Personality
a person;s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.
4 Models of Personality Theory
Psychodynamic theory, trait theory, humanistic theory, social cognitive theory.
who developed the psychod
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Personality
a person;s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting.
4 Models of Personality Theory
Psychodynamic theory, trait theory, humanistic theory, social cognitive theory.
who developed the psychodynamic theory
Freud
Personality is based on ________ motive and conflicts traced back to childhood.
Unconscious
Unconscious conflicts have to be ____________.
repressed
If unconscious conflicts are not repressed we would have __________.
anxiety
Personality arises form a conflict between _______ and __________.
impulse, restraint.
what are the 3 structures of the mind
conscious part, preconscious, unconscious
conscious part
what we are aware of
preconscious
memories that are in awareness, but you can bring it into awareness
unconscious
memories you are aware of; basic drives and instincts.
freudean slip
slip of the toung, something you didn't mean.
4 ways to uncover the unconscious
hypnosis, free association- saying what on your mind, dream interpretation, projective assessment.
what are the 3 structures of personality
Id, Ego, Superego
Id
The child like part of the personality; the psychological force that produces instinctual needs, drives. (spoild child, brat). Unconscious
The Id personality operates soley on the ______ __________, immediate gratification.
pleasure principle
Ego
Psychological force that employs reason. It curbs the impulses of the Id to keep the behavior w/ in social customs and expectations.(part conscious and unconscious). it has to satisfy the id and superego.YOUR PERSONALITY , WHO YOU ARE.
operates on the ______ ________ ; what is practical.
reality principle
superego
the psychological force that represents a person's values, morals, ideals. (mostly unconscious)
superego is concerned w/ what a person _____ do.
should
what are the 5 psychosexual stages
oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency stage, genital stage
oral stage
0-18 months
anal stage
18 months- 3 years (potty training)
Phallic stage
3-5 years
latency stage
5-12 years
Genital stage
puberty to adult
Fixations
being locked into a certain stage as a result of never having resolved the conflict w/ that stage
oral stage of fixation
over eating, smoking, alcohol abuse, gum, chewing, sarcasitc biting personality, eating disorder
Anal stage of fixation
control problems, rebellious, controlling, obsessive compulsive, eating disorders
Phallic stage of fixation
homosexuallity,anxieties, phobia, aggressiveness, anger
Defense Mechanisms
to prevent socially unecceptable impulses from rising into consciousness.
psychodynamic theorists
freud, Daren Horney, Carl jung
Projective test
personality tests assess a person's inner feelings and interests through their responses to ambiguous stimuli
rorschach test
ink blots
trait theory
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