Last Minute Cards Flashcards
What’s Rationalization?
Supplying a reasonable-sounding explanation for unacceptable feelings
and behaviour to conceal (mostly from oneself) one’s underlying motive’s or feelings
Example) Dropping a class because of poor ventilation in the classroom
What’s Regression?
Reverting to an immature behavior or earlier stage of development, a time
when things felt more secure, to deal with internal conflict and perceived threat
Example) Using baby talk, even though able to use appropriate speech, in response to
distress
What’s Repression?
Removing painful experiences and unacceptable impulses from the conscious mind (“motivated forgetting”)
Example) Not lashing out physically in anger and putting a bad experience out of your mind
What’s Sublimation?
Channeling unacceptable sexual/ or aggressive drives into socially
acceptable and culturally enhancing activities
Example) Diverting anger to a contact sport
What’s Displacement?
Shifting unacceptable wishes/drives to a neutral/less threatening
alternative
Example) Slamming a door or yelling at someone other than the person you’re mad at
What’s Projection?
attributing one’s own feelings, motives, or impulses to another person/group
Example) Judging others as being dishonest because you believe that you are dishonest
What’s Identification?
Dealing with feelings of threat and anxiety by unconsciously taking on the
characteristics of another person who seems more powerful or better able to cope
Example) A bullied child becoming a bully
What’s Reaction formation?
Unconsciously replacing threatening inner wishes and fantasies with
an exaggerated version of their opposite
Example) Being rude to someone you’re attracted to
What’s Binge eating disorder?
Recurrent and uncontrolled episodes of consuming a large number of calories in a short time.
What’s bulimia nervosa?
Binge eating followed by compensatory behavior (example: throwing up)
What’s facial feedback hypothesis?
Emotional expressions can cause the emotional experiences they typically signify.
What’s evolutionary mismatch?
is a concept in evolutionary biology that refers to evolved traits that were once advantageous but became maladaptive due to changes in the environment.
What’s self-concept?
observations drawn on what we think about ourselves (traits and behaviors)
What’s self esteem?
How we feel about ourselves
How is self-concept and self esteem related?
reveal how people see their own personalities but because they also guide how people think others will see them
