Personality Flashcards
Intern’s Warning
tendency to think that self/friends have disorder once they hear/learn about it
Trait vs. State
is personality stable based on collection of personality traits or dependent on state/emotions/etc.
Id
(unconscious) driven by pleasure principle/immediate gratification
Ego
(conscious) reality principle, conscious behaviors trying to control id, delayed gratification
Superego
(unconscious) internalizing society values/making things too strict.
- i.e. superego: not good enough, ego: calm down, you’re fine.
Psychosexual Stages of Development
- oral stage
- anal stage
- phillic stage
- latency period
- genital stage
Oral Stage
kids put things in their mouth for sexual pleasure
Anal Stage
kids take pleasure when popping in places they’re not supposed to/when not supposed to.
Phillic Stage
- castration anxiety
- electra complex
- penis envy
Castration Anxiety
little boys afraid dad is going castrate them as punishment, thus use dad as role model instead of rival.
Electra Complex
girl version of castration anxiety
Penis Envy
in older times, girls want freedom like boys but Freud interpreted it differently
Latency Period
sexual energy spent in other things, Freud uninterested in kids here.
Genital Stage
normal human sexuality
Freudian Slips
mistakes in speaking give glimpse of personality