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Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Personality

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Our individual pattern of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize how we tend to interpret and adapt to our world

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Psychodynamic perspective

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The processes that occur in our unconscious that influence our thoughts and behaviors without our conscious awareness

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Id

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Based on the psychodynamic perspective. It is the pleasure principle that contains the unconscious drive of needs and wants

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Ego

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Contains limitations for the id

It tries to get the id what it wants within the norms of society. It houses higher mental functions-reasoning, problem solving, and decision making

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The superego

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It is the moral compass that acts as our conscious

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Defense mechanism

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Our unconscious ego strategies to distort reality in different ways in order to relieve anxiety

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Oedipus complex

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Desire of a young boy to replace his father and take all of the affection of his mother

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Collective unconscious (Jung)

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The impersonal deepest layer of the unconscious that is shared by everyone through common ancestry

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Archetypes

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Ideas and images in the collective unconscious that have shared meaning for all people

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Individual psychology (Alder)

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This proposes that perfection is our main human motivater

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Humanistic perspectives of personality

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Focuses on a person’s personal growth and positive human qualities

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Unconditional positive regard

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Proposed by humanistic theorist, Rogers. Is the unconditional appearance and value placed on an individual with no conditions

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Conditions of worth

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The standards set by others when we seek positive regard and approval from them

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Trait theories

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The consistent thought/response patterns we use as we would interact in the world

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Big five factors of personality

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There are five broad traits that describe the dimensions of personality that we fall in

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Personological and life story persepectives

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Focuses on a person’s life history and life story as it relates to their personal development

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Social cognitive perspectives

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The influence of our conscious thoughts, beliefs, expectations, and goals on our personality

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Self-efficacy

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Our belief in our ability to accomplish a given goal or activity

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Cognitive affecting processing systems (CAPS)

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Information processing and emotional experiences interact to determine behavior

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Behavioral genetics

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Studies how genetic factors influence how we behave and interact with our world

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Self-report test

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A method of measuring personality characteristics through their answers to questions

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Empirically keyed test

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A type of self-report that is developed to identify the biggest differences between two target populations or group

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The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

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Is the most widely used self-report personality test

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Face validity

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The extent to which a test item seems to measure what it is supposed to measure

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Projective test

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A personality assessment that presents individuals with different ambiguous visuals and they are asked to tell a story about them

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Rorschach Inkblot

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A test that has participants look at and interpret inkblots in order to determine their personality

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Thematic Appreciation Test (TAT)

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A projective test that uses ambiguous pictures and has participants tell what is happening in the picture in order to learn more about their personality

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Type A behavior pattern

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A behavior pattern that includes excessive competitiveness and drive, impatience, and hostility. They are at a higher risk of stress-related issues like heart disease

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Type B behavior pattern

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A behavior pattern that includes being relaxed and easygoing with lower risk of stress-related issues

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Type D behavior patter

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A behavior patterns that includes general distress, negative emotions, and social inhibition. They are at higher risk of cardiovascular issues

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Subjective well-being

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Your own assessment of your level of positive affect relative to negative affect in your life

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Openess

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Imaginative vs Practical

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Conscientiousness

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Organized vs Disorganized

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Extraversion

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Sociable vs Retiring

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Agreeableness

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Softhearted vs Ruthless

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