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what is the basic human motivation?

to move from a felt minus situation towards a plus situation.

Inferiority Complex

stagnation of growth in which difficulties seem too immense to be overcome; feeling of never being good enough

Superiority Complex

neurotic belief that one is better than others.

Organ Inferiority

Compensation for weakness leads to strength

Aggressive Drive

Experienced as Fighting or Competition

Masculine Protest:

seeking the privilege associated with the male gender role

superiority strivinG

striving to achieve personal best

perfection striving

inherent motivation toward personal growth

Fictional finalism

a person's image of the goal of his or her striving

creative self

each person is the artist of his own personality

what is personality held together by

fictional finalism and unique style of life

style of life

person's consistent way of living

first memories

evidence of style of life; not always accurate.

Sources of memory errors?

immature brain


inadequate early language


distortion from thinking about events based on their subjective importance

key to the importance of this early memory

psychological importance of the early memory for the individual

Mistaken style of life

ruling


getting


avoiding

healthy style of life

social useful type

The development of personality stems from

parental behavior


family constellation

parental behavior (mother)

development of social feeling


cooperative feeling


aggressive behaviors

parental behavior (father)

power - selfish or socially responsible expression.

the pampered child

spoiled

the neglected child

not looked after

Parenting training programs

effective parenting solves problems in and out of school

goal of parent training

to teach parents how to understand reasons for child's misbehavior and influence it appropriately

Dreikur's 4 goals of children's behavior

attention getting


struggle for power/superiority


desire for revenge


display of inadequacy or assumed disability

Family constellation

influence of age, number, sex of sibling on personality development.

firstborns?

problem child


dethronement


tries too hard, always tired

second borns?

most favorable, peacemaker

youngest child?

problem child; pampered.

only child

risks developing a "mother complex"


similar personality to firstborns

other aspects of family environment

talents


spacing between children


number of boys vs girls influence the masculinity/femininity in each child

Research on birth order

weak and inconsistent effects, varies on other factors

Sulloway's analysis

conservatism of first born scientists; rebellion of later-born scientists

Social Interest

sense of community and shared tasks


essential for mental health


measurement


positive effects on social behaviors

Three tasks of life

work


love


social interaction

epigenetic principle

idea that things move in stages before forming a fully developed whole.

psychosocial stages

lifespan approach; emphasizes social interactions, culture, and trust

gerotranscendence

elderly struggle to accept death and kinship with those who have already passed.


No new crisis. Return to earlier stages

stage one

trust vs mistrusts

stage two

autonomy vs shame/doubts

stage three

initiative vs guilt

stage four

industry vs inferiority

stage five

identity vs identity diffusion

stage six

intimacy vs isolation

stage seven

generativity vs self-absorption

stage eight

integrity vs despair

pseudospeciation

the exaggerated sense that groups are different from others, leading to conflict.

identity status

identity achiever


moratorium


identity diffusion


foreclosure

identity achiever

clear, consistent personality


most ideal

moratorium

rebellious, philosophically concerned

identity diffusion

unpredictable, reluctant to act


least ideal

foreclosure

conventional, moralistic.

inventory of psychosocial balance

scores increase with age

correlates of stage measures

identity


generativity


ego integrity


relationships among the stages: positive

identity

career choice


mature defense mechanisms


self-concept

generativity

parenting



ego integrity

lower fear of death

personality influenced by

society?

Culture?

Basic anxiety

feeling lonely, helpful in a hostile world

basic hostility

must be repressed for survival and security

three interpersonal orientations

moving toward (self effacing)


moving against (expansive solution)


moving away (resignation solution)

moving towards

needs affection and approval


plays the victim

moving against

needs power and control and will do anything to get it.

moving away

doesn't care about anything, emotionally flat.

neurotic trends

disproportionate, unbalanced intensity in orientations

major adjustments to basic anxiety

eclipsing the conflict


detachment


idealized self


externalization

secondary adjustments techniques

blind spots


compartmentalizing


rationalization


excessive self-control


arbitrary right-ness


elusiveness


cynicism



gender roles

achievement


social dominance


"womb envy"


mental health and gender roles

cross cultural differences

individualism vs collectivism

therapy

influenced by culture as well.


Keep bringing the patient back to the present, seeing how neurotic trends influence

parental indifference

basic evil

cold indifference; openly hostile


child feels unwanted/unloved.

early relationships

developed sense of self

narcissism

overcompensation for low self-esteem

attachment in infancy

affects attachment in adulthood

attachment types

secure


avoidant


anxious-ambivalent

relational approach to therapy

therapist plays significant role


patient-therapist relationship provides an opportunity for transformation of old maladaptive relationships patterns to new healthy ones