Chapter 13 Personality And Psychotherapy Flashcards
Personality
All those relatively permanent traits, dispositions, or characteristics within the individual that give measure of consistency to that persons behavior
Psychodynamic Perspective
Personality determined by conflicting , unconscious inner forces within the person
The conscious
Consist of things you are currently aware of; constantly changing
The preconscious
Consists of things you are NOT currently aware of, but could retrieve it if desired
The unconscious
Consist of things you’re unaware of and would be difficult to bring into awareness; THE PRIMARY PERSONALITY COMPONENT
ID
Functions according to the primary process thought which is irrational, instinct driven, and out of touch with reality; FOLLOWS PLEASURE PRINCIPLE
Ego
Functions according to secondary process thought (thinks of consequences) which is rational, controls and channels ID, FOLLOWS REALITY PRINCIPLE
Superego
Functions according to the idealistic principle which strives for moral perfection, contains sense of right and wrong
Psychosexual stages of development:
Oral stage (0-1)
Trust, pleasure comes from oral exploration of the world
Anal stage (1-3)
Control, pleasure comes from Urination and defecation
Phallic stage (3-6)
Sex role identification, pleasure comes from genital stimulation, oedipus and Electra complex
Latency stage (6-puberty)
Learning, sexual iimpulses are present but repressed and energy is focused on achievement and learning
Genital stage (puberty-adulthood)
Intimacy, sexuality resurfaces and pleasure comes from sexual activity with a partner, maturity occurs
Fixation
Becoming “stuck” in one stage of psychosexual development and not being able to progress any further
Regression
Moving back to an earlier stage of development, acting childlike and dependent (oral)
Denial
Refusing to accept that the feeling is present or that the event occurred
Repression
Relegating anxiety causing thoughts to the unconscious, refusing to think about them
Projection
Attributing ones undesirable traits or actions to others, so they become the problem instead of you
Displacement
Substituting a less threatening object for the subject of the hostile or sexual impulse (kicking a chair)
Sublimation
Redirecting anxiety-causing impulses into socially acceptable actions (putting aggressive child into football)
Reaction formation
Taking actions opposite to one’s feelings in order to deny the reality of the feelings