Chapter 6

Question 1

What is personality?

Answer 1

The unique psychological makeup of an individual and how it consistently influences how they respond to their environment.

Question 2

What is the id?

Answer 2

The component of the self entirely oriented toward immediate gratification (based on the pleasure principle)

Question 3

Explain the Superego.

Answer 3

A person’s conscience. The total opposite of the ID. It internalizes society’s rules and works to prevent ID from seeking selfish gratification.

Question 4

What is the Ego?

Answer 4

The system that mediates between the ID and Superego. The Ego is basically the reasoning process that happens in the mind (eg. chocolate).

Question 5

What is Motivational Research?

Answer 5

Research based largely on psychoanalytic (Freudian) interpretations, with a heavy emphasis on unconscious motives.

Question 6

Freudian Systems

Answer 6

The belief that personality is fundamentally a conflict between gratification and responsibility.