Chapter 2: Theories of Personality
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He was close to his mother when he was young

Sigmund freud

He was a medical doctor and is fond of the drug cocaine

Sigmund freud

He was not successful in the field of medicine

Sigmund freud

Freud helped ______in treating Anna O. Her hysteria through "talk therapy".

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Freud helped joseph breuer in treating Anna O. Her hysteria through _______.

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He analyzes the psyche of the person

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Freud believed that events in our childhood greatly influence our adult life, shaping our personality.

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Our present behavior is explained by our past experiences

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Sexual pleasure is the primary motivation

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Arguably the most controversial theory- then and now

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The small amount of mental activity we know

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Things we could be aware of if we wanted or tried.

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Things we are unaware of and cannot become aware of

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Thoughts and perceptions are?

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Memories and stored knowledge are?

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Unacceptable desires, violent motives, irrational wishes, immoral urges, selfish needs, shameful experiences, traumatic experiences are?

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Executive mediating between ID impulses and superego inhibitions: testing reality; rational. Operates mainly at conscious level but also at preconscious level

<p>Ego</p> Signup and view all the answers

Ideals and morals; striving for perfection; incorporated from parents; becoming a person's conscience. Operates mostly at preconscious level

<p>Superego</p> Signup and view all the answers

Basic impulses (sex and aggression) seeking immediate gratification; irrational and impulsive. Operates at unconscious level.

<p>ID</p> Signup and view all the answers

It is the pleasure principle

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ID derived from the impersonal pronoun ____, or the not yet owned component of personality.

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It has no contact with reality

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It strives constantly to reduce tension by satisfying basic desires. Illogical, primitive, chaotic, inaccessible

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It is the reality principle

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The only region in the mind in contact with reality

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Reconciles the blind, irrational claims of id

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The great reconciler of id and superego, the diplomat and employs defense mechanism

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It is the moralistic principle

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It represents the moral and ideal aspect of personality

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Basically unrealistic, its demands for perfection has no contact with reality

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What we should bot do

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What we should do

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An internal stimulus that operated as a constant motivational force.

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It cannot ve avoided through flight

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Freud believe that the entire body is invested with libido

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It is expressed through narcissism, love, sadism, and masochism

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The aim of the destructive drive is to return the organism to an inorganic state: death. Thus, final claim: self-destruction.

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Expressed through teasing, gossip, sarcasm, humiliation, humor and enjoyment of other people's suffering

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Death drive

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The center of freudian dynamic theory

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A felt, affective, unpleasant state accompanied by a physical sensation that warns us against impending danger

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Apprehension about an unknown danger

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Stems from the conflict between ego and superego.

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Closely related to fear, possible danger

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It helps the ego to avoid dealing directly with sexual and aggressive impulses and help defend itself against anxiety.

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The ego uses these techniques to avoid breaking down

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Mechanisms or patterns of thoughts that the ego uses to satisfy the demands of Id and superego.

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The more defensive we are, the less energy we gave to satisfy id impulses.

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Weak ego, weaker control and personality

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Common defense mechanisms

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Is an unconscious mechanism employed by the ego to keep disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious.

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During the oedipus complex aggressive thoughts about the same sex parents are repressed

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It involves blocking external events from awareness. If some situation is just too much to handle, the person just refuses to experience it.

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This involves individuals attributing their own unacceptable thoughts, feelings and motives to another person

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Satisfying an impulse with a substitute object

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This is a movement back in psychological time when one is faced with stress

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Satisfying an impulse with a substitute object. In a socially acceptable way.

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Freud's psychosexual stages

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Birth to 1 year ( Erogenous zone: _____)

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1 to 3 years old ( Erogenous zone: _____)

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3 to 6 years old ( Erogenous zone: _____)

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6 to puberty libido inactive

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Puberty to death maturing sexual interest

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Underfed

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Overfed

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Too harsh

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Too lax

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Abnormal family set up leading to unusual relationship with mother or father leads to vanity, self-obsession, sexual anxiety, inadequacy, inferiority, envy.

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Settling down in a loving one to one relationship with another leads to well adjusted, mature, able to love and be loved. Sexual instinct is directed to heterosexual pleasure.

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Is a freudian concept that describes a child sexual desire for parents of the opposite sex and a sense of rivalry with parent of the same sex.

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Is a non freudian concept that describes a girl's adoration and attraction to their fathers and resentment, hostility, and rivalry toward their mothers.

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Boys experience castration anxiety

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Girls experience penis envy

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Electra complex is introduced by

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A time when the genitals area become the leading erogenous zone, marked for the first time by a dichotomy between make and female development

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The primary goal of freud's later psychoanalytic theory was to uncover repressed memories through_____ and_____

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Patients are required to verbalize every thought that comes to their mind, no matter how irrelevant or repugnant it may appear.

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Refers to the strong sexual or aggressive feelings, positive or negative, that patients develop toward their analyst during the course of treatment

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May be helpful in therapy

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Is a form of hostility, recognized by therapist and explained to patients to overcome any resistance to treatment

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Freud used ______to transform the manifest content of dreams to more important content

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Freud believed that many everyday slips of the tongue or pen, misreading, incorrect hearing, misplacing objects, and temporary forgetting names or intentions are not chance of accidents but reveals a person's unconscious intentions.

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Chapter 2: Theories of Personality

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Flashcards

Sigmund Freud

Founder of psychoanalysis, emphasized childhood experiences and the unconscious mind.

Talk Therapy (Anna O.)

A method used by Freud to treat hysteria by having the patient talk freely about their symptoms.

Psychoanalysis

Theory that childhood events shape adult personality and behavior.

Conscious

Level of mental activity we are currently aware of.

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Preconscious

Level of mental activity containing easily accessible memories and stored knowledge.

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Unconscious

Level of mental activity containing unacceptable desires, irrational wishes, and traumatic experiences.

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Ego

The rational part of the psyche that mediates between the ID and Superego.

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Superego

The moralistic part of the psyche representing ideals and values.

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Id

The primitive, instinctual part of the psyche seeking immediate gratification.

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Pleasure Principle

The id's drive to seek immediate pleasure and avoid pain.

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Reality Principle

The ego's attempt to satisfy the demands of the id in realistic ways.

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Drives

Internal stimuli that operate as a constant motivational force.

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Sexual Drive (Eros)

The drive for pleasure, procreation, and survival.

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Aggression (Thanatos)

The drive toward destruction, returning to an inorganic state.

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Thanatos

The term for the drive towards death and self-destruction.

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Anxiety

An affective, unpleasant state that warns us of impending danger.

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Neurotic Anxiety

Apprehension about an unknown danger, stemming from conflicts with the ID

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Moral Anxiety

Anxiety stemming from conflict between the ego and superego.

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Realistic Anxiety

Anxiety related to a known, external threat.

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Defense Mechanisms

Techniques used to avoid dealing directly with sexual and aggressive impulses.

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Repression

Unconsciously blocking unacceptable thoughts or impulses from awareness.

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Reaction Formation

Transforming unacceptable impulses into their opposite.

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Displacement

Redirecting impulses toward a safer target.

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Fixation

Remaining stuck in an earlier stage of development.

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Regression

Reverting to an earlier stage of development.

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Projection

Attributing unacceptable impulses to others.

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Introjection

Adopting the values and characteristics of another person.

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Sublimation

Channeling unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities.

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Rationalization

Creating false but plausible explanations to justify unacceptable behavior.

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Denial

Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a painful reality.

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