Theories of Personality - Introduction to Personality
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What term best describes the process of redirecting unacceptable urges into other objects or people?

  • Regression
  • Displacement (correct)
  • Fixation
  • Reaction formation

Which behavior is an example of regression in children?

  • A child begins to hoard toys during play
  • An adult begins excessive smoking after a stressful event
  • A teenager develops obsessive-compulsive behaviors
  • A child starts wetting the bed after the birth of a sibling (correct)

What does fixation refer to in psychological terms?

  • Adopting behaviors opposite to repressed impulses
  • Temporary displacement of childhood urges
  • Redirecting emotions into socially acceptable actions
  • Permanent attachment of libido to earlier developmental stages (correct)

Which of the following is a maladaptive coping mechanism that involves denying one's feelings?

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How is projection defined in terms of neurotic behavior?

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What is an example of a neurotic symptom that can be replaced through displacement?

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Which behavior might indicate a person is overwhelmed by their past experiences?

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What psychological process allows a repressed impulse to become conscious?

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Which of the following best describes the defense mechanism of displacement?

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In the context of Freud's theory, what does introjection involve?

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During which psychosexual stage is the anal triad of orderliness, stinginess, and obstinacy most prominent?

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What psychological process could explain a girl's resentment toward her mother due to social expectation?

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According to Freud, which statement best captures the dynamic between love and hate?

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Which term reflects Freud's concept of the psychological maturity stage after ideal development?

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Which of the following behaviors is typical of the latency period?

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What is the essence of the sublimation defense mechanism?

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What characterizes paranoia within the context of projection as described by Freud?

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What is the focus of Freud's early therapeutic technique?

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What is a common characteristic of individuals with an underdeveloped social interest?

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How does the neglectful style of life affect an individual's self-confidence?

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Which safeguard behavior may neurotics engage in to protect their fragile self-esteem?

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What aspect of personality does the concept of style of life refer to?

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What is the primary objective of safeguarding tendencies in neurotics?

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What is a characteristic behavior of individuals with a pampered style of life?

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Which type of neurotic defense mechanism involves blaming others for one's failures?

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What kind of coping mechanism is described by procrastination and hesitance?

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What does the concept of social interest imply according to the provided content?

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How do maladaptive coping mechanisms affect self-esteem?

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What role do subjective perceptions play in understanding one's experiences?

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Which behavior might indicate a person is utilizing withdrawal as a coping mechanism?

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What is the primary function of creative power in one's life according to the content?

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Flashcards

Displacement

Redirecting emotions or impulses from one object or person to another.

Fixation

Permanent attachment of libido to an earlier stage of development.

Regression

Reverting to an earlier developmental stage.

Reaction Formation

Repressed impulse becomes conscious in the opposite form.

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Reactive Behavior

Exaggerated character and obsessive behavior.

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Projection

Attributing one's own unacceptable feelings or impulses to another person.

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Oral Stage

A stage of psychosexual development focused on the mouth.

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Displacement Symptom Replacement

One neurotic symptom is replaced by another.

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Paranoia

An extreme form of projection characterized by intense delusions of jealousy and persecution, often rooted in repressed homosexual feelings toward the persecutor.

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Sublimation

Repressing the sexual drive and channeling it into socially acceptable activities, like art, music, or writing.

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Oral Receptive

The infant feels no conflict or anxiety towards the object of pleasure (the nipple). Their needs are typically met with ease, leading to a sense of satisfaction.

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Oral Sadistic

Emerging during the oral phase when the infant develops teeth, this subtype involves expressing pleasure or aggression through biting, cooing, smiling, crying, and mouth-related actions.

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Anal Phase

The second stage of psychosexual development, characterized by pleasure derived from the anal region. This includes both the early anal period and late anal period, each associated with different behaviors and personality traits.

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Anal Eroticism

The anal character, stemming from the anal phase, displays traits like orderliness, stinginess, and obstinacy due to experiences with potty training and control over bodily functions.

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Conscious vs. Unconscious Goals

According to Adler, conscious goals are understood and helpful in achieving success. Unconscious goals are not fully understood and may not be helpful.

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Inferiority Complex

A feeling of inadequacy that motivates individuals to overcome perceived limitations and strive for success.

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Subjective Perceptions

Individuals create their own interpretation of reality, based on their unique experiences and beliefs, not necessarily on objective facts.

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Social Interest

A sense of belonging and connection with humanity. This feeling fosters cooperation and understanding.

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Unity of Personality

Adler believed that personality is a unified whole, with every aspect interconnected. Inconsistent behavior does not exist.

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Physical Inferiorities

These are not the cause of personality development, but rather motivate individuals to create a life plan to overcome these limitations.

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Style of Life

The unique pattern of behavior, goals, and self-concept an individual develops to navigate life. Usually established early in life.

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Creative Power

The ability to choose goals and methods of striving. Individuals have the power to shape their own lives.

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Pampered Style of Life

Individuals with weak social interest who expect others to fulfill their needs. They often have a strong desire for attention and overprotection.

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Neglected Style of Life

These individuals lack confidence and often overestimate difficulties. They may be more suspicious and prone to acting out.

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Neurotic Development

Characterized by an underdeveloped sense of social interest, rigid life goals, and an inflated sense of self-importance.

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Safeguarding Tendencies

Strategies used by individuals to protect their fragile self-esteem and inflated sense of importance. These can be conscious or unconscious.

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Excuses

A common safeguarding tendency that reduces the impact of failure. Often phrased as 'yes, but...' or 'if only...'

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Self-Accusation

A form of self-punishment to protect one's exaggerated sense of self-worth. Can manifest as anxiety, guilt, or depression.

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Withdrawal

A way of avoiding challenges by escaping into fantasy or isolating oneself from the world.

