Ch. 12 Personality Flashcards
According to S. Freud, what is very important?
Unconsciousness
born with these instincts
-animalistic, primitive, and uncivilized
Id
conscience
- moral behavior
- good vs. bad
- guilt
Superego
At what stage does the oedipus complex occur?
Phallic stage
sexual desire for the opposite sex parent and fear of retaliation from the same sex parent
Oedipus complex
reverting to an earlier stage
Regression
unacceptable impulses are seen in other people
Projection
focus on the self
Humanistic perspective
my future is determined by my fate
“What I do doesn’t matter”
External locus of control
in the social cognitive perspective:
- social learning
- modeling and imitation
Behavior
in the social cognitive perspective:
-not automatically reproduced
Thinking
a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing
Free association
