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Lecture Sept 13 Flashcards

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humanistic approach’s explanation of aggression

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people are basically good

aggression arises when something INTERFERES WITH NATURAL GROWTH PROCESS

  1. basic needs aren’t met
  2. poor self-image
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behavioural/social learning approach’s explanation of aggression

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people LEARN to be aggressive

through aggressive behaviour being REWARDED

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cognitive approach’s explanation of aggression

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certain CUES in the environment trigger NETWORK of aggressive thoughts and emotions

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psychoanalytic approach’s explanation of depression

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depression results from HOLDING UNCONSCIOUS feelings of ANGER and HOSTILITY

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trait approach’s explanation of depression

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focuses on identifying DEPRESSION-PRONE INDIVIDUALS

person’s general emotional levels at present can indicate that person’s emotions in the future

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personality and culture

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cultural context influences PERSONALITY

cultural context influences INTERPRETATION of an individual’s BEHAVIOUR

individualistic versus collectivist cultures

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individuals in collectivist cultures

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  1. individuals integrated into STRONG COHESIVE GROUPS
  2. self is viewed as INTERDEPENDENT with groups
  3. GROUP GOALS take precedence over individual goals
  4. people emphasize RELATEDNESS with groups
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individuals in individualistic cultures

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  1. individuals look after THEMSELVES and/or their IMMEDIATE families
  2. self is viewed as INDEPENDENT from groups
  3. INDIVIDUAL goals take precedence over group goals
  4. ATTITUDES and PERSONAL NEEDS are important determinants of behaviour
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evaluation of personality is used for…

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diagnosis, counselling, research, education

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2 principles of measurement

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reliability

validity

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reliability

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consistency of response to a psychological assessment device

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validity

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extent to which an assessment device measures what it’s intended to measure

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self report inventories

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people answer questions about their behaviours and feelings

ie. MMPI

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MMPI

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

objective personality measure

has multiple scales with many measurement items

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examples of MMPI scales

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hypochondriasis

depression

hysteria

psychopathic deviate

masculinity/femininity

paranoia

schizophrenia

social introversion

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the dark triad/the dirty dozen scale

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Likert scale - strongly agree to strongly disagree

items 1-4 assess MACHIAVELLIANISM

items 5-8 assess PSYCHOPATHY

items 9-12 assess NARCISSISM

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the dark triad of personality

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machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism

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short dark triad

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same idea as the dark triad, just shorter

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subclinical meaning

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you have some of the traits of a psychological disorder

but you don’t meet the full criteria

ie. people can be high on certain traits but not have a personality disorder

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international personality item pool

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assesses the Big Five

scoring system:
0 = not at all accurate
1 = a little accurate
2 = moderately accurate
3 = quite a bit accurate
4 = extremely accurate

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advantages of online test administration

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  1. less time consuming & expensive
  2. objective scoring
  3. accepted by younger employees
  4. prevents test takers from looking ahead at questions and changing their answers
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4 projective tests

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rorschach inkblot test

thematic apperception test (TAT)

word association & sentence completion

human figure drawing

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projective tests have low…

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reliability and validity

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Sigmund Freud brief background

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lived from 1856-1939

primarily in Vienna

created theory from personal experiences and memories

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Freud’s Austria

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characterized by even more rigorous form of Victorian sexual morality than England

intense moral pre-occupation with sexuality, particularly in women and children

young women were expected not to have sex until marriage

sexual exploration and masturbation were assiduously suppressed

  • to Freud, saw sexuality as repressed into unconscious
  • pressure cooker analogy
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Freud - unusual, “perverse” sexual desires dominate the mind

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in children, neurotic adults, normal adults

sexual desires became “unconscious” - no longer under control of person’s self-conscious and voluntary choices

manifested in person’s INVOLUNTARY ACTIONS:
- mistakes
- slips of the tongue

manifested also in MENTAL PATHOLOGIES:
- obsession
- paranoia
- hysteria
- anxiety

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life of Freud

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worked as clinical neurologist

studied with Charcot

explored benefits of cocaine

developed psychoanalytic practice

developed group of disciples

escaped Nazi invasion

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Freud’s ideas on individual differences

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people differ in their EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS

which control expression of PRIMITIVE FORCES in personality

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Freud’s ideas on adaptation and adjustment

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mental health involves ability to LOVE and WORK

psychoanalysis provides method for OVERCOMING unconscious psych conflict

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Freud’s ideas on cognitive processes

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conscious experience often CAN’T BE TRUSTED

because of distortions produced by unconscious defense mechanisms

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Freud’s ideas on culture

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all societies deal with UNIVERSAL HUMAN CONFLICTS

leads to repression of individual desires

traditional religion is challenged as a shared defense mechanism

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Freud’s ideas on biological influences

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psychiatric symptoms = explained in PSYCHODYNAMIC terms instead of BIOLOGICAL terms

BIOLOGICAL DRIVES (particularly sexual motivation) provide BASIS of PERSONALITY

hereditary differences may INFLUENCE LEVEL of sexual drive (libido) and phenomena like homosexuality

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Freud’s ideas on development

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  1. experience in FIRST 5 YEARS = critical for personality formation
  2. oral, anal and phallic (Oedipal) psychosexual conflicts are central
  3. ADULT personality changes very little
33
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studies of hysteria published by who?

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Sigmund Freud

case of Anna O and use of hypnosis in treating hysteria

free association

34
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psychic determinism

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idea that unconscious forces have power to influence behaviour

traumatic events > physical changes in nervous system > anxiety symptoms later in life

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reality anxiety

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tangible dangers

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neurotic anxiety

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id versus ego

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moral anxiety

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id versus superego

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