Identity and Personality Flashcards
What is self-schema?
self-given label that carries with it a set of qualities
What is identity?
the individual components of our self-concept related to the groups to which we belong `
What is gender identity?
a person’s appraisal of him - or herself on scales of masculinity and femininity
What is androgyny?
defined as the state of being simultaneously very masculine and very feminine
What is undifferentiated?
scoring low on both scales of masculinity and femininity
What is gender schema?
key components of gender identity are transmitted through cultural and societal means
What is ethnic identity?
refers to one’s ethnic group - in which members typically share a common ancestry, cultural heritage, and language
What is nationality?
identity based on political borders - result of shared history, media, cuisine and national symbols such as a country’s flag
What is hierarchy of salience?
we let the situation dictate which identity holds the most importance for us at any given moment
What is self-discrepancy theory?
maintains that each of us have three selves
Actual Self - the way we see ourselves currently
Ideal Self - the person we would like to be
Ought Self - our representation of the way others think we should be
What is self-efficacy?
our belief in our ability to succeed
What is learned helplessness?
suffers from a sense of powerlessness after being placed in consistently hopeless scenarios
What is locus of control?
refers to the way we characterize the influences in our lives
What is fixation?
occurs when a child is overindulged or overly frustrated during a stage of development
What is Freud’s first stage?
Oral Stage: 0 to 1 year
Gratification is obtained primarily through putting objects into the mouth, biting and sucking
What is Freud’s second stage?
Anal Stage: 1 to 3 years
Gratification is gained through the elimination and retention of waste materials
What is Freud’s third stage?
Phallic/Oedipal Stage: 3 to 5 years
Child envies same sex parent for parents relationship and fears castration. To deal they identify with that parent, establish sexual identity and internalize moral values
What is Freud’s fourth stage?
Genital Stage: puberty to adulthood
child will enter into healthy heterosexual relationships at this point if the previous stages have been satisfied
What is Erikson’s first stage?
Trust vs Mistrust: 0 to 1 year
Trust his environment/himself or remain suspicious of the world
What is Erikson’s second stage?
Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt: 1 to 3 years
The feeling of being able to exert control over the world and to exercise choice or have a sense of doubt and persistent external locus of control
What is Erikson’s third stage?
Initiative vs Guilt: 3 to 6 years
Sense of purpose, ability to initiate activities and enjoy accomplishment and enjoy accomplishment or fears punishment too much to do anything or overcompendates
What is Erikson’s fourth stage?
Industry vs Inferiority: 6 to 12 years
Feels competent, able to exercise his abilities and intelligence vs sense of inadequacy, inability to act in a competent manner and low self esteem
What is Erikson’s fifth stage?
Identity vs Role Confusion: 12 to 20 years
Fidelity, ability to see oneself as a unique and integrated person with sustained loyalties vs amorphous personality that shifts from day to day
What is Eriksons’ sixth stage?
Intimacy vs Isolation: 20 to 40 years
Love, ability to have intimate relationships, commit to others and goals vs avoidance of commitment, alienation and distancing
What is Erikson’s seventh stage?
Generativity vs Stagnation: 40 to 65 years
Capable of being a productive, caring and contributing member of society or self-indulgence, bored and self-centered
What is Erikson’s eighth stage?
Integrity vs Despair: over 65 years
Wisdom, assurance in the meaning of life, dignity and acceptance of a life lived well or bitterness about one’s life, worthlessness and fear of death
What is Kohlberg’s first phase?
Preconventional morality: preadolescent
Stage 1: Obedience - avoiding punishment
Stage 2: Self-interest - gaining rewards
What is Kohlberg’s second phase?
Conventional morality: early adolescence
Stage 3: Conformity - person seeks approval of others
Stage 4: Law and Order - maintains the social order in the highest regard
What is Kohlberg’s third phase?
Postconventional morality: adulthood
Stage 5: Social Contract - moral rules as conventions that are designed to ensure greater good
Stage 6: Universal Human Ethics - reasons that decisions should be made in consideration of abstract principles