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Study Notes

Theories of Personality - Introduction to Personality

  • Personality is a pattern of relatively permanent traits.
  • Theories are sets of related assumptions, employing logical deduction, and are testable.
  • Personality theories help understand how people act.
  • Inductive reasoning adjusts a theory to conform with the results.
  • Classification organizes things according to their theories.
  • Studying personality involves understanding how scientists investigate theories.
  • Knowledge of personality theories is closely connected to science.
  • Theories help validate general laws through hypothesis testing.

Theory Defined

  • Personality theories consist of assumptions.
  • Related assumptions are used for logical deductions.
  • Testable qualifiers are part of the theories.

Theory and its relatives

  • Theories are connected to the love of wisdom and reasoning.
  • Theories are examined to discover how scientists consider them.
  • Theories are helpful due to generating testable structures and meaningful results.

Scientific Research

  • Scientific research should lend itself to rigorous testing.
  • Falsifiable theories are testable/accountable.
  • Theories rely on observable transformations.
  • Theories can correctly organize data and be incompatible.

Two Different Kinds of Research

  • Descriptive research expands existing theories through measurement and categorization.
  • Studies are symbiotic – they help develop and build on one another.
  • Hypothesis testing indirectly validates a theory.
  • Numerous hypotheses broaden the evidence base, shaping and expanding theories.
  • Strong theories provide support for further major research.

Causality vs. Teleology

  • Determinism sees behaviors as pre-determined by past events.
  • Free choice suggests behavior is a result of conscious decisions.
  • Causality emphasizes the past as a factor in behavior.
  • Teleology suggests behavior is guided by expectations of the future.

Conscious vs. Unconscious

  • People are often aware of their actions.
  • Unconscious forces may drive behaviors without awareness.

Biological vs. Social Influence

  • Personalities are influenced by biology.
  • Personalities are also influenced by relationships and social factors.

Uniqueness vs. Similarities

  • People are unique, distinct individuals.
  • Some common characteristics emerge in personality studies.

Construct Validity

  • Validity of instruments measures characteristics.

Psychoanalysis - Sigmund Freud

  • Psychoanalysis is concerned with aggression and sex.
  • Insights were gained from case studies and patient analysis of dreams.
  • Freud looked at various sciences and humanities for his studies in mental illness.

Biography

  • Freud was born in Frieberg, Moravia.
  • Studied hysteria with Jean Charcot and Josef Breuer.

Levels of the Mental Life

  • Unconscious processes control mental health.
  • Two levels – unconscious and preconscious - contain instincts and drives not readily conscious.
  • Phylogenetic endowment transmits historical influences through generations.
  • Conscious mind holds thoughts and memories that are present.

Dynamics of Personality

  • Drive - stimulus within the person (e.g., Libido, aggressive drive).
  • Impetus - force of the drive.
  • Source - region of body in a stimulating state.
  • Perceptual conscious - how external stimuli are interpreted.
  • Id (pleasure principle) - basic desires, needs.
  • Ego (reality principle) - mediates between external reality and the id's desires.

Superego, Object & Sexuality.

  • Superego (moralistic) and ego control instincts (subsystems of mind).
  • People and objects stimulate interaction, shaping desires.
  • Erogenous zones - regions involved in sexual pleasure.
  • Main aims are pleasure.
  • Sexual aim focuses on tension reduction and pleasure.

Two Other Sexual Drives

  • Sadism - inflicting pain/humiliation on others.
  • Masochism - pleasure from suffering or humiliation.

Defense Mechanisms

  • Ego's protective mechanisms against unpleasant thoughts/feelings.
  • Basic mechanism represses unpleasant impulses.
  • Ego processes prevent behaviors driven by id impulses.

Fixation

  • Limbo or attachment to an earlier stage of development.
  • Reversion to more primitive behaviors when frustrated/stressed.

Projection

  • Imputing unacceptable feelings to others rather than acknowledging own feelings.

Introjection

  • Integrating qualities of others.

Sublimation

  • Replacing antisocial urges with productive behavior, channeling negative energy/instinct to benefit society.

Stages of Development

  • Infantile period focuses on sexual & psychological development.
  • Oral, anal, phallic, latency & genital stages.

Early Period (Oral Phase)

  • Oral-focused interactions shape personality.
  • Early development shapes sexual satisfaction.
  • Oral receptive, sadistic & character phases.

Analytical Psychology - Carl Jung

  • Analytical psychology emphasizes archetypes and unconscious processes.
  • Archetypes are universal, ancestral images.
  • Personal unconscious stores repressed experiences.
  • Collective unconscious is universal, ancestral knowledge.

Stages of Personality Development

  • Early years (childhood), puberty through young adulthood, and old age.
  • Focus is on self-realization.
  • Individuals adjust based on external influences.

Alfred Adler - Individual Psychology

  • Individual psychology focuses on social interaction, goal striving, and superiority striving.
  • Inferiority complex is a driving force.
  • Style of life - person's unique approach to life.
  • Safeguarding tendencies are tendencies used to avoid dealing with issues or imperfections in oneself.

Melanie Klein - Object Relations Theory

  • Object relations theory is a psychodynamic theoretical model that describes how individuals form and interact with people and objects.
  • Unconscious fantasies shape behavior.

The Oedipus Complex

  • Conflicts between desires & social constraints shape behavior.

Attachment Theory - John Bowlby

  • Attachment theory describes how early relationships guide later relationships and life interactions.
  • Secure & insecure attachments result from early experiences.

Attachment Styles

  • Various attachment styles result from caregiver interactions and responses as a child.
  • Secure, anxious-resistant, avoidant, disorganized.

Mary Ainsworth - Strange Situation

  • Explores attachment styles to investigate infant caregiver interactions and reactions.
  • Several attachment styles result from early interactions with caregivers.

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