Personality Development Flashcards
Quality of the relationship established between parents and their children.
Objects-Relation Theory
Representations of important people who can help us cope and resolve problems.
Self-objects
Initial state of well being and satisfaction of infants.
Primary Narcissism
Primitive view of oneself as great; need to be mirrored
Grandiose Self
Children’s initial view of their parents as perfect.
Idealized Parental Image
Parents capability of understanding and knowing their child.
Emphatic Parents
The ideal and non-traumatic frustrations of a person needs (by parents)
Optimal frustrations
Realistic and effective ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving.
Transmuting Internalization
Foundation of personality where they modify their unrealistic belief about themselves and parents.
Nuclear Self
Personality is organized and healthy
Cohesive self
individual who has achieved optimal mental health
Autonomous Self