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TEST STUDY Saturday, November 2, 2024 10:50 PM CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Personality Theory PERSONALITY TRAITS: Traits: Stable qualities influencing behavior. ○ Type A: Driven, competitive. ○ Type B: Relaxed, easy-going. ○ Type C: Cooperative, suppresses...

TEST STUDY Saturday, November 2, 2024 10:50 PM CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Personality Theory PERSONALITY TRAITS: Traits: Stable qualities influencing behavior. ○ Type A: Driven, competitive. ○ Type B: Relaxed, easy-going. ○ Type C: Cooperative, suppresses emotions. Research Approaches: Audio 1 Nomothetic: Studies groups to find general traits. Idiographic: Focuses on individual uniqueness. Audio recording started: 1:14 PM Sunday, November 3, 2024 Theories and Concepts: Determinism: Behaviors have identifiable causes. Hypothesis: Testable prediction. Parsimony: Simple explanations over complex ones. Heuristic Value: Theory’s ability to inspire research. Audio 2 Reliability: Consistency in measurement. ○ Test-retest reliability: Same test given at different times yields similar results. Validity: Measures accuracy. Audio recording started: 1:17 PM Sunday, November 3, 2024 Personality Research Methods: Employs various methods, including: Open-ended questions: Allow personal responses. Projective tests: Reveal hidden thoughts (e.g., inkblots). Behavioral measures: Observations of behavior, such as reaction to social situations. Audio 3 Correlational Research: Examines relationships. Experimental Research: Tests cause-effect. Audio recording started: 1:20 PM Sunday, November 3, 2024 ○ Independent Variable: The manipulated element to study its effect. ○ Experimental Group: Receives the treatment. ○ Control Group: Given a placebo to compare effects. ○ Collective Theory: Integrates multiple perspectives for a comprehensive understanding of personality. Audio 4 ○ Paradigm: The main framework or perspective through which a subject is viewed; paradigms evolve as new ideas emerge. Audio recording started: 1:22 PM Sunday, November 3, 2024 CHAPTER 2: Freud and Psychoanalysis Freud’s Focus: Emphasized the role of the past, unconscious forces, and biological drives in shaping personality. Levels of Consciousness: Conscious: Immediate thoughts. Audio 5 Preconscious: Accessible memories. Unconscious: Deeply hidden desires. Unconscious Motivation: Hidden forces that influence behavior, like: Audio recording started: 1:23 PM Sunday, November 3, 2024 ○ Conversion Hysteria: Physical symptoms from psychological conflicts. ○ Hypnosis: Unconscious influence through suggestion. ○ Psychosis: Unconscious irrationality leading to hallucinations. Audio 6 Dreams: Offer insight into the unconscious: Manifest Content: The recalled storyline. Latent Content: The symbolic interpretation. Audio recording started: 1:25 PM Sunday, November 3, 2024 Slip of the Tongue: Reveals repressed thoughts or desires. Defense Mechanisms: Techniques the ego uses to avoid anxiety, such as: Repression: Pushes down unpleasant thoughts. Denial: Rejects reality. Projection: Attributes personal feelings to others. Audio 7 Displacement: Redirects impulses to safer targets. Displacement: Redirecting impulses to safer targets. Audio recording started: 1:26 PM Sunday, November 3, 2024 Rationalization: Explaining behavior with logical reasons instead of unconscious motives. Sublimation: Channeling inappropriate impulses into acceptable activities (e.g., art). Psychosexual Stages: Oral (0-1): Focus on oral activities. Anal (1-3): Focus on control; leads to orderliness or messiness. Phallic (3-6): Sexual identity development. Latency (6-puberty): Focus shifts to social/academic skills. Psychoanalytic Treatment Techniques: Includes free association, catharsis, transference, and countertransference. Projective Test Reliability: Often low reliability in tests like the Rorschach inkblot. Freud’s Neurological Basis: Some unconscious influences may have biological origins, affecting both mental and physical health. CHAPTER 