Psychological Perspectives pt. 2 Flashcards
What does Adler imply with the Law of the Low Doorway analogy?
Healthy individuals are able to pursue their goals by always finding a course of action, while unhealthy individuals remain rigid and frustrated when faced with obstacles
What are common defense mechanisms in individual psychology?
Striving for superiority, overcompensation, superiority complex
Name the 2 types of safeguarding techniques
Aggresion and withdrawal through distance
What are the aggresion safeguarding techniques?
Depreciation (sour-graping), accusation, self-accusation
What are the withdrawal through a safe distance techniques?
Moving backward (regression), standing still, hesitating (procrastination), constructing obstacles
What is the persona?
The masks we wear in different settings
What is the shadow?
Our hidden dark sides that can escape if we cannot manage it properly
What are the anima/animus?
Anima is the feminine side, animus is the masculine side
What is the self in analytical psychology?
A force that beckons the individual to wholeness and integration, moving towards the reality of the self
What is the view of humanistic theory towards humanity?
A positive view of humanity and the human person
Which of these are not part of humanistic view?
1. Creative, full of potential and with dignity
2. Capacity for personal growth
3. The capacity to think, and have a moral conscience, power to act
4. Emphasizes subjective experiences of each person
- This is the structural view of religious perspectives.
What is congruence vs incongruence?
The matching of experience and awareness vs when a person’s thoughts and ideals do not match with their experiences
