Chapter 11 Flashcards
Jung believed that personality is made up of the ego, a personal unconscious and the
Collective unconscious
The self-concept a person fervently strives to achieve is known as:
Ideal self
An individual who says that his/ her career depends on how hard he/she works and not on luck has an:
Internal locus control
The theory that proposes that individuals naturally tend to grow in a positive direction is known as:
Humanistic Theory
Julian Rotter is closely associated with:
Behaviorism
Who proposed the psychoanalytic theory?
Sigmund Freud
These group of people were influenced by Freud’s psychanalytic theory:
Neo Freudians
The degree of sociability and outgoingness is referred to as:
Extraversion
Knowledge of one’s own strength, abilities and behavior patterns is known as:
Self-concept
Which of the five factors of personality, studied, is found to predict a longer life?
Openness
______ assessment refers to the repeatability of findings; if the study was to be done a second time, would it yield the same.
Reliability
True or False: A reviewed study from 55 nations has proven, men scored lower in the openness personality than women.
False
What does not have personalities?
Robots
Freud saw the mind as what three composed model structures?
Id, the ego and super ego.
What is personality?
It is the unique core set of characteristics that influence the way one thinks, acts and feels relatively consistent & enduring throughout the lifespan.
What defines temperament?
Distinct patterns of emotional reactions and behaviors that are observed early in life.
What are three states of awareness?
Conscious, preconscious and unconscious.
Sigmund Freud spent time in his life in Vienna & Austria. What did he specialize in?
Clinical Neurology
Activity well below awareness is what?
Unconscious
Describe the 6 perspectives of personality
A. Psychoanalytic: the process of which we are unaware
Behavioral: this originates from learning theories, classical conditioning and reinforces influence behaviors.
Humanistic: Choices we make in life that influence our personality
Social Cognitive: Relationship, environmental influences, individual behavior & mental processes come together to form personality
Biological: Both physiological & genetic factors
Traits: personality and dimensions theories describe and predict our behavior focusing on the present rather than the past.
