Ch10- Motivation&Goals: Murray Flashcards
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Systems
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According to Murray, sets of dynamic influences with feedback.
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Personological System
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Murray’s term for his theory of personality that emphasizes the richness of the life of each person and the dynamic nature of the individual as a complex organism responding to specific environment.
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Environmental Press
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The push of the situation emphasized in Henry Murray’s approach to personality; it is a directional force on a person that arises from other people and events in the environment.
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Thema
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According to Murray, a combination of needs and presses typical for the individual.
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Narrative Approach
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McAdams approach to personality that involves studying motivations through biographies in order to understand the full life context of the person.
