Personality (5/11) Flashcards
1) Trust vs. mistrust
ages 0-1
2) autonomy vs. shame/doubt
ages 2-3
children begin to explore the world.
autonomy- they can if raised well
3) initiative vs. guilt
ages 3-6
a child is engaging in goal oriented task. if it goes well, they will gain initiative
4) industry vs. inferiority
ages 6-12
children given various tasks and resolving tasks give gratification. failing makes them view themselves as incapable
5) identity vs. role confusion
ages 12-20
coming to terms with who we are on a deep level. need a stable authentic sense of oneself.
6) intimacy vs. isolation
ages 20-39
how we form relationships with groups, partner
7) generativity vs. stagnation
ages 40-65
making contributions to society
success= participating in society
8) integrity vs. despair
ages 65+
whether a person feels their life made sense and was worth wild
Kohlberg’s stages of moral development
how people reason about moral choices provides information about how they view themselves
Preconventional 1
obedience: a self-oriented perspective that focuses on the negative consequences for disobeying a rule
Preconventional 2
self-interest: a self-oriented perspective focused on achieving benefits or rewards
Conventional 1
conformity: concerned with the approval of others based on social expectations
Conventional 2
Law and order: the understanding that social expectations and rules help ensure a stable society as a whole
Post-conventional 1
Social contract: laws are seen as ways to reinforce the greater good through a complex network of interrelated rights and responsibilities
Post-conventional 2
Universal human ethics: individuals can make abstract ethical judgements and engage in reasoning based on justice
Freudian psychology
Id, ego, and superego
Id
a bundle of basic, unconscious urges
- survival, reproduction, immediate gratification
- the pleasure principle
Eros
life-affirming desires
Thanatos
death-affirming desires
Ego
the component of our personality that interacts with the world and makes decisions
-the reality principle
Superego
focuses on what we are supposed to do and the ideal version of ourselves
-drives us to perfection
Coping mechanism
regression reactions formation displacement sublimation projection rationalization repression suppression
Regression
returning to an earlier developmental stage
Reaction formaiton
an unconscious transmutation of unacceptable desires into their opposite