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Psychological Perspective of the Self Flashcards

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Psyche means?

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Mind or soul

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Logos means?

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Study

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What is psychology?

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It is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

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What is behavior?

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It is the observable actions of response

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Examples of behavior

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Eating, Speaking, Sleeping

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What is mental processes?

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It is the wide range of complex activities of the mind that are not directly observable.

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Examples of Mental Processes

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Thinking, Imagining, Dreaming

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William James’ Concept of Self

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The “I” Self and “Me” Self

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Differentiate “I” self from “Me” self

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The “I” is the pure ego or thinking self. The “Me” self is the personal experience: (1) Material Self, (2) Social Self, (3) Spiritual Self

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William James and Functionalism

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How mind allows people to function in the real world. It focuses on adaptation, living, working, playing- functioning in the real world. Consciousness as the stream of thought.

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Carl Rogers’ Self theory

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Person-centered approach

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Two kinds of self

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True Self- who you really are

Ideal Self- who you want to be

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What is congruence?

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When your true self and ideal self become the same

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What is incongruence?

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Having tension between two; causes anxiety

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Humanistic view of personality?

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Focuses on traits that make people uniquely human. Reaction against negativity of psychoanalysis and behavioral determinism.

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Explain self-actualizing tendency and self-concept of Carl Rogers.

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Self-actualizing tendency is the striving to fulfill innate capabilities while self-concept is the image of oneself that develops from interactions with significant people in one’s life.

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Explain the real self and ideal self

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The real self is one’s perception of actual characteristics, traits, and abilities while Ideal self is what one should or would like to be. If the two self matched, there will be harmony. If not, it will cause anxiety

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Conditional positive regard vs Unconditional positive regard

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Conditional: given only when the person is doing what the providers of positive regard wish.
Unconditional: positive regard that is given without conditions or strings attached.

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What is human agency?

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It is the essence of humanness. Humans have control over their own lives.

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People in human agency are?

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Self-regulating, proactive, self-reflective, and self-organizing

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Human agency is by?

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Albert Bandura

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Core features of Agency

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Self-development
Adaption
Self-renewal

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Main features of Human Agency

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Intentionality, Forethought, Self-reactiveness, Self-reflectiveness

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Carl Jung’s theory of self

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Self as the central archetype. Represents the hidden potentialities of the psyche or total personality.

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What is collective unconscious?

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Reside in the personal unconscious (forgotten experiences) that is common to all human beings.

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Four major Jungian Archetypes

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Anima: the unconscious feminine side of a man
Animus: the unconscious masculine side of a woman
Shadow: negative sides, dark side of the psyche
Self: central archetype that unites all parts of the psyche. ego is the individual’s conscious perception of the self.
Persona: mask, social roles present to others

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Sigmund Freud’s Construction of Self & Personality

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Mind is composed of three components: Id, Ego, Superego

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What is ego strength?

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It refers to the ego’s ability to resolve the conflict between the three components.

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What is id, ego, and superego?

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Id- “I want it now.”
Ego- “I need to do a bit of planning to get it.”
Superego- “You can’t have it, it’s not right.”

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What is Conscious, Preconscious, and Unconscious?

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Conscious: contact with outside world
Preconscious: material just beneath the surface of awareness
Unconscious: Difficult to retrieve material; well below the surface of awareness

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Psychosexual stages of development

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Oral (0-1), Anal (1-3), Phallic (3-6), Latency (6-12), Genital (12+)

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What is psychological defense mechanisms?

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Unconscious distortions of a person’s perception of reality that reduce stress and anxiety

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Denial

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Refusal to accept external realities

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Projection

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Attribute unacceptable thoughts or impulses onto others

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Displacement

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Shifting attention from one target that is no longer available to a more acceptable or safer substitute

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Sublimation

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Healthiest defense mechanism, compromise, turns socially unacceptable impulses into positive & acceptable.

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Reaction formation

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showing opposite emotions

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Rationalization

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explaining giving reasons to an unacceptable behavior in a way that overlooks present shortcomings or failures.

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Regression

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reverting to behavior that is characteristic to an earlier stage of development when confronted with stress or anxiety.

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Thought suppresion

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The conscious process of pushing thoughts into preconscious; the conscious decision to delay paying attention to an emotion or need in order to cope with the present reality.

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Erik Erikson Self Theory?

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Psychosocial stages of development

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1st year crisis

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Trust vs mistrust

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2nd year crisis

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autonomy vs doubt

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3rd-5th year crisis

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initiative vs guilt

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6th- puberty crisis

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industry vs inferiority

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adolescence crisis

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identity vs confusion

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early adulthood crisis

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intimacy vs isolation

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Middle age crisis

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generativity vs self-absorption

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Aging years crisis

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Integrity vs despair

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According to Alfred Adler, the drive for human behavior is the need to?

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overcome the feelings of inferiority.

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What is inferiority complex?

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brings an exaggerated feelings of inferiority on the sufferer and they will feel less motivated to strive for superiority.

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