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personality

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refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.

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the 5 perspectives

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psychodynamic and Freud
neo-Freudians
humanistic
trait theory
social cognitive
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Psychodynamic

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Sigmund Freud.

used free association to reveal the unconscious by talking about whatever comes to mind at a relaxed state.

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tripartite theoretical model

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ego, super ego and id

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free association

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reveal unconscious by talking about what come to mind in a relaxed state.

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ego (conscious mind)

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deals with relatiy, rational, sense of self, negotiates demands of the id and super ego, if ego cannot negotiate with id or super conflict occurs.

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id (preconscious mind)

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baby like, pleasure principle, libido->life and death instincts, irrational , devil, fantasy driven.

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super ego (unconscious mind)

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morals, guilt, strive for perfection, learned behavior

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defense mechanisms made by Freud

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denial: refuse to acknowledge painful reality.
projection: attributing own feelings on others.
regression: revert to childlike behavior.
reaction formation: exaggerate opposite ideas and emotions.
displacement: redirect repressed feelings or motives onto other objects.
rationalization: Self justifying.

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Repression

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underlies all the other mechanisms according to Freud..

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interaction of tripartite theory

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desire of sexual pleasure. society and parents make you balance these desire through super ego. development is the resolution, if not mental disorders are created.

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Freuds psychosexual stage theory

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was developed based off his childhood.

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erogenous zone

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area of body where id’s pressure seeking is focused during a certain stage of pyschosexual development.

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fixation

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occurs when id pleasure seeking remains because of gratification.

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the erogenous zone, stages and activity focus

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oral 0-1.5 yrs, mouth, lips, tongue, sucking and biting
anal 1.5-3yrs. anus, bowel retention and elimination
phallic 3y-6yrs, genital’s identify sexes
latency 6-puberty, social development
genital puberty-adult, gentiles, sex

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Oedipus complex

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important role in phallic stage, boy sees father as a threat for mothers love.

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Electra complex

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girls develop penis envy when they realize they aren’t a boy. resents mother and becomes like her. girls compare through having their own child.

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castration complex

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the sense of loss and inadequacy based on their genital region

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projective tests

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assessing unconscious process, criticized for reliability and validity, different evaluators, different thoughts of what is normal. TAT explain a scene, inkblot test.

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neo Freudians

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carl jung
alfred adler
karen horney
erik erikson

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carl jung

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agrees with Freud about unconscious process. disagreed with libido and sexual energy, collective unconscious inherited through culture and genetics.

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Alfred Adler

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compensation. feeling less that perfect leads to emotional and social paralysis, trying too hard. little man syndrome. birth order. people who strive for social perfection leads to humanistic pyschology.

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Karen horney

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focuses on neurotic trends and irrational strategies.

1) moving toward people-submission
2) moving against- aggression
3) moving away from people-detachment.

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Erik Erikson

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8 stages of personality development

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3 requirements for personal growth

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genuineness, acceptance, empathy

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humanists

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perceived self vs ideal self

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trait theories (ocean)

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openness
conscientiousness
extroversion
agreeableness
neuroticism
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self actualization

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physiological needs
safety needs
belonging needs
esteem needs
self-actualization
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Maslow and Rogers

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stopped looking in the past and the negative. started looking in the future and how to be happy.

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criticism

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person vs situation. inconsistent

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social cognitive theory

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personal standards
if we don’t meet our standard frustration and distress occur
self efficacy is import…thinking and believing in yourself.

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locus of control

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internal- they are in control

external- they aren’t in control

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spotlight effect

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thinking that we are being watched by other at all times

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self serving bias

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see yourself as better than average able to take responsibility for success and not failure.

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