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An overview of key terms and concepts in personality theory, from the psychoanalytic perspective of sigmund freud to modern perspectives such as humanistic, trait, and social-cognitive theories. Topics covered include the definition of personality, its formation through genetics and early temperament, the role of unconscious processes, and the four basic perspectives in personality theory.
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Personality is the unique and consistent patterns of thinking, behaving, and feeling TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 Genetics and early temperament play a role in personalityno single geneshared inheritance TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 example: twin studiesexample: genetics of thrill seeking TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 benefits of a thrill seeking personaoften put your self at risk, but gain a lot of rewardsdominate and successful, statuslow risk low reward/ high risk high reward TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 alert, avoids things in environment
traits may have evolved because they helped us survive and reproduce TERM 7
DEFINITION 7
DEFINITION 8 unconscious component TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 everyone is uniqueyou can do whatever you want TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 traits used to define people
conscious: what we are currently aware ofThe conscious contains all the information that a person is paying attention to at any given time. TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 preconscious: things that are existing and can be easily activated by the individualThe preconscious contains all the information outside of a persons attention but readily available if needed. TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 The unconscious contains thoughts, feelings, desires, and memories of which people have no awareness but that influence every aspect of their day-to-day lives. TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 Example: Stans unconscious might contain angry feelings toward his mother or a traumatic incident he experienced at age four. TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 A Freudian slip, also called parapraxis, is an error in speech, memory, or physical action that is interpreted as occurring due to the interference of some unconscious subdued wish, conflict, or train of thought guided by the super-ego and the rules of correct behaviour.
The words Dan is reading, the objects in his field of vision, the sounds he can hear, and any thirst, hunger, or pain he is experiencing at the moment are all in his conscious. TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 Example: Lindas telephone number, the make of her car, and many of her past experiences are in her preconscious. TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 The ID: what everyone is born with, basic sexual motivational driving force.The EGO: become aware of whats possible and appropriate.The SUPEREGO: define what we should be done, whats best for us as a well behaving person in our culture TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 The ID: what everyone is born with, basic sexual motivational driving force.Operates under Pleasure Principlecompletely unconsciousdeviloveractive ID: leads to antisocial personality disorder TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 The EGO: become aware of whats possible and appropriate.Operates according to reality principleSense of self,what the out world seesmostly conscious, but in pc and ucDevil on one shoulder, Angel on the other
Oral: mouth is primary source of pleasure0-1 year TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 Anal: Development of elimination control1-3 years TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 Phallic: Curiosity & Attraction to Opposite-Sex ParentsCastration anxiety, Penis envy TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 Latency: Repression of sexual impulses TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 Genital: Sexual maturity reached
As sexual rivals boys thought that if their fathers knew the fathers would castrate them TERM 37
DEFINITION 37 Penis envy in Freudian psychoanalysis refers to the theorized reaction of a girl during her psychosexual development to the realization that she does not have a penis.