Identity and Personality Flashcards
Self Concept
How we describe ourselves
Identity
Components of our self concept related to the group we belong in
Self-Esteem
How we judge ourselves
Self-Efficacy
How we see ourselves capable of doing a task or skill
Locus of Control
Things that influence our live
1. Internal Locus (hard work or lack thereof)
2. External Locus (lucky or unlucky)
Freud Stage of Psychosexual Development
Tension caused by libido, with failure leading to fixation
1. Oral
2. Anal
3. Phallic
4. Genital
5. Latent
ID
Devil within you that leads by arousal
Superego
Angel within you that leads by morality
Ego
Mediator between devil and angel
Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development
Conflicts that are the results of our decisions
1. Hope (Trust)
2. Will (Autonomy)
3. Purpose (Initiative)
4. Competency (Industry)
5. Fidelity (Identity)
6. Love (Intimacy)
7. Care (Generativity)
8. Wisdom (Integrity)
Kohlberg’s Theory of Moral Reasoning
How we solve moral problems
1. Preconventional - Obedience and Individualism
- Conventional - Relationship and Social Order
- Postconventional - Rights and Principles
Vygotsky’s Theory of Cultural and Biosocial Development
How we develop language, culture, and skills
Big Five Traits
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness
Neuroticism