Personality Quiz Flashcards
Free Association (Freud)
Explores the unconscious - person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind
Psychodynamic Theory
the study of the mental and emotional processes that influence behavior
Freud Iceberg Analogy
Id, Ego, Superego
Id Personality
strives to satisfy basic drives to survive, reproduce, and aggress
Ego Personality
seeks to gratify the id in realistic ways
Superego Personality
morality, in conflict with the id —> develops last
Neofreudians
focus on the conscious mind interpreting experience, believed childhood tensions are crucial for personality
Karen Horney
childhood anxiety triggers our need for love/affection
Alfred Adler
inferiority complex
Carl Jung
collective unconscious
Humanists
focuses on improvement of a person, idea self vs. actual self, finding human potential
Abraham Maslow
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs —> after a need is satisfied, we move on to the next one
Carl Rogers
Person Centered perspective —> growth promoting climate requires genuineness, acceptance, and empathy
Trait Theory
traits that people can possess
Myers-Briggs Test
Series of questions to determine your personality type