Additional terms Flashcards
free association
a method of exploring
the unconscious
unconscious
People have central & secondary traits
that makeup personality
id
stores al innate instinct and urges/drives
superego
provide standards for judgement (“the counsiouse”)
*Id & Superego Conflict
Id & Super Ego conflict within the human personality 🡪 causes anxiety
ego
reality principle, satisfying the id’s desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure; “mediator”
womb envy
men see they cannot bear children & have little to do with their upbringing, so they see their existence as having less meaning, thus dominating society.
self actualization
need that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met and self-esteem is achieved
unconditional positive regard
an attitude of total acceptance toward another person
introversion-extroversion
Caused by over-arousal of the nervous system VS. low nervous system arousal
reciprocal determinism
Internal feelings and thoughts
External factors
Ex: Someone acts out because they don’t like the thing they are doing.
self-efficacy
Individuals control their behaviors with internal rewards and punishments
external locus of control
the perception that chance or outside forces beyond one’s personal control determine one’s fate
internal locus of control
the perception that one controls one’s own fate
learned helplessness
the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events
