p/s new cards part 2 Flashcards
three phases of kohlberg thinking
preconventional, conventional, postconventional
obedience
preconventional morality, a self oriented perspective that focuses on the negative consequences for disobeying
self interest
preconventional morality, a self oriented perspective focused on achieving benefits or rewards
conformity
conventional, concerned with the approval of others based on social expectations
law and order
conventional, the understanding that social expectations and rules help ensure a stable society as a whole
social construct
postconventional , laws are seen as a ways to reinforce the greater good through a complex network of interrelated rights and responsibilities
universal human ethics
postconventional, individuals can make abstract ethical judgements and engage in reasoning based on justice
three parts of human psyche
Id, Ego, Superego
Id
bundle of basic unconscious urges, survival, reproduction, immediate gratification
Pleasure principle, wish fulfillment
ego
The component of our personality that interacts with the world and makes decisions.
The reality principles… what is actually possible
superego
Focuses on what we are supposed to do and the ideal version of ourselves.
Drives us to perfectionism and socially internalized ideals.
Regression
returning to an earlier developmental stage. coping mechanism
reaction formation
an unconscious transmutation of unacceptable desires into their opposite
displacement
transferring a desire from an unacceptable object to a more acceptable one
sublimation
the redirection of desires that are felt to inappropriate into another behavior
projection
an individual attributed unwanted feelings to someone else
rationalization
coming up with excuses
suppression
attempt to disregard feelings
repression
UNCONSCIOUS suppression of feelings
Psychoanalysis
talking with a patient in order to uncover unconscious ideas
psychosexual perspective
the human libido persists throughout life
oedipus complex
boys attach to mothers
electra complex
girls attach to fathers
Carl Jung
humans can access a collective unconscious that contains various archetypes. Persona, shadow, anima
Persona
how we present ourselves
shadow
our hidden desires
anima
internalize view of the opposite gender
humanistic psychology
emphases the importance of empathy as a therpeutic technique.
Unconditioned positive regard
Carl Rogers, Humanistic psychology, therapist verbally accepts patient. Person centered
self-actualization
fully live up to their personality
trait theories
reduce personalities into a limited set of traits that combine in different ways. Big five theory.
Big five theory
openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
neuroticism
degree to which a person experiences intense emotion in a stressful situation
PEN model
Psychoticism (nonconformity), extraversion, neuroticism
Why is Big five theory valid?
considered more valid because factor analysis promotes consistency