Personality Theories Part 2 (Non- Freudian) Flashcards
A Neo- Freudian who’s theory is “as a child we have inferiority since there are somethings we can’t do”
Alfred Adler
A Neo- Freudian who battled sexism of Psychodynamic theory. And explain the person’s reasonings
Karen Horney. She believed that Childhood anxiety triggers our desire for love and security
The “X-ray of Psychology”
and what are the 2 types used and who made it?
Projective Test
TAT by Henry Murray
Inkblot by Herman Rorschach
Explain the TAT projective test
The CLient is given a picture and they need to
tell a story about the picture
Explain the Rorschach projective test
The CLient is given a picture and they need to
identify what they see on the inkblot
A sudden clear picture when reminded of catastrophic events (PTSD)
Flashbulb Memory
the tendency to overestimate the extent to which others share our beliefs
False Consensus Effect
A theory where we repress our anxiety from the fact that we’re dying someday by focusing on something else (life goals)
Terror management theory
Define Humanism/theory.
Focusing on self-actualization/ transcendence. focusing on bettering our selves by reaching one’s potential
Who is the Two most important Humanism psychologist? And what did they come up with?
Abraham Maslow= Hierchary of Needs
Carls Rogers: Personality centered theory
What’s in the Heirchary of Needs? (important to less)
Self Actualization, Esteem, Love/Belonging, Safety, Physiological
Define the Person-Centered Theory
contains self-concept and actual self
What’s Roger’s Therapy?
Acceptance: therapist accept you
Genuineness: therapist true w/ you
Emphaty therapist shows that it’s like to be you
Something you give to someone for them to feel whole.
Unconditional positive regard
Unconditional vs. Conditional love
UCL= creates congruence of self-concept and actual self
CL=creates incongruence of self-concept and actual self
