U7 Retake Flashcards
Alfred Adler
- introduced concept of “inferiority complex”
- stressed the importance of birth order
Albert Bandura
- reciprocal determinism.
- social-cognitive.
Paul Costa and Robert McCrae
Created Big Five Personality
Abraham Maslow
- Humanistic
- “Hierarchy of Needs”
- “self-actualization”
Gordon Allport
First person to start to describe personality trait theories
Compensation
process of psychologically counterbalancing perceived weakness by emphasizing strengths in other areas
Repression
root of all defense mechanisms
Reaction Formation
psychoanalytic defense mechanism by which the ego unconsciously switches unacceptable impulses into their opposites. Thus, people may express feelings that are the opposite of their anxiety-arousing unconscious feelings.
Projection
psychoanalytic defense mechanism by which people disguise their own threatening impulses by attributing them to others
Sublimation
a defense mechanism in which unacceptable energies are directed into socially admirable outlets, such as art. often uses humor.
TAT - Thematic Apperception Test
A projective test in which people express their inner feelings and interests through the stories they make up about ambiguous scenes
Terror Management Theory
A theory of death-related anxiety; explores people’s emotional and behavioral responses to reminders of their impending death
Self Concept vs. Self Esteem
All thoughts of yourself vs. your self worth
Personality
An individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
MMPI - Minesota multiphasic personality inventory
The most widely researched and clinically used of all personality tests. Originally developed to identify emotional disorders (still considered its most appropriate use), this test is now used for many other screening purposes
