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21 Cards in this Set
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personality
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patterns of beliefs, attitudes, and actions
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id
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goal=satisfy biological drives
pleasure principle (seek immediate gratification) |
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superego
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partially consciou.
goal=obey rules, appro. behavoir demands opppose Id overbearing=uptight & guilty weak=self indulgent and remoresless |
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ego
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mediated id and superego
goal=meet real life demands reality principle (gratify id's repulses in realistic ways) |
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Stages of Psychosexual Development
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Oral (0-1)
Anal (2-3) Phallic (4-5) Latency (7-puberty) Genital |
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fixation
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focus on pleasure seeking energies in earlier psychosexual stage- conflicts were unsolved
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Defense Mechanisms
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-unconsciou; when ego fears losing control of id-superego conflict
>repression >reaction formation >projection >rationalization >displacement |
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projective tests
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personality test that provides ambiguous stimuli designed to trigger projection of ones inner dynamics
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Thematic Apperception Test
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view pictures and make up stories about them to express inner feelings and interests
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inkblock test
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to identify people's inner feelings by anazlying their interpretations of the blots
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humanistic perspective
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ways "healthy" ppl strive for self-determination and self-realization
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trait perspective
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explain personality in terms of dynamics that underlie behavior describing traits
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endomorph
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relaxed and jolly
ex.Santa |
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ectomorph
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high strung and solitary/ slim
ex. sherlock holmes |
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mesomorph
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bold and physically active/ muscular
ex.superman |
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assessing traits
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profile a person's behavior patterns
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personality inventories
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questions covering wide range of feelings and behaviors
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MMPI
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identiy emotional disorders
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social-cognitive perspective
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behavior influenced by interaction between persons(& thinking) and social context
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learned helplessness
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feeling hopeless when repeatedly faced with traumatic events over which they have no control
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self serving bias
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readiness to percieve ourselves favorably
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