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Psychology and Sociology: Chapter 6 Flashcards

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Self-concept

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our awareness of ourselves as distinct from others and our own internal list of answers to the question Who am I?

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Self-schema

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a self-given label that carries switch it a set of qualities

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Identity

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the individual components of our self-concept related to the groups to which we belong

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Hierarchy of Salience

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we let the situation dictate which identity holds the most importance for us at any given moment

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Self-discrepancy theory

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-maintains that each of us has three selves and that perceived differences between these selves lead to negative feelings
-Actual self, ideal self, and ought self
-Generally, the closer these three selves are to one another, the higher our self-esteem will be

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Actual self (self-discrepancy theory)

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the way we see ourselves as we currently are

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Ideal self (self-discrepancy theory)

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the person we would like to be

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Ought self (self-discrepancy theory)

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our representation of the way others think we should

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Self-efficacy

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-our belief in our ability to succeed
-Overconfidence can lead us to take on tasks for which we are not ready, leading to frustration, humiliation, or sometimes even personal injury
-Learned helplessness: an individual can develop a perceived lack of control over the outcome of a situation

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Zone of proximal development

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-refers to those skills and abilities that have not yet fully developed but are in the process of development
-Gaining these skills successfully requires the help of a “more knowledgeable other”, typically an adult

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Role-taking

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-experimenting with identities by taking on the roles of others
-This allows a child to begin to understand the perspectives and roles of others

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Theory of mind

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the ability to sense how another’s mind works

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Looking-glass self

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our understanding of how others see us, which relies on perceiving a reflection of ourselves based on the words and actions of others

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Reference group

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the group that we use as a standard to evaluate ourselves

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The collective unconscious (Jung)

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-a powerful system that is shared among all humans and considered to be a residue of the experiences of our early ancestors
-Its building blocks are images of common experiences, such as having a mother and a father
-These images invariably have an emotional element, and are referred to as archetypes

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Persona (Jung archetype)

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the aspect of our personality we present to the world

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Amina (Jung archetype)

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a “man’s inner woman”

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Animus (Jung archetype)

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a “woman’s inner man”

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Shadow (Jung archetype)

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unpleasant and socially reprehensible thoughts, feelings, and actions experienced in the unconscious mind

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3 Dichotomies of Personality (Jung)

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Extraversion, Sensing, and Thinking

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Extraversion (Jung)

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Extraversion (E, orientation toward the external world) vs. introversion (I, orientation toward the inner, personal world

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Sensing (Jung)

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Sensing (S, obtaining objective information about the world) vs. intuiting (N, working with information abstractly)

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Thinking (Jung)

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Thinking (T, using logic and reason) vs. feeling (F, using a value system or personal beliefs)

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Psychoanalytic Perspective

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Contain some of the most widely varying perspectives on behavior, but they will all have in common the assumption of unconscious internal states that motivate the overt actions of individuals and determine personality

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Carl Jung

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Jung identified the ego as the conscious mind, and he divided the unconscious into two parts: the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious

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Alfred Adler

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theory focus on the immediate social imperatives of family and society and their effects on unconscious factors

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Inferiority complex (Adler)

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-an individual’s sense of incompleteness, imperfection, and inferiority both physically and socially
-Striving for superiority drives the personality

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Creative self (Adler)

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the force by which each individual shapes his uniqueness and establishes his personality

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Style of life (Adler)

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represents the manifestation of the creative self and describes a person’s unique way of achieving superiority

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Fictional finalism (Adler)

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the notion that an individual is motivated more by his expectations of the future than by past experiences

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Kern Horney

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-argued that personality is a result of interpersonal relationships, and adamantly disagreed with many of Freud’s assumptions about women, such as the concept of penis envy
-Postulated that individuals with neurotic personalities are governed by one of ten neurotic needs
-While healthy people have these needs to some degree, Horney emphasized that these needs become problematic if they fit at least one of four criteria: they are disproportionate in intensity, they are indiscriminate in application, they partially disregard reality, or that they have a tendency to provoke intense anxiety

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Basic anxiety (Horney)

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vulnerability and helplessness

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Basic hostility (Horney)

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neglect and rejection

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3 Strategies to overcome basic anxiety for children (Horney)

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-Moving toward people to obtain the goodwill of people who provide security
-Moving against people, or fighting them to obtain the upper hand
-Moving away, or withdrawing, from people

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Object relations theory (Horney)

