective personality test and what kind of format is this
presented with standardized group of test items in form of questionnaire, forced-choice format
What is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
designed to diagnose psychological disorders
What are projective tests and give 2 examples
no specified answers- Rorschach inkblot test and thematic apperception test
What do the two response in a Rorschach inkblot test signify
response reflecting shape of ink- sign of adequate reality testing, response that integrates several features on an inkblot- sign of high intellectual functioning
In the ink blot test what does a response with several features signify
high intellectual functioning
In the ink blot test what does a response of its shape signify
adequate reality testing
What is the Thematic Apperception test and when is it used
asked to make up stories about drawings(open to various interpretations). Used in research on motivation and to determine attitudes toward others