Self Identity

Question 1

self-concept

Answer 1

who am I? who we used to be and who will we be come? (usually only 1 self concept)

Question 2

self-schema

Answer 2

self-given label that carries set of qualities

ex: athlete- youth, physical fitness, type of clothes..

Question 3

identity

Answer 3

individual components of our self concept related to the groups which we belong. we have multiple

Question 4

androgyny

Answer 4

very masculine and very feminine

Question 5

hierarchy of salience

Answer 5

we let the situation dictate which identity holds most important at any given moment

Question 6

salience

Answer 6

amount of work invested into the identity, the rewards associated with the identity and the self-esteem associated with the identity

Question 7

self discrepancy theory

Answer 7

self concept makes up our actual self, our ideal self, ought self

the closer these 3 are together, the higher your self esteem

Question 8

self-efficacy

Answer 8

our belief in our ability to succeed

Question 9

learned helplessness

Answer 9

possible model for clinical depression

dogs in study

Question 10

locus of control

Answer 10

internal- controlling their own fate

external factors

Question 11

Sigmund Freud beliefs-libido

Answer 11

the libido (sex drive) is present at birth and the drive to reduce libidinal tension growing up is what drives human psychology

Question 12

Fixation and Neurosis- Freud

Answer 12

fixation is when a child is overly indulged/stuck in a stage which leads to neurosis as an adult (mental disorder)

Question 13

Freuds Stages of Psychosexual Development

Answer 13

Oral stage- (0-1)- putting objects in their mouth, biting, sucking. fixation can lead to excessive dependencyed

Anal stage (1-3)- toilet training/waste removal. Fixation can lead to OCD or messiness

Phallic (3-5)- oedipal or Electra conflict resolved

Latency (until puberty)- libido largely sublimated

Genital (puberty-adulthood)- if every stage went well, people will have healthy heterosexual relationships

Question 14

Ericksons Psychosocial Development

Answer 14

conflicts between needs and social demands

Trust vs. Mistrust (0-1 years)
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt (1-3)
Initiative vs. guilt (3-6)
Industry vs. Inferiority (6-12)
Identity vs. role confusion (12-20)
Intimacy vs. Isolation (20-40)
Generatively vs. Stagnation (40-65)
Integrity vs. Despair (65-death)

Question 15

Kohlberg Moral Reasoning

Answer 15

development of moral thinking

Preconventional Morality (preadolescent) - obedience and self interest

Conventional Morality (adolescence to adulthood)- conformity and law and order

Postconventional Morality (adulthood if at all)-social contract and universal human ethics

Question 16

Vygitsky cultural and biosocial development

Answer 16

engine driving cognitive development was the childs internalization of their culture

Question 17

zone of proximal development

Answer 17

skills and abilities not fully developed but in the process of development