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Define PERSONALITY
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The consistent ways in which one behaves. Latin for "mask"
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Define PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY
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Relates personality to the conflicting forces within the individual. Began with Freud
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What is the goal of PSYCHOANALYSIS?
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To bring the unconscious into the conscious, or into awareness
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What is the OEDIPUS COMPLEX?
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When children wish to have sex with their opposite sex parent but realize that it is forbidden
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What is PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT?
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Freud proposed that people have a psychosexual energy and broke it down into five stages, each with its own way for seeking gratification
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Explain the ORAL STAGE
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First stage of phychosexual development where an infant (0-1) derives psychosexual pleasure from stimulation of the mouth
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Explain the ANAL STAGE
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Second stage of phychosexual development where the toddler (1-3) derives psychosexual pleasure from stimulaion of the anal area and bowelk movements
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Explain the PHALLIC STAGE
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Third stage of phychosexual development where a child (3-6) derives psychosexual pleausre from stimulation of the genitals, and becomes attracted to the opposite-sex parent
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Explain the LATENT PERIOD
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Fourth stage of phychosexual development where a child (6-adolescence) suppresses his or her psychosexual interest. Tend to play with same sex peers
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Explain the GENITAL STAGE
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Fifth stage of phychosexual development where the individual (adolescence and beyond) has a strong sexual interest in other people and derives psychosexual satisfaction from intercourse
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What is the ID?
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The part of personality that is comprised of all our biological drives that demand immediate gratification
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What is the EGO?
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The rational, negotiating, and desicion-making component of personality
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What is the SUPEREGO?
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The part of personality of internalized values and rules that we receive from our parents and society
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What is a DEFENSE MECHANISM?
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Unpleasant thoughts and feeling to the unconscious
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Explain RATIONALIZATION
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When people "make excuses" and reframe unpleasant events or actions to justify them
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Explain REPRESSION
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"Motivated forgetting" of painful or unacceptable thoughts, feelings of memories
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Explain REPRESSION
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"Motivated forgetting" of painful or unacceptable thoughts, feelings of memories
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Define PERSONALITY
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The consistent ways in which one behaves. Latin for "mask"
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Define PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY
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Relates personality to the conflicting forces within the individual. Began with Freud
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What is the goal of PSYCHOANALYSIS?
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To bring the unconscious into the conscious, or into awareness
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What is the OEDIPUS COMPLEX?
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When children wish to have sex with their opposite sex parent but realize that it is forbidden
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What is PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT?
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Freud proposed that people have a psychosexual energy and broke it down into five stages, each with its own way for seeking gratification
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Explain the ORAL STAGE
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First stage of phychosexual development where an infant (0-1) derives psychosexual pleasure from stimulation of the mouth
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Explain the ANAL STAGE
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Second stage of phychosexual development where the toddler (1-3) derives psychosexual pleasure from stimulaion of the anal area and bowelk movements
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Explain the PHALLIC STAGE
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Third stage of phychosexual development where a child (3-6) derives psychosexual pleausre from stimulation of the genitals, and becomes attracted to the opposite-sex parent
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Explain the LATENT PERIOD
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Fourth stage of phychosexual development where a child (6-adolescence) suppresses his or her psychosexual interest. Tend to play with same sex peers
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Explain the GENITAL STAGE
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Fifth stage of phychosexual development where the individual (adolescence and beyond) has a strong sexual interest in other people and derives psychosexual satisfaction from intercourse
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What is the ID?
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The part of personality that is comprised of all our biological drives that demand immediate gratification
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What is the EGO?
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The rational, negotiating, and desicion-making component of personality
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What is the SUPEREGO?
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The part of personality of internalized values and rules that we receive from our parents and society
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What is a DEFENSE MECHANISM?
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Unpleasant thoughts and feeling to the unconscious
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Explain RATIONALIZATION
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When people "make excuses" and reframe thoughts, feelings or memories
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Explain REGRESSION
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Return to a more juvenile way of thinking or acting
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Explain DENIAL
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Refusal to acknowledge something that causes anxiety
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Explain DISPLACEMENT
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The diversion of an unacceptable thought or impulse from its actual target to a less threatening object or person
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Explain REACTION FORMATION
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Presenting your thoughts or feelings as the opposite of what they actually are
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Explain SUBLIMATION
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The transformation of aggresive energies into acceptable and pro-social behaviors
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Explain PROJECTION
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Attributing one's own undesirable characteristics or motives to other people
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What are NEO-FREUDIANS?
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Psychologists who adopted some parts of Freud's theory and modified other parts
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What did KAREN HORNEYE believe?
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The Freud exaggerated the role of sexualtiy in human behavior and placed less emphasis on women and the dynamics of family relationships
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What did CARL JUNG believe?
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He put a greater emphasis on human experience and the human need for spiritual meaning in life
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What did ADLER propose?
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Humans have a natural deire to strive for superiority
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What is the INFERIORITY COMPLEX?
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An exaggerated feeling of inadequacy, throughout their lives
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What is the LEARNING APPROACH do?
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It relates specific behaviors to our environment
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Explain what HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY does
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It deals with consciousness, including spirituality and guiding principles by which people live their lives
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What did CARL ROGERS believe?
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He believed that children develop a self-concept and ideal self
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What is SELF CONCEPT?
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An image of the person that they really are
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Explain REGRESSION
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Return to a more juvenile way of thinking or acting
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Explain DENIAL
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Refusal to acknowledge something that causes anxiety
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Explain DISPLACEMENT
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The diversion of an unacceptable thought or impulse from its actual target to a less threatening object or person
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Explain REACTION FORMATION
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Presenting your thoughts or feelings as the opposite of what they actually are
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Explain SUBLIMATION
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The transformation of aggresive energies into acceptable and pro-social behaviors
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Explain PROJECTION
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Attributing one's own undesirable characteristics or motives to other people
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What are NEO-FREUDIANS?
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Psychologists who adopted some parts of Freud's theory and modified other parts
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What did KAREN HORNEYE believe?
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The Freud exaggerated the role of sexualtiy in human behavior and placed less emphasis on women and the dynamics of family relationships
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What did CARL JUNG believe?
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He put a greater emphasis on human experience and the human need for spiritual meaning in life
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What did ADLER propose?
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Humans have a natural deire to strive for superiority
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What is the INFERIORITY COMPLEX?
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An exaggerated feeling of inadequacy, throughout their lives
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What is the LEARNING APPROACH do?
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It relates specific behaviors to our environment
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Explain what HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY does
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It deals with consciousness, including spirituality and guiding principles by which people live their lives
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What did CARL ROGERS believe?
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He believed that children develop a self-concept and ideal self
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What is SELF CONCEPT?
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An image of the person that they really are
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What is the IDEAL SELF?
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An image that represents what the person "should" be
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What did ABRAHAM MASLOW propose?
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People have a heirarchy of motivating needs and the highest need of these is the need to become self actualized
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What is a STANDARDIZED TEST?
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A test administered according to specified rules where the score are interpreted using specific instructions
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What is the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)?
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A test comprised of 567 true-fals questions to see if a person is motivated to make themselves appear more or less mentally healthy than they actually are
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Explain RORSCHACH INKBLOTS
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A personality test that is composed of a series of 10 ambiguous inkblots
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Explain the THEMATIC APPERCEPTION TEST (TAT)
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A personality test that is based upon the presentation of a series of pictures
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