Chapter 14 Flashcards
Trait
Aspect of personality that is considered to be stable
Personality
Patterns of feelings, motive and behavior that set people apart from one another
What did Hippocrates think
Fluids (humors) in body; combine to form personality traits
Hippocrates says too much yellow bile means?
Choleric personality; quick tempered disposition
Hippocrates says too much blood means?
Sanguine personality; warm and cheerful disposition
Hippocrates says too much phlegm means?
Phlegmatic personality; sluggish and cool personality
Hippocrates say too much black bile means?
Melancholic personality; thoughtful temperament
What can happen by the lack of balance of yellow bile, blood, phlegm and black bile
Diseases and disorders
What did Gordon Allport think
a) traits can be inherited
b) traits are fixed in the nervous system
c) traits are building blocks of personality
What did Hans J. Eysenck think
a) two personality dimensions
1) introversion-extroversion
2) emotional stability-emotional instability
Hans tie to Hippocrates
Choleric: extroverted-unstable
Sanguine: extroverted-stable
Phlegmatic: introverted-stable
Melancholic: introverted-unstable
General information on psychoanalysis
1) All people undergo inner struggles
2) People are born with biological drives
3) Unconscious=deepest thoughts, fears and urges that remain out of awareness
- psychoanalysis
- dream analysis
- hypnosis
Psychoanalysis
People are encouraged to talk about anything that comes to mind
Dream analysis
Record dreams and look for hidden meanings
Hypnosis
Trancelike state where people state unconscious thoughts
Defense mechanisms
Methods the ego uses to avoid recognizing ideas or emotions that may cause anxiety
Repression
Pushing anxiety causing ideas into unconscious
*people may tend to develop psychological and emotional problems if too much is repressed
Rationalization
Use of self-deception to justify unacceptable behaviors/ideas
* can protect self-esteem or self-concept * masks real reason for behavior; prevents dealing with situation
Regression
Returning to behavior that is characteristic of an earlier stage of development
*usually temporary
Projection
People see their own faults in other people (projecting unacceptable impulses outward onto other people) or hypocrites
*may think the world is a dangerous place
Id
Represents basic drives
- first structure of mind - demands pleasure through instant gratification - pleasure principle
Pleasure principle
Urge for immediate release of energy or emotion; will bring personal gratification, relief or pleasure
Ego
Stands for reason and good sense
- reality principle - seeks to satisfy Id in ways consistent with reality - acts as censor that screens out the wild impulses