(13) Personality Flashcards
Freud’s theory is called psychodynamic theory because it deals with the dynamic struggle that takes place between what?
Unconscious forces in the mind.
Which view of personality explains behavior in terms of ego, defense mechanisms, and psychosexual stages?
Psychoanalytic.
Define “preconscious”
The part of the mind whose contents can be brought into awareness through focus attention.
Define “superego”
The psychic structure that corresponds to an internal moral guardian or conscience.
What does Freud’s psychoanalytic theory posit that the superego consists of?
An internalized mental structure composed of teachings from parents and other sources of moral authority, our moral compass. May be partially conscious or unconscious.
What is the purpose of defense mechanisms?
Prevent the anxiety that would result if troubling desires and memories residing in the unconscious were fully realized in conscious awareness.
Define “regression”
The return of behavior that is typical of earlier stages of development.
Define “denial”
Failure to recognize a threatening impulse or urge.
Define “reaction formation”
Behavior that opposes one’s true motives and desires so as to prevent conscious awareness of them.
Define “projection”
Imposing one’s own impulses or wishes onto another.
Define “sublimation”
The channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially sanctioned behaviors of interest.
What was a major contribution of Jung to the psychodynamic approach?
A belief in the collective unconscious.
Define “archetype”
A primitive image that reflects ancestral or universal human experiences.
Define “collective unconscious”
A repository of accumulated ideas and images that is shared among all humans.
According to Adler, what do all children harbor feelings of due to their limited size and abilities?
Inferiority
