Psychology Test #1-Ch 13

Front 1

personality

Back 1

distinct and stable patterns of behaviors, thoughts, motives, and emotions that characterizes a person throughout life

Front 2

traits

Back 2

Specific characteristics that describe habitual way of behaving, thinking and feeling

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preconscious

Back 3

stuff you can pull from the back of your mind

Front 4

ego

Back 4

operates according to reality principle; mediates between superego & Id; if cant come up with answer defense mechanisms come in

Front 5

Id

Back 5

operates according to pleasure & survival principle; primitive, unconscious part of personality

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psychoanalysis

Back 6

theory of personality & method of therapy; emphasizes unconscious conflict & motives

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psychodynamic theories

Back 7

theories that explain personality in terms of unconscious energy dynamics within the individual

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anxiety

Back 8

occurs when Id & superego conflict

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supergo

Back 9

moral ideals; exists in conscience, unconscience & subconscience

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denial

Back 10

refuse to admit something is unpleasant; ignoring

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repression

Back 11

threatening idea is blocked form conscience; done unconsciously by ego when too close to death (like if in car accident, you would pas out & not remember anything except part right b/c crash b/c ego doesnt want to deal w/ it)

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projection

Back 12

unacceptable feelings attributed to someone else associated w/ displeasure

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displacement

Back 13

directing emotions toward objects or people that aren't real target

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regression

Back 14

person reverts to previous phase of psychological development (in slasher movie, girl hides in closet in FETAL position-->fetal=baby=previous psychological stage)

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reaction formation

Back 15

feeling that produces anxiety is transformed into extreme opposite

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oral psychosexual stage

Back 16

babies test objects through mouth to see if edible; originates from breastfeeding; 0-1 yrs

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anal psychosexual stage

Back 17

food comes in, has to go out; 2-3 yrs; potty trained, can sense icky diapers

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phallic psychosexual stage

Back 18

discover penus exist; 3-5 yrs; girls disappointed, guys excited

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lantency psychosexual stage

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6 yrs-pube; play around, dont care

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genital psychosexual stage

Back 20

discover use of penus-sex

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fixation

Back 21

occurs when stages arent resolved successfully; no excess energy present form having been satisfied

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fixation in oral stage

Back 22

smoking, kissing, oral sex

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fixation in anal stage

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anally retentive-->perfectionist-want everything clean OR anally expusive-->dont care about mess

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fixation in phallic stage

Back 24

surround self w/ penus shaped objects/attitude-->ties, long pointy boats, holding crotch, tall pointy buildings

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fixation in latency period

Back 25

become asexual

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Jungian Theory

Back 26

collective consciousness, achetypes, jungian concepts

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collective consciousness

Back 27

• Universal memories, symbols, and experiences of the human kind, represented in the archetypes or universal symbolic images that appear in myths, art, stories and dreams

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archetypes

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like stamps that give different images of whats on stamp; ex: hero, mother, witch

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jungian concepts

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ppl must fit one or another archetype; shadow-->negative side we dont want to have

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object relations school

Back 30

o Emphasizes the importance of the infant's first two years of life and the baby's formative relationships, especially with mother
o Emphasizes children's needs for a powerful mother and to be in relationships