Class 6

Question 1

What are the 5 main personality traits?

Answer 1

Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism

Question 2

Who developed the psychoanalytic perspective of personality, and what is its central claim?

Answer 2

Developed by Sigmund Freud, he asserts that personality is shaped largely by the unconscious.

Question 3

According to Freud, what two factors influence human behavior? Describe these two factors.

Answer 3

1) The libido(life instinct), which drives human behavior focused on pleasure, survival, and avoidance of pain
2) the death instinct, which drives human behaviors fueled by the unconscious desire to die, or hurt oneself and others

Question 4

Describe the three divisions of the human psyche according to Freud.

Answer 4

1) the id, which is largely unconscious & responsible for our drives to avoid pain & seek pleasure
2) the ego, which is responsible for logical thinking & planning
3) the superego, which is responsible for our mental judgements of right & wrong strives for perfection

Question 5

Describe Freud’s Oral Pyschosexual stage of development, including age, erogenous zone(tasks), adult fixation examples, and successful resolution.

Answer 5

Age: Birth to 1 year
Erogenous zone(tasks): Sensual pleasure in mouth area
Adult fixation examples: