Personality Flashcards
a theory put forward by Sigmund Freud in which psychic energy moves among the compartments of the personality : Id, Ego, Superego
psychodynamic
sigmund Freuds treatment approach based n his psychodynamic theory
psychanalysis
- hunger, thirst, and sex
- pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification and relief
(devil)
id
- acts as the person’s “self”
- coordinate the needs of the id with reality
(person reality)
ego
internalizes societies rules for right and wrong or the conscience
(angel)
superego
a protective behavior that reduces anxiety
- occurs when ego is faced with anxiety
- continuous use rises doing damage to the ego or self
defense mechanism
a theorist who attempted to update and modify Sigmund Freuds original theory of personality
neo-freudism
B.F. Skinner’s hypothesis that the principles of operant conditioning would lead to the development of flexible responses to the environment that can appear trait like
response tendencies
a stable personality characteristic
trait
a stable personality characteristics that most clearly define and differentiate a person
central trait
a trait theory that identifies five main characteristics that account for most individual differences in personality
O.C.E.A.N
big five theory
Openness
Consciousness
Extroversion
Agreeable
Neuroticism
Big Five
a theory of personality that features cognition and learning, especially from the social environment, as important sources of individual differences in personality
social-cognitive learning theory
a cognitive expectancy featured in social-cognitive learning theories of personality about the source of individual outcomes; an external locus of control sees outcomes as resulting from luck or chance, while an internal locus of control sees outcomes as he result of individual effort
locus of control
a social-cognitive learning theory of personality that features the mutual influence of the person and that of situation on each other
reciprocal determinism