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object refers to the representation of parents or other caregivers based on subjective experiences during early infancy. These objects then persist into adulthood and impact our interactions with others, including social bonds we create and our predictions of other’s behavior

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The humanistic perspective

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Humanistic or phenomenological theorists focus on the value of individuals and take a more person-centered approach, describing those ways in which healthy people strive toward self-realization

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Gestalt Therapy

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practitioners tend to take a holistic view of the self, seeing each individual as a complete person rather than reducing him to individual behaviors or drives

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Kurt Lewin

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-Force field theory puts very little stock in constraints on personalities, such as fixed traits, habits, or structures such as the id, ego, and superego
-Focused little on an individual’s past or future, focused on situations in the present
-Lewin defined the field as one’s current state of mind, which was simply the sum of the forces (influences) on the individual at that time

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Abraham Maslow

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-Identified several characteristics that brilliant people of the past had in common, including a non hostile sense of humor, originality, creativity, spontaneity, and a need for some privacy
-Peak experiences: profound and deeply moving experiences in a person’s life that have important and lasting effects on the individua
-Believed that self-actualized people are more likely to have to have these experiences

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George Kelly

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-Personal construct psychology
-Thought of an individual as a scientist, a person who devises and tests predictions about the behavior of significant people in his or her life
-The individual constructs a scheme of anticipation of what others will do based on his or her knowledge, perception, and relationships with these other people
-psychotherapy is a process of insight whereby the individual acquires new constructs that will allow him or her to successfully predict troublesome events

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Carl Rogers

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-Client-centered, person-centered, or nondirective therapy
-Believed that people have the freedom to control their own behavior, and are neither slaves to the unconscious nor subjects to faulty learning
-Rather than providing solutions or diagnoses, the therapist helps the client reflect on problems, make choices, generate solutions, take positive action, and determine his or her own destiny

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Unconditional positive regard (Rogers)

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the therapist accepts the client completely and expresses empathy in order to promote a positive therapeutic environment

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Type theorists

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attempt to create a taxonomy of personality types

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Trait theorists

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prefer to describe individual personality as the sum of a person’s characteristic behaviors

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William Sheldon

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-Proposed personality types based on body type called somatotypes
-Short, stocky people were jolly, all tall people were high-strung and aloof, and people in between were strong and well-adjusted

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Type A Personalities

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characterized by behavior that tends to be competitive and compulsive

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Type B Personalities

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characterized by behavior that is laid back and relaxed

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PEN Model (Eysencks)

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-Psychoticism: a measure of nonconformity or social deviance
-Extraversion: a measure of tolerance for social interaction and stimulation
-Neuroticism: a measure of emotional arousal in stressful situations

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Five Factor Model

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-Openness: describes the openness to experience, or willingness to engage with the world and desire to try new things
-Conscientiousness: analogous to self-control, with high conscientiousness associated with high impulse control
-Agreeableness: refers to the degree to which a person is concerned about maintaining peace and harmony in their interactions with others
-Neuroticism: a measure of emotional arousal in stressful situations
-Extraversion: a measure of tolerance for social interaction and stimulation

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3 Basic Traits (Allport)

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-Cardinal traits: traits around which a person organizes his or her life
-Central traits: represent major characteristics of the personality that are easy to infer, such as honesty or charisma
-Secondary traits: other personal characteristics that are more limited in occurrence; aspects of one’s personality that only appear in close groups or specific social situations

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Functional autonomy

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a behavior continues despite satisfaction of the drive that originally created the behavior

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David McClelland

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-Identified a personality trait that is referred to as the need for achievement (N-Ach)
-People who are rated high in N-Ach tend to be concerned with achievement and have pride in their accomplishments
-Avoid high risks (to avoid failing) and low risks (because easy tasks will not generate a sense of achievement)

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Behaviorist perspective of personality

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-Championed by B.F. Skinner
-Based heavily on the concepts of operant conditioning
-Skinner reasoned that personality is simply a reflection of behaviors that have been reinforced over time

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Social Cognitive perspective of personality

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-Focuses not just on how our environment influences our behavior, but also on how we interact with that environment
-People choose environments that suit their personalities, and their personalities determine how they will feel about and react to events in those environments

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Albert Bandura’s Reciprocal Determinism

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refers to the idea that our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and environment all interact with each other to determine our actions in a given situation

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Biological perspective of personality

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Holds that personality can be explained as a result of genetic expression in the brain

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