Personality Theories (Freud) Flashcards
defined as our “characteristic patterns”
Personality (construct)
defined as our “enduring characteristic”
Personality trait
A theory that states “trait personalities stay consistent at any situation”
Trait Theory
Individualistic vs. Collectiveness
I= Being on your own C= Being with family
defined as “you show different trait in different situations”
Great “trait-state” debate
What’s “Personality Inventory” & “Factor Analysis”?
PI= personality test FA= taking similar traits and combining them into categories.
What is the “FIVE FACTOR MODEL OF PERSONALITY”? & define them.
Openness to experience (curious) Conscientiousness (hardworking) Extraversion (outgoing) Agreeableness (nice/kind) Neuroticism (insecure/anxious)
Freudian “Personality theory”
Psychodynamic theory by Sigmund Freud
Define Psychodynamic Theory
A personality theory that focuses on the unconscious and importance of childhood experiences contribution.
What TOPICS do Sigmund Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory come up with?
Personality, Sex, Aggression, Psychosexual stages, a defense mechanism, personality structure
What treatment did Sigmund Freud come up with? and Explain.
Psychoanalysis
Free Association: exploring the unconscious of patients and they can say whatever they want.
What is the 3 Personality Structure? define them
ID: strive to satisfy sex & aggression drive
Ego: satisfying ID to bring pleasure but not pain
Super Ego: moral, focuses on perfection
What do we use when we have a weak Superego in order to protect ourselves? (mention what it contains)
Defense Mechanism= Regression, Reaction Formation,, Projection, Rationalization, Displacement, Denial, Sublimation. Identification, Repression
(defense mechanism) reverting back to a lower level
Regression,
(defense mechanism) you act the opposite way you feel in the inside
Reaction Formation
(defense mechanism) you place (generalize) your feelings onto someone else
Projection
(defense mechanism) Blaming, False Accusation
Rationalization
(defense mechanism) shift impulses onto someone else
Displacement
(defense mechanism) refusal in accepting the reality
Denial
(defense mechanism)taking tension/anxiety in an appropriate way
Sublimation
(defense mechanism) Simply latching on a role model and act like that person
Identification
(defense mechanism) Forgetting
Repression
What are the 5 Psychosexual stages? (inorder)
Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital
(Psychosexual stage) constantly putting things in the mouth.
Oral Stage
(Psychosexual stage) fixated due to potty training.
Anal Stage
(Psychosexual stage) learn either girl/boy. (boy superiority have penis/ female inferiority no)
Phallic Stage
(Psychosexual stage) innocent, thoughts of sex go away/hidden
Latency Stage
(Psychosexual stage) starts to act out sexually.
Genital Stage
Define Anal Retentive vs. Anal Expulsive
AR= OCD
AE=messy
Define Oedipus complex vs. Electra Complex
OC= jealous of the dad EC= jealous of the mom
Who created the “archetypes”?
Carl Jung
A universal recognized characters and symbols from (literature, religion, etc.)
Archetypes
What is the criticism of Psychodynamic theory?
Sexist, too much sex, cannot be tested, little empirical support, & personality development doesn’t end in childhood.
