Identity and Personality Flashcards
Preconventional morality
Kohlberg’s Moral Reasoning
age: pre-adolescence
1. obedience - concerned with getting in trouble
2. self interest - wanting to gain rewards and avoid punishment
Conventional morality
Kohlberg’s Moral Reasoning
age: adolescence
3. Conformity - want to fit in with society
4. Law - want to maintain social order, don’t break laws
Postconventional morality
Kohlberg’s Moral Reasoning
age: adulthood (if at all)
5. social contract - want to ensure the greater social good
6. universal human ethics - taking the whole picture and considering the ethics behind each decision
Id
Freud
instincts
sex, hunger, pleasures
ego
Freud
balance between id and superego - reality
superego
Freud
morality
want to ensure we are doing what is right
Erickson’s stage theory: infancy
age: 0-1
trust vs mistrust
ability to have faith in others
Erickson’s stage theory: early childhood
age: 1-3
autonomy vs shame/doubt
sense of self control and independence
Erickson’s stage theory: play age
age: 3-6
initiative vs guilt
finding their place/purpose
Erickson’s stage theory: school age
age: 6-12
industry vs inferiority
finding confidence and competence
Erickson’s stage theory: adolescence
age: 12-19
identity vs confusion
figuring out who you are
Erickson’s stage theory: early adulthood
age: 20-25
intimacy vs isolation
figuring out how to love and accept love
Erickson’s stage theory: middle adulthood
age: 26-64
generosity vs self absorbance
finding out whether their life has real meaning
concern for others and society
Erickson’s stage theory: old age
age: 65-death
integrity vs despair
upon reflection, may feel despair or success for their life
social identity
how one’s self concept is shaped by group membership
define individuals in comparison/relation to others
personal identity
how one’s self concept is shaped by more private or individual characteristics
illness experience
symbolic interactionist perspective that examines how individuals understand and cope with serious or chronic illnesses that impact daily life and self identity
can either:
illness work: make it a job to learn about the illness and get help
everyday work: other things not directly involved with managing illness but still impact one’s illness
biographical work: make sense of the illness for oneself and for others
Sigmund Freud
psycho-sexual
unresolved childhood conflict impairs adult personality