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Behavioral Science 2.2 Psychological Theories Flashcards

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Which theory views behavior as influenced by childhood experiences and unconscious desires?

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Psychoanalytic Theory

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Libido

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Natural energy source fueling mechanisms of the mind

“Life instinct”

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What happens if Libido becomes fixed at one developmental stage?

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The individual becomes stuck in that developmental stage

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Which theorists are proponents of psychoanalysis?

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Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung

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Describe the Id in terms of psychoanalysis

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Part of the unconscious mind focusing on Immediate gratification

Pleasure principle

“I want”

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Describe the Superego in terms of psychoanalysis

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Moral oversight representing societal values

Partially conscious mind and part unconscious

“I should”

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Describe the Ego in terms of psychoanalysis

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The conscious mind that mediates the Id and Superego

Reality principle

“I will”

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Wish fulfillment

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Individual’s mental imagery that meets the wants/needs of the pleasure principle

Daydreaming

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Which theory views humans as having free will and able to actively develop to their highest potential and reach self actualization?

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Humanistic Theory

Focuses on conscious thoughts and actions

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Which theorists support the humanistic theory?

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Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow

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Inferiority complex

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Sense of incompleteness and imperfection driving each individual

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Fictional finalist

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Motivation from expectations of future experiences

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What is the Jungian archetype for collective behavior ANIMA?

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Repressed female qualities in males

“Man’s inner woman”

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What is the Jungian archetype for collective behavior ANIMUS?

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Repressed male qualities in females

“Woman’s inner man”

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What is the Jungian archetype for collective behavior SHADOW ARCHETYPE?

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Socially reprehensible thoughts

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What is the Jungian archetype for collective behavior PERSONA?

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Parts we represent to the world as us

“Mask for public viewing”

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What is the Jungian archetype for collective behavior SELF?

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Collective unconscious of an individual

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What is the concept proposed by Carl Rogers as a place where we feel free to be our genuine true selves and feel acceptance/unconditional positive regard from others?

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Growth Promoting Climate

Must be met to reach self-actualization

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Incongruence

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Felt if situation contradicts self-concepts

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What is the goal of person centered therapy?

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Provide an environment to help clients accept and learn from emotional reactions

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What theory views behavior and personality as inherited?

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Biologic theory

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Social Potency

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The degree to which a person assumes leadership and mastery roles in a social situation

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Traditionalism

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Tendency to follow the lead of an authority in a social situation

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Temperament

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An individual’s innate disposition

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Which theorist views personality as being determined by three brain systems and what theory does this fall under?
Alan Gray Biologic theory
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Which theory describes behavior rather than focusing on its origins
Trait theory
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Allport’s trait theory
4500 different traits with some more important than others Cardinal traits dominate personality Central traits are the main traits forming personalities Secondary traits are variable depending on circumstance
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Roger Cattel’s trait theory
16 traits used to characterize individuals
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Factor analysis of traits
Narrows a wider set of traits into smaller more representative and significant subsets
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Surface traits
Evident in behavior
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Source traits
Abstract factors underlying personality and behavior
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Esyencks trait theory
There are 3 major traits, 2 of which everyone has to certain degrees 1. Extroversion 2. Neuroticism 3. Psychoticism (not everyone)
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What are the Big 5 personality traits?
Openness Conscientiousness Extroversion Agreeableness Neuroticism
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Which theory states that individuals are influenced by their environment and focuses on observable behavior?
Behaviorism
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Which theory bridges behaviorism and psychoanalysis and views thinking as behavior?
Cognitive theory
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What were the results of Banduras Bono doll experiment?
Showed children learn through observation
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Learning performance distinction
Just because you learn something doesn’t mean you are going to perform it
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What are the 4 factors of Banduras social cognitive theory?
Attention Memory Imitation Motivated to replicate
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What is the focus of cognitive behavioral therapy?
Feeling and behaviors are reactions to a persons thoughts about actual events
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Which defense mechanism involves pretending the problem is not true?
Denial
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Which defense mechanism involves the transfer of the problem to another person?
Projection
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What occurs in projective identification?
Individual starts to believe and act the way they are being projected onto
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What defense mechanism involves an indirect way of expressing feelings?
Passive agression
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What defense mechanism involves separating emotion from the problem and making it more academic?
Intellectualization
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What defense mechanism involves using false logic to explain a perception or behavior?
Rationalization
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What defense mechanism involves slipping into a behavior of an earlier developmental stage?
Regression
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What defense mechanism involves unconsciously pushing an undesirable though out of the conscious mind?
Repression
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What defense mechanism involves transferring an emotional feeling to an easier target?
Displacement
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What defense mechanism involves focusing on funny aspects of a painful situation?
Humor
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What defense mechanism involves channeling negative feelings into positive activity?
Sublimation
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What defense mechanism involves the conscious pushing of thoughts out of mind?
Suppression
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What defense mechanism involves forgetting about one’s own problems and finding joy in serving others?
Altruism
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What defense mechanism involves expressing the opposite emotion to the one they actually feel?
Reaction formation

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