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Instinct theroy

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insitncts are roots for all out motivations and actions

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drive-reduction theory

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the more ohysiological need increases the bigger the mental need to satisfy it

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incentive

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a positive or negative stimuli that motivates behavior

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instinct

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an unlearned habit with a fixed pattern throughout species

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Arousal theory

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even when all our physiological needs are ssatisfied we still wan to feel stimulation so we go and explore

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yerkes-dodson law

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moderate arousal leads to optimal performance

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Incentive approach

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when incentives are used to motivate people (trophies, homeowrk etc.)

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Expectancyvalue theory

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One’s motivation is determined by how much they actually desire the final goal and how much they believe they can succeed.

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

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physiological needs - need for safety - need to recieve love - enjoying self-esteem - fullfilling our potential

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overjustification effect

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being voerly rewarded makes certain thigns less enjoyable

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bood-borne illenss

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if a food makes us sick ones we will probably isntictively stay away from it in the future

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stages of sexual response cycle

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excitment - plateau - orgasm. resolution

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affiliation

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need to belong

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ostracism

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getting excluded froma social group

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James-lange emotion theory

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emotions are a rsult of physical reaction to a situation

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Cannon-Bard emotion theory

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emotional and physical reaction happen at the same time

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Schachter-SInger emotion theory aka two factor theory

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emotion comes from a physical reaction, but first you need to cognitvely label that reaction to an emotion or you can simply dismiss to

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facial feedback theory

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the tendency of facial expressions associated with specific emotions to actually trigger that emotion

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behavior feedbakćk

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The tendency of a behaviour to influence our thought, feelings and actions

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components of emotion

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physiological response, behavior, subjective labeling

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stress

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process of appraising and responding to a threatening or a challenging event.

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stressor

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the trigger for the stress reaction (a test, a bear running at you etc.)

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stress reaction

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the reaction to the stressor ( frantically running away from the bear, heartbeat quickening)

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general adaptation syndrome

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Alarm- resistnance - exhaustion

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positive psychology

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positive well being, positive charcter. positive groups and communities, Martin Seligman

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adaptation-level phenomenon

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comparing current eventy with the events in our past

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relative deprivation

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whenw e think we are worse off than those we compare ourselves with

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Approach-approach

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conflict has two positive outcomes, the person is ina state of unstable equilibrium, once resolved conflict is gone

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Avoidance - avoidance

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conflict has two negative outcomes, stable equilibrium, takes longer to resolve

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approach-avoidance

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one outcame has both negative and positive sides, stable equilibrium

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Type A personality

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Determined, time-conscious, extremely meticulous, slight hostility and anger issues

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Type B personality

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Tranquil, easy-going, less determined and competitive than A, no anger issues

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Type C personality

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Agreeable, introverted, doesn’t share feeling, no expressing anger or worry

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Hardy personality type

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Flourishes in stress, but doesn’t know aggression

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ID

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unconscious energy that wants to satisfy basic sexual and agressive drives, pleasure principle, wants immediare satisfaction

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Ego

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mostly conscious and tries to mediate between ID’s desires and reality, reality principle

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Superego

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conscious moral compass, forces ego to not only consider reality but also the ideal way of doing things

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Oral stage

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0-18months, babies see the world thorugh their mouths

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Anal stage

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18-36 months, toilet training

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Anal expulsive personality

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when children refuse to go to the toilet and do there thing wherever they please they become slobs in the future

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Anal-retentive personality

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refuse to go to the toilet and take pleasure in holding it in, they become stingy

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phallic stage

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3-6 yers, children discover the differences between sexes and become curious

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Oedipus complex

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boys become sexually attracted to ther mothers and become jealous of their fathers

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Latency stage

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6-puberty, no focus on pleasure, boys play with boys and girls play with girls

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genital stage

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(puberty on) focus is on genitals and sexual behavior

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regression

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retreating to an earlier psychosexual stage where some psychic energy remains fixated

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reaction formation

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switiching unacceptable impulses into theri opposites

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projection

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putting your own threatning impulses on others

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rationalization

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Offering a more logical explanation for one’s actions and one that sounds better, rather than the real unconscious reason

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displacement

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Shifting sexual or aggressive desire towards a more acceptable person or object

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sublimation

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Transferring of unacceptable impulses into a socially valued motives

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denial

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Refusing to believe o even perceive painful realities

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Alfred Adler

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neo-Freudian, Behavior is driven by efforts to conquer childhood inferiority feelings and our strive for power and superiority

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Karen Horney

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neo-Freudian, Childhood anxiety trigger our need for love and security. Also was very against Freud’s masculine bias

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Carl Jung

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neo-Freudian, Mostly agreed with Freud, although he also believed in collective unconsciousness (unconscious reservoir of images from our specie’s history)

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Thematic apperception test

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Patients are shown an ambiguous scene and are told to tell a story about it.

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Rorschhach Inkblot test

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eha tdo you see in inkblots

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self-concept

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our answer to “who am I?”

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ideal self

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what we view asa perfect person and who we aspire to be

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Uncoditional positive regard

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an attitude of unconditionally accepting everyone and everything

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Power distance

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whether you take care of yourself or other first

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personality inventory

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questions that are meant to evoke thoughts and feelings, answers are used to ientify personality traits

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MMPI

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previously used to identify personality disorders

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Big five theory by costa and McRae

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extraversion (also often spelled extroversion), agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, and neuroticism.

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projective tests

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to uncover unconscious mind, random images and to say the first thing that comes to mind

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Albert Bandura personality theory

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He believed that our personalities were influenced by our behaviour, internal personal factors and environmental influences

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reciprocal determinism

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It directly means the interacting influences of behaviour, internal cognition and environment.

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