3: Jung’s Analytical Psychology The Psyche and Self: Jung saw personality as a whole system, integrating conscious and unconscious parts. ○ Compensation: The unconscious balances conscious behavior. For example, an extroverted person may have strong introverted dreams. ○ Individuation: Lifelong process of becoming a complete person. Often involves a “midlife crisis” where one seeks meaning and fulfillment. Structure of Personality: Ego: Conscious identity. Persona: Social mask. Shadow: Hidden, darker side. Anima/Animus: Inner feminine (men) / masculine (women). Personal Unconscious: Contains repressed memories and experiences. Collective Unconscious: Shared, inherited memory structures (archetypes) among humans. Symbolism and Collective Unconscious: Expresses itself symbolically, often in myths and dreams. Archetypes: Inherited symbols, like the Hero or Mother figure. Synchronicity: Events appearing meaningfully connected without a causal link. Meaningful coincidences. Psychological Types: Introversion vs. Extraversion: Inward vs. outward focus. Thinking vs. Feeling: Logical vs. emotional. Sensation vs. Intuition: Detail-oriented vs. big-picture. CHAPTER 4: Adler’s Individual Psychology Inferiority and Superiority: Personality arises from the drive to overcome feelings of inferiority. Inferiority Complex: Feeling inadequate. Superiority Complex: Overcompensation with arrogance. Creative Self: Shapes unique life style. Mistaken Styles of Life: Unhealthy patterns of behavior, like being overly dependent or seeking to dominate others. Ruling Type: Seeking dominance. Getting Type: Dependent and expecting support. Avoiding Type: Evades responsibilities. Birth Order Influences: Firstborn: Responsible, controlling. Second-born: Competitive, peacemaker. Youngest/Only: Often ambitious, potentially spoiled. Striving for Perfection: A central drive, often to overcome feelings of inferiority. Chapter 5: Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Stages of Development: 1. Trust vs. Mistrust (0-1): Builds hope. 2. Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt (1-3): Builds will. 3. Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6): Builds purpose. 4. Industry vs. Inferiority (6-12): Builds competence. 5. Identity vs. Role Confusion (Adolescence): Builds fidelity. 6. Intimacy vs. Isolation (Young Adulthood): Builds love. 7. Generativity vs. Stagnation (Middle Adulthood): Builds care. 8. Integrity vs. Despair (Late Adulthood): Builds wisdom. Comparison to Freud: Erikson emphasized social and cultural factors, unlike Freud’s focus on sexual development. CHAPTER 6: Attachment and Relational Theories Attachment Styles: Secure: Comfortable with closeness and independence. Avoidant: Self-reliant, avoids intimacy. Anxious-Ambivalent: Clingy, fears abandonment. Relational Approach: Emphasizes interpersonal relationships as key to personality, contrasting with Freud’s biological focus. Horney’s Interpersonal Theory: Basic Anxiety: Feeling isolated in a hostile world. Three Interpersonal Orientations: ○ Moving Toward: Seeks acceptance. ○ Moving Against: Seeks dominance. ○ Moving Away: Seeks independence. Self-Effacing: Seeking love, often as a “people pleaser.” Expansive Solution: Narcissistic orientation, seeking power. Resignation Solution: Seeks freedom and detachment. Neurotic Needs: Excessive reliance on one orientation leads to unhealthy personality traits, such as the need for approval, control, or isolation. Secondary Adjustment Techniques: Blind Spots, compartmentalizing, rationalization, and cynicism are defenses against anxiety. Healthy vs. Neurotic Personality: A healthy personality balances all orientations, while a neurotic one relies too heavily on one. CHAPTER 7: Research Methods in Personality Measurement Techniques : Reliability: Consistent results (e.g., test-retest). Validity: Test measures what it intends. Research Types: Correlational: Studies variable relationships. Experimental: Controls variables to determine cause and effect. Case Studies: In-depth study of individuals or groups.