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Libido

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life instinct

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death instinct

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aggressive behaviors fueled by unconscious wish to die, hurt oneself, or others

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Id

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Pleasure Principle. Reduce pain, tension, gain pleasure. No logic/moral reasoning

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Ego

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reality principle. use logical thinking to control consciousness and ID

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Superego

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inhibits id and influences ego. strives for perfection

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Ego Defense Mechanisms

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used to cope with anxiety and protect ego. unconsciously deny or distort reality

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Psychosexual Stages

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Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital

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Oral psychosexual stage

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sensual pleasure such as sucking and chewing

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Anal Psychosexual Stage

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sensual pleasure through control of elimination

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Phallic Psychosexual Stage

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Attraction to opp sex. Oedipus and Electra complexes

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Latency Psychosexual Stage

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Interest in school, friends, sports

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Genital Psychosexual Stage

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begins in adolescence. life/sexual energy fuel activity

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Goal of Psychoanalytic Therapy

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help patient become aware of his/her unconscious motives. Talk Therapy

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Humanistic Perspective

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Focus on healthy personality development. seen as inherently good.

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Actualizing Tendency

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an innate drive to maintain and enhance the organism

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Self-Actualization

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realizing his or her potential as long as no obstacle intervenes

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Self-Concept

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Conscious, subjective perceptions, and beliefs about him/herself

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Incongruence

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encounter experiences in life that contradict self-concepts

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Goal of Humanistic Therapy

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Provide environment that will help clients accept themselves and emotional reactions so they can learn and grow

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Behaviorist Perspective

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personality is result of learned behavior patterns based on a person’s environment

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Deterministic Perspective

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people start as blank slate. Subsequent reinforcement/Punishment shapes personality

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Goal of Behavioral Therapy

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Use conditioning to shape a client’s behavior in a desired direction

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Shaping

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Reinforcing by with smaller amounts until goal is reached

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ABC Model

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Functional Assessment to determine antecedents of behavior, and consequences of behavior. Therapy aims to change antecedents and consequences

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Social Cognitive Perspective

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Personality is formed by reciprocal interaction among behavioral, cognitive, and environmental factors. Vicarious learning

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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Person’s feelings and behaviors are seen as reaction to person’s thoughts about those events

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Goal of CBT

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help client become aware of irrational thoughts and substitute rational ones

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Trait Perspective

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Trait theory focus on identifying, describing, measuring, and comparing individual differences and similarities with respect to those traits

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Surface Traits

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triats evident from behavior

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Source Traits

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abstract traits such as extroversion or introversion

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Raymond Catell 5 global factors (source traits)

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Extroversion, Anxiety, Receptivity, Accomodation, Self-Control

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McCrae and Costa Five Factor model

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Extroverion, Neuroticism, Openness, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness. Used for career assessments

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Biological Perspective

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Personality is due to biology

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Hans Eysneck bio perspective

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inidividual differences in reticular formation gives level of extroversion and introversion. Neuroticism is based on limbic system differences

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Jeffrey Alan Gray Bio Perspective

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Personality governed by Sympathetic NS(fear), Behavior Inhibition System (Worry), Behavioral Approach System. (impulsivity)

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C Robert Cloninger Bio Perspective

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Brain systems are related to reward, motivation, and punishment. Record level of Neurotransmitters.

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If one is low on dopamine, they seem to be more

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impulsive. Cloninger

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If one is low on serotonin, they seem to be more

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likely to avoid risks. Cloninger

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If one is low on norepinephrine, they seem to be more

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approval seeking and dependent on rewards. Cloninger

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

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

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