Module 60 Flashcards
personality
our characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
Sigmund Freud
proposed that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations influence personality
psychdynamic theory
theories that view personality with a focus on the unconscious and the importance of childhood experiences
psychoanalysis
theory from Freud
His theory of personality and the associated treatment techniques
unconscious
contemporary psychology: info processing we are unaware of
Freud: a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories
free association
Psychoanalysis: a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embaressing
id
a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that, according to Freud, strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives.
I’d operates on the pleasure principle, demanding immediate gratification
ego
the largely conscious “executive” part of personality that mediates among the demands of id, superego, and reality.
Ego operates on reality principle, satisfying the ids desires in ways that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain
superego
the part of personality that according to Freud represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgement (the conscious) and for future aspirations
indentification
process, according to Freud, where children incorporate their parents values into their developing superegos
fixation
according to Freud: in personality theory, a lingering focus of pleasure-seeking energies at an earlier psychosexual stage, where conflicts were unresolved
defense mechanisms
in psychoanalytic theory, the egos protective methods of reducing anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality
repression
in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety-arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories
collective unconscious
Carl Jungs concept of a shared, inherited, reservoir of memory traces from our species history
projective tests
a personality test that provides ambiguous images designed to trigger projection of ones inner dynamics
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
a projective test in which people express their inner feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes
Rorscach inkblock test
the most widely used projective test; a set of 10 inkblots; seeks to identify peoples inner feelings by analyzing their interpretations of the blots
