personality Flashcards
personality
consists of characteristic thoughts, emtional reactions and behaviour
personality trait
a pattern of thought, emotions and behaviour, which is relatatively consistent, mostly genetic
temprament
certain tendencie to behave ina certain way
psychodynamic theory (sigmund freud/iceberg)
the consiouse level are the thought people are aware of , the preconcsious thoughts are the ones that could be consious and the unconcious consist of material that the mind cannot easily retreive
structural personality model
id;most primitive system, it wants gratification
ego; an attempt to reconcile reality and desire, tries to satisfy the id
superego; develops reation patterns arising from the ego
defence mechanism
displacement, reaction formation, denial, repression, projection, rationalism, sublimation
psychosexual stages
oral phase; satisfying hunger and thirst
anal ohase; learning to control the anus
phallic phase; pleasure by the more general sense
latent phase; steady growth and development
genital phase; sexual maturity
uncondtional positive regard
parents love their children no matter what