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Personality

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The psychological qualities that bring consistency to an individual’s thoughts and behaviors in different situations and at different times

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Conscious

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area of the mind which is focused on the present—mental model of the world which we are aware of

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Preconscious

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cognitions not currently in our conscious mind but could be recalled at will

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Unconscious

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cognitions without our awareness

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Psychoanalysis

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Focuses on how the mind’s energy is exchanged, transformed and expressed

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Free association

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A method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing

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parts of personality

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id, ego, superego

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The Id

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houses basic motives, drives and instinctive desires that determine our personalities.

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pleasure principle

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always acts on impulse and seeks immediate pleasure (the motive to obtain pleasure immediately and avoid discomfort)

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Libido

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sexual energy or motivation

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Superego

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“police” of personality
The inner voice of shoulds and should nots

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The Ego

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the conscious, rational part of the mind

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reality principle

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postponing gratification until the appropriate time presents itself

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defense mechanisms

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distortions of thoughts or perceptions that act to reduce anxiety

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Freud’s Pychosexual Stages

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oral, anal, phallic,latemcy, genital

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oral stage

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0-18 months; Pleasure centers on the mouth: sucking, biting, chewing

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anal stage

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Pleasure focuses on bowel and bladder elimination; coping with demands for control 18-36 months

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phallic stage

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3-6 years, pleasure zone in genitals, coping with incestuos sexual feelings, (electra and oedipus)

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latency stage

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6- puberty, dormant sexual feelings

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genital stage

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puberty on, maturation of sexual interests

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oedipus complex

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boy in love with their mother

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Electra complex

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girl in love with their father

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Identification

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boys love their mom/identify with their dad

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Penis envy

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girls desire to have a penis-attracted to males

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Fixation

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a lingering focus in a psychosexual stage

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Anal retentive

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organized, anal expulsive: messy

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Oral Stage Fixation Traits

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Depending too much on others
Rejecting others
Very sarcastic
Overeating
Heavy smokers
Biting fingernails

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Anal expulsive personality

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Very messy and disorganized
Very emotional
rebellious

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Phallic Stage Fixation Traits

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Individuals have trouble relating to members of the opposite sex
Male: Oedipus Complex
vain – needs to prove he’s a real man
Female: Electra Complex
strive for superiority over men criticizing and dominating men

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Projective Test

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a personality test, such as the Rorschach or TAT, that provides ambiguous stimuli designed to trigger projection of one’s inner dynamics

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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

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a projective test in which people express their inner feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes

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Repression

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the ego defense that excludes unacceptable or inappropriate thoughts and feelings from our awareness

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Regression

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an individual faced with anxiety retreats to a more infantile psychosexual stage, where some psychic energy remains fixated

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Reaction formation

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the ego unconsciously switches unacceptable impulse into their opposites. Thus, people may express feelings that are the opposite of their anxiety-arousing unconscious feelings

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Rationalization

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offers self-justifying explanations in place of the real, more threatening, unconscious reasons for one’s actions

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Displacement

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Diverts sexual or aggressive impulses towards an object or person that is psychologically acceptable than the one that aroused the feelings

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Sublimation

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people re-channel their unacceptable impulses into socially approved activities

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Denial

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people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful realities

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Projection

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disguises threatening impulses by attributing them to others (the thief thinks everyone else is a thief)

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Alfred Adler

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importance of childhood social tension

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Karen Horney

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sought to balance freud’s masculine biases, womb envy, sense of helplessness
Neurosis: driving need for something or someone, 10 neurotic needs

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Carl Jung

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collective unconscious
underdog theory

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Hierarchy of Needs (bottom to top)

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Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, Self-actualization

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Physiological needs

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breathing, safety, water, sex, sleep, homeostasis

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Safety needs

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security of body, of employment, of resources, of morality, of the family, of health, of property

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Love/Belonging needs

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friendship/ family/ sexual intimacy

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Esteem needs

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self-esteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others, respect by others

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Self-actualization

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morality, creativity, spontaneity, problem solving, lack of prejudice, acceptance of facts

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fully functioning person

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individual who has a self-concept that is positive and congruent with reality

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self-concept

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all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves

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cardinal trait

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a characteristic or feature so important to a person that they are identified by it (Mother Teresa)

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Central trait

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traits that make us predictable in most situations

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secondary trait

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least important of the 3 but conveys our preferences to items such as food or music

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factor analysis

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Statistical procedure that identifies clusters of correlated test items that tap basic components of intelligence

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extraversion

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social, outgoing, active, lively

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introversion

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thoughtful, reserved, quiet

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emotional stability

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easy-going, relaxed, well-adjusted, even tempered

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emotional instability

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moody, anxious, restless

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five factor theory

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A perspective suggesting that personality is composed of five core traits, which are stable dispositions that drive behavior

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Five factors

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Consciousness
Agreeableness
Neuroticism
Openess
Extraversion

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Personality Inventory

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a questionnaire (often with true-false or agree-disagree items) on which people respond to items designed to gauge a wide range of feelings and behaviors

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Empirically Derived Test

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a test developed by testing a pool of items and then selecting those that discriminate between groups

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Criticisms of trait theory

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  • Poor predictor of future behavior
  • does not address development
  • no means of change
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Self efficacy

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belief in oneself in order to achieve a goal.

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Reciprocal Determinism

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One’s personality is influenced by three factors–the environment, cognitions, and behavior–in addition, all three factors can be influenced by each other

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Self-control

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Ability to control impulses and delay gratification

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Locus of Control–internal locus and external, Julian Rotter

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our sense of controlling our environments rather than feeling helpless

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Internal Locus of Control

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the perception that one controls one’s own fate

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External Locus of Control

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the perception that chance or outside forces beyond one’s personal control determine one’s fate

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Learned Helplessness (Martin Seligman)

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the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events

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Self

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in contemporary psychology, assumed to be the center of personality, the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions

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spotlight effect

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Overestimating others noticing and evaluating our appearance, performance, and blunders (as if we presume a spotlight shines on us)

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Self-serving bias

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a readiness to perceive oneself favorably

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Individualism

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giving priority to one’s own goals to over group goals and defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications

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Collectivism

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giving priority to the goals of one’s group (often one’s extended family or work group) and defining one’s identity accordingly

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