13.1-13.3 Flashcards
– the sum total of who a person
is—their attitudes and reactions, both physical and
emotional.
PERSONALITY
The unique way in which each individual
thinks, acts, and feels throughout life.
PERSONALITY
– the value judgment
made about a person’s moral or
ethical behavior.
Character
– the biologically
innate and enduring characteristics
with which each person is born.
Temperament
is an area of psychology in
which there are several ways to explain the
characteristic behavior of human beings
Personality
Every adult personality is a combination
of temperaments and __ of
family, culture, and the time during which
they grew up.
personal history
The ___ had its beginnings in the work of Sigmund Freud and
still exists today. It focuses on the role of the unconscious mind in the development
of personality. This perspective is also heavily focused on biological causes of personality
differences
psychodynamic perspective
This approach focuses on the effect of the environment on behavior and, as
addressed here, includes aspects of social cognitive theory in that, interactions with
others and personal thought processes also influence learning and personality
behavioral perspective
The ___first arose as a reaction against the psychoanalytic and
behaviorist perspectives and focuses on the role of each person’s conscious life experiences
and choices in personality development.
humanistic perspective
The ___ differs from the other three in its basic goals: The psychodynamic,
behaviorist, and humanistic perspectives all seek to explain the process that
causes personality to form into its unique characteristics, whereas trait theorists
are more concerned with the end result—the characteristics themselves.
trait perspective
Freud believed that the mind was divided
into three parts: the __
preconscious,
conscious, and unconscious.
– level of the mind in
which one’s current awareness
exists.
Conscious
– level of the
mind containing memories, events,
and information of which one can
become easily aware.
Preconscious Mind
– level of the
mind that remains hidden at all
times, surfacing only in symbolic
forms in dreams
Unconscious Mind
Freud believed that the
__
was the most important determinant of
human behavior and personality
unconscious mind
ID – a Latin word that means
__
“it.”
An unconscious, pleasure-seeking,
amoral part of the personality that
exists at birth, containing all of the
basic biological drives
ID
– the need to seek
out pleasurable sensations.
Pleasure Drive
– the desire for
immediate gratification of needs
with no regard for the
consequences.
–
Pleasure Principle
If it feels good, do it.
ID
EGO – a Latin word that means
“I.”
Part of the personality that
develops out of a need to deal with
reality.
EGO
Mostly conscious and is far more
rational, logical, and cunning than
the id.
EGO
– the satisfaction
of the demands of the id only when
negative consequences will not
result.
Reality Principle
If it feels good, do it, but only if
you can get away with it.
EGO
SUPEREGO – a Latin word that means
“over the self.”