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Final review old tests Flashcards

1
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Personality Definition

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The System of characteristics that contribute to consistency in thoughts, feelings, and behavior over time & place.

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List Major Theories

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biological psychodynamic humanistic cognitive learning

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3
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Personality best expressed with phrase

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How we perceive ourselves, and how others perceive us

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4
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Persona

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a mask

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5
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Who is more likely to be research subjects

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white men

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6
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Why are self report measures good?

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objective scoring

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7
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African Americans

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lower on trust scale

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Hispanic & Asians

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less likely to seek help

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9
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MMPI

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not appropriate for those with low reading ability

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10
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Projective Tests

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not valid

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11
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Freud based theory on

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clinical observations

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12
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Freud deep attraction to

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mom

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13
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Freudian anxiety out of

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childhood sexual conflicts

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14
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Freud two primary instincts-

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life/death

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15
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preconscious is

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storehouse for memories, thoughts, perceptions

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16
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Freud criticized for all except:

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did not look deeply into psyche (he did!)

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17
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Anal stage can be used as a weapon by children (True/False)

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Anal stage can be used as a weapon by children (True)

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18
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Person doesn’t remember sexual assault using

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repression

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19
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Gay senator acts like womanizer-

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Reaction Formation

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20
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Woman wants affair takes up repairs-

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Sublimation

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21
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Jung’s theory developed out of

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mental breakdown at 38

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22
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Jung- all types of psychic energy

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not differentiation (libido, more?)

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23
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Jung- all major systems of psyche except

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not libido (Conscious, personal unconscious, collective unconscious)

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24
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Jung- Which applies to introversion/extraversion

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D- all of above

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25
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Jung- complexes grow out of

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childhood, adult, ancestral- all of above

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26
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Jung- collective unconscious

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inherited human experience & history of species

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27
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Jung- all archetypes except

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preconscious

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28
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Jung- anima/animus

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all humans bisexual

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29
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Jung- During middle age, we become

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introverted, psychic energy is rechanneled, universal, all of above

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30
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Horney- Statement on childhood

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  • biological forces more important than social forces- false!!
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31
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Horney- More afraid child is

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more must repress

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32
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Horney- Children strive to protect against basic anxiety by

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  1. Securing affection and love (doing what others want/bribing/threatening)
  2. Being Submissive
  3. Attaining Power
  4. Withdrawing
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33
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Horney- List of 10 neurotic needs bad if-

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only way of reducing anxiety

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34
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Horney- Neurotic moving toward

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= compliant personality (compliant/agressive/withdrawn)

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35
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Horney- idealized self image leads to

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tyranny of the should

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36
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For Horney, oedipus complex

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Oedipus complex results in conflict between dependence on one’s parents and hostility toward them

37
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Horney- woman conflict between

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love and work

38
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Horney was opposed to

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taking verbatim notes

39
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Erikson Personality develops

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throughout lifespan

40
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From his early work, Erikson was interested in

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from early work, interested with psychoanalytic work with children

41
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Erikson Studies all groups except for

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Adults with Schizophrenia

42
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According to Erikson’s Epigenetic Principle of maturation,

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stages are determined by genetic factors

43
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Erikson Divided personality growth into

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8 stages from birth to death

44
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Erikson- Conflict at one stage not resolved,

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person will have more difficulty in continuing normal development in next stage

45
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Erikson- Identity cohesion vs role confusion=

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moratorium to give person time to play different roles/images

46
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Erikson- positive outcome of intimacy vs isolation-

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establish positive intimate relationships

47
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Erikson- person in generativity v stagnation stage needs to be

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involved in teaching/guiding next generation

48
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Allport believed meeting with freud illustrated

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: too much importance on unconscious

49
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Alport; uniqueness determined by

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: Genetics + Learning

50
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Allport personality traits are

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: real and exist within us
most pervasive and influential trait: cardinal trait
central traits: 5-10 themes that describe behavior
concept of FA proposes that: motives of healthy adults about present/future, not childhood
Addictions & repetitive actions: perseverative functional autonomy
functionally autonomous behavior example: learned skills
needs for affection and security are met in infancy; proprium develops, FA develops, unique traits develop, D all of the answers

51
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Allport most pervasive and influential trait

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: cardinal trait

52
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Allport- central traits

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: 5-10 themes that describe behavior

53
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Allport- concept of FA proposes that

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: motives of healthy adults about present/future, not childhood

54
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Allport- Addictions & repetitive actions

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: perseverative functional autonomy

55
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Allport- functionally autonomous behavior example

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: learned skills
needs for affection and security are met in infancy; proprium develops, FA develops, unique traits develop, D all of the answers

56
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Allport- needs for affection and security are met in infancy;

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proprium develops, FA develops, unique traits develop, D all of the answers

57
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Allport Unusual assessment technique:

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personal document approach

58
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Allport popular today because:

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expressive behaviors linked to traits, healthy adults, little habits tied to personality traits- D all of the answers

59
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Cattell used Factor Analysis for

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factor of data

60
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Cattell traits are

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(D- all of answers) relatively permanent, basic structural units of pers, derived by factor analysis

61
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Cattell- source traits are:

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basic elements of personality

62
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Cattell- behavior that results from alcohol intake is a constitutional trait

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(physiological)

63
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Cattell- env. mold traits are:

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learned characteristics from friends/work/where we live

64
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cattell identified

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16 source traits that form basis of personality

65
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Cattell- 2 kinds of dynamic traits:

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ergs & sentiments

66
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Eysenck- all personality dimensions except

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shyness vs social rejection (ENP

extraverts have lower cortical arousal than introverts

67
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Eysenck- personality dimensions:

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remain relatively constant throughout lifespan

68
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Eysenck- all part of big five except:

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deference

69
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maslow insisted on psyc that

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emphasized human strengths, free will, potential

70
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Maslow’s needs are instinctoid:

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based on needs for safety belongingness & love

people driven by: one dominant need at a time

71
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Maslow- Higher needs are:

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weaker than lower needs, active later in life, less necessary for survival (D all of answers)

72
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Maslow- need for safety most important in:

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infants & neurotic adults

73
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Maslow- prereq for self act is

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realistic knowledge of strengths, freedom, security (D- all of above)

74
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Maslow- second set of innate needs:

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cognitive needs, know & understand

75
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Maslow- metamotivation:

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motivation of self actualizers

76
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Maslow- all characteristics of self-act except

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complete acceptance of norms/beliefs of majority (do have accurate perceptions, acceptance of self, etc)

77
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Maslow- If need for self act is innate, why is it rare?

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higher=weaker, sufficient love in childhood needed, Jonah complex (D all of answers)

78
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Maslow’s personality theory grew out of

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research on characteristics of Ruth Benedict/Max Wertheimer

79
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Rogers Research with kids showed :

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self insight most important predictor

80
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Rogers organismic valuing process:

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evaluate life exp based on how it serves actualizing tendency

81
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According to Rogers, way we see env is:

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dependent on our perception, not reality

82
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Rogers Self is: image

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(actual & ideal), consistent pattern, organized whole (D all of the answers)

83
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Rogers Acceptance we need from others:

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Positive Regard

84
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Rogers Conditions of worth derive from:

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internalizing parents’ norms and standards

85
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Rogers Our level of psych adjustment and emotional health:

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self is congruent with environment

86
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Rogers All fully functioning person characteristics except:

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develops defenses against threats to the self (yes, awareness, trust, freedom)

87
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Rogers fully functioning person is

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actualizing not actualized

88
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Rogers used in research:

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Q sort technique

89
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Critics charge that Rogers ignored

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factors which client was not consciously aware that could influence behavior

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