chapter 12 PS Flashcards
a strong feeling for potential or actual life partner involving intense arousal and longing for joining with the other
passionate love
a caring and desire for another person with whom our lives intertwine. it emphasizes intimacy and concern for the other
compassionate love
the tendency to find a mate who is similar to oneself in one or more dimensions
assortive mating
the tendency to find a mate who is different from oneself in one or more dimensions
complementary selection
those jobs or careers dealing with work that must respond to definite requirements of land or objects (farmer, mechanic)
realistic occupations
those jobs or careers involving the investigation of information, or exploration of new ideas or possibilities
investigative occupations
those jobs or careers stressing communication, creativity, art and entertainment
artistic occupations
those jobs or careers involving working with people, including social workers, managers, and therapists
social occupations
those jobs or careers involving the influencing of others, including salespeople, politicians, and entrepreneurs
enterprising occupations
those jobs or careers involving work with numbers and letters, including secretaries, bookkeepers, accountants, and engineers
conventional occupations
a law of productivity of the members of a given field that states that the square root of the total will account for half the productivity
Lotka-Price Law
a personality type that emphasizes time pressure, competitiveness, achievement striving, impatience, and hostility, and that has been related to heart disease and high professional attainment
type A personality
adults interested in both practical attainments and personal improvement
achievers
adults interested in practical attainment
conservers
adults interested in personal and spiritual self-development
seekers
adults who are no longer seeking further goals in life
depleteds
a manual of psychiatric diagnoses published by the American Psychiatric Association and providing the descriptions of mental disorders recognized by law in the USA
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)
a scientific movement to identify the positive strengths in individual’s personalities
positive psychology
the state of a person who is able to develop his or her innermost self in a healthy fashion that represents, expresses, and satisfies his or her true needs and characteristics
self-actualized
an altered state of consciousness in which one’s awareness appears to merge with a cosmic consciousness, and an individual feels at one with the surrounding environment or universe
peak experience
a type of humor employed by the self-actualized that gently pokes fun at the oddities and commonalities of the human experience
philisophical humor
an attitude of caring concern for the rest of humanity that leads to a desire to help others in one’s life projects; considered to be a quality of the self-actualized person
Gemeinschaftsgefuhl
