chapter 10: Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues Flashcards
The approach to personality psychology that is concerned with the individual’s sense of self (ego) as the core of personality
neo analytic approach
occurs when a memory is elaborated on through imagination, leading the person to con- fuse the imagined event with events that happened.
imagination inflation effect
human memory contributes to or influences in many ways (adds to, subtracts from, and so on) what is re- called
constructive memory
he tendency to look only for evidence that confirms their previous hunch and to not look for evidence that might disconfirm their belief.
confirmation bias
two differing views on the unconscious are
the cognitive unconscious view, and the motivated unconscious view.
Those with this view readily acknowledge that information can get into our memories without ever being aware of the information
cognitive unconscious view
some information—such as the phrase “Buy a Coke”—is flashed on a screen so quickly that you do not recognize the actual words.
subliminal perception
this term comes from Erikson’ s work, and it refers to the desperation and confusion a person feels when he or she has not developed a keen sense of identity
identity crisis
Some cultures institute a what, usually around adolescence, which typically is a ceremony that initiates a child into adulthood.
rite of passage ritual
If a person does not have a crisis, or if they form an identity without exploring alternatives, such as accepting the values of parents, this is called
identity foreclosure
This refers to taking time to explore options before making a commitment to an identity
moratorium
which refer to the common tendency for people to take credit for successes, yet to deny responsibility for failure
self-serving biases
style of inflate self-admiration and constant attempts to draw attention to the self and to keep others focused on oneself is called
narcissism
although a narcissist appears high in self-esteem, he or she has doubts about his or her worth as a person.
narcissistic paradox
this heory is all about understanding how we internalize our early childhood attachments and how those beliefs affect our later relationships. While the term might make you think of an inanimate object, in this case, it actually refers to the significant people in your life.
object relations theory
