Identity & Personality Flashcards
____ is a self given label that carries with it a set of qualities
self-schema
_____ is defined as being both masculine and femanine
androgyny
__________, hold that key components of gender identity are transmitted through cultural and societal means
gender schema
What is the self discrepancy theory?
there are 3 components to ourselves
- actual self - who we present to society and who we currently see ourselves as
- Ideal self - who we want to be
- ough self - who we should be based off what others think
what is self-efficiency?
is our belief in our ability to succeed
What is this phenomena?
Dogs stopped trying to escape shocks and acted as if they were helpless to avoid the pain of the experience
learned helplessness
_______ locus of control is when we view ourselfs as controlling our own fate
internal
______ locus of control feel that the events in their lives are caused by luck or outside influencers
external
What is freuds term libido
sex drive
What is fixation according to freud?
when a child is frustrated during development
in response to the anxiety caused by fixation, the child forms a personality pattern based on a particular stage, which persists into adulthood as a functional mental disorder known as a ______
neurosis
What are the 5 stages of freuds psychosexual development
- Oral (0-1): centers in the mouth
- Anal (1-3): centers at the anus
- Phallic (3 to 5): oedipal conflict (son envys father)
- Latency (5 to puberty): libido sublimated
- Genital: begins at puberty
What happens if fixation occurs at the oral stage?
excessive dependency
What happens if fixation occurs in anal stage?
leads to excessive orderliness or messiness
Eriksons
trust vs mistrust
ages 0-1
trusting environment as well as himself
if not, they will be suspicious of the world
Eriksons
autonomy vs shame and doubt
1 to 3 years
is it okay to be me?
if not: external locus of control and doubt
Eriksons
initiative vs guilt
3 to 6 years
sense of purpose and to be able to initiate activities
if not, they make overcompensate by showing off
Eriksons
industry vs inferiority
ages 6 to 12 yrs
feel competent
“can i make it in the world?”
if not, low self esteem
Eriksons
identity vs role confusion
12 to 20 yrs
who am i?
Eriksons
intimacy vs isolation
ages 20 to 40 yrs
can i love?
Eriksons
generativity vs stagnation
40 to 65 years
was the individual capable of making a difference in society
Eriksons
integrity vs despair
65 and up
was their life meaningful?
List Kohlbergs 3 moral reasonings for development
1. Preconventional (preadolescence)
Obedience (obey or get punished) and self interest (gaining rewards)
2. conventional (adolescence to adulthood)
conformity (seeks approval of others) and law/order
3. postconventional stage (adulthood if at all)
social contract and universal human ethics
social contract - moral rules desgiend for the greater good
What is vygotskys zone of proximal development?
that a child needs adult asistance to be successful
According to Freud, if a person is hungry and food is unavailable what happens?
Wish fulfillment occurs (fantasizing about food) to help relieve some of the tension caused by the pleasure principle of the ID
According to freud, what is the ID?
consists of all basic principles and inborn urges to survive and reproduce.
the ID functions to satisfy the pleasure principle (always wants immediate gratification to relieve any pent up tension). if the ID cannot give this immediately, it performs wish-fulfillments to buy some time until it can
the ID is completely UNCONSCIOUS