Gordon Allport Flashcards
What is propriate functioning?
Most behavior is motivated by functioning in a way that you can express your “self”
Your proprium is your what?
Self, how it functions and what it feels like
How is the proprium experienced?
Parts of the self are seen as the things we do and feel and believe are the central, essential and warm (precious to you)
Parts that do not change
Parts that you care about
Functions of the proprium
- Sense of body
- Self-identity
- Self esteem
- Self-extension
- Self-image
- Rational coping
- Propriate striving
Sense of body
Develop during the first 2 years of life
Realize you have a body separate from other things
Are mess through touch, pain, etc.
Self-identity
Develops in the first 2 years of life
Realize you have a past, present, and future
Realize you are an individual separate from others
Learn you have a name
Learn when you wake up you are still you
Self-esteem
Develops between 2 and 4 years old
Realize you are competent to do things
Learn you have value to yourself and others
Self-extension
Develops between 4 and 6 years old
See people around you as central, warm and essential
Define yourself by your family members
Find extension in: nationality, religion, activities we do, and family members
Self-image
Develops between 4 and 6
Looking glass self
Awareness of self as others see you (impressions, looks, etc)
Beginning of awareness of persona (the way others see you)
Rational coping
Develops between ages 6 and 12
Realizing you are a learner
Dealing with issues and problems rationally
Details of cause and effect
Propriate striving
Develops after 12 years old Self as goals, dreams, and ideals Thinking in a realistic way Being the best "you" you can be Become propriater of your own life (make your owns decisions)
What is a trait?
A trait is a single or group of behaviors that fit together for you, that you do in response to the world that is stable across situations and through time
Traits are easily recognized in people and are unique to each person
Some anchor other traits (ex. Patriotic anchors like voting or army)
What are some criticisms about traits?
Assumption behaviors are stable through situations and time
Cultural differences in traits
Huge traits are different from culture to culture
Example - African vs Italian
Traits in a hierarchy
Central, secondary, and cardinal
Central traits
The first traits you think of, cultural traits
Secondary traits
Not as general, obvious or consistent
Example - preferences
Example - angry when tickled, not usually an angry person
Cardinal traits
Not everyone gets these, someone has one trait you can use to describe them and their life
Example - mother Theresa = faithful
Example - Scrooge = greedy
What is opportunistic functioning?
Human behavior that is motivated by the tendency to satisfy our biological needs
What is psychological maturity?
A well developed sense of self and adaptive set of traits make a person psychologically mature
7 characteristics of P.M.
Equated with mental health
- Specific enduring extensions of self
Means meaningful involvement with people and causes you care about
- Dependable techniques for relating warmly to others
Genuineness, trust, empathy, and tolerance
- Emotional security
Also self confidence
- Habits of realistic perception
Self-perception = when being defensive you do not realistically see your part in things
- Problem centeredness
Means to see tasks before you as problems that need to be solved without running away
Developing problem-solving skills
- Self-objectification
Having insight into your own behavior
Ability to laugh at yourself/see and understand yourself
- Unifying philosophy of life
Personalized conscious you developed based on your ethics and morals
Value orientation
Functional autonomy
Motives today are independent of their origins
-just because you want to be a doctor in the past doesn’t mean the reason is the same today
Motivation can not always be tied to the past
Example - habits
Addictive behavior reasons change as time goes on
Propriate functional autonomy
Values (aspect of the self)
Categorization of values
