Theories of Personality - Trait & Psychoanalytic Approaches Crossword

stable

reliable, composed, rational, control over their feelings

regression

returning to a behavior from an earlier stage of development

genital

psychosexual stage where you become aware of your gender identity

Horney

greatest influences on personality are parent-child relationships

reaction formation

acting completely opposite of your genuine feelings

superego

structure of mind; moral principle; feelings of guilt and shame if developed properly

personality

the patterns of feelings, motives, and behavior that set people apart from one another

Freud

founder of the psychoanalytic approach and our unconscious mind

rationalization

ways to justify unacceptable behaviors ("I only cheated on the questions I didn't know")

trait

an aspect of personality that is considered to be reasonably stable

Adler

coined inferiority complex and introduced sibling rivalry

Eysenck

traits appear along two personality dimensions (similar to Hippocrates)

displacement

the transfer of an impulse from a threatening object to a less threatening object (bad day at school, you go home and yell at your dog)

id

structure of mind; pleasure principle; instant gratification

oral

first year of life / psychosexual stage where you learn by putting everything in your mouth

phlegm

sluggish, calm, and cool disposition

archetypes

images / ideas experienced in all cultures; "the fairy godmother"

unstable

agitated, unpredictable, moody, lacking control over their feelings

anal

psychosexual stage of potty training

blood

sanguine, warm, and cheerful temperament

Allport

cataloged 18,000 traits

black bile

melancholic, gloomy, pessimistic

sublimation

channeling your frustrations into a socially acceptable behavior

introverts

imaginative people who look inward for their ideas and energy

defense mechanisms

methods the ego uses to avoid ideas or thoughts that may cause anxiety

Hippocrates

Greek that believed the body contained fluids called humors that caused certain traits

phallic

psychosexual stage where kids form strong attachments to the parent of the opposite sex

Jung

developed collective unconscious and archetypes

psychoanalytic

this approach blames our personality on our biological drives which come into conflict with laws, norms, and morals

repression

push anxious thoughts into the unconscious

latency

psychosexual stage of calmness focusing on school and play time

extroverts

active and gain energy by interacting with others

projection

project your unacceptable impulses onto other people (accuse your partner of cheating when you are actually cheating)

Erikson

developed the eight-stage psychosocial theory of development

yellow bile

choleric or quick tempered disposition

five factor

this model examines the five basic personality factors on a spectrum (OCEAN)

denial

refusing to accept the reality of something bad

ego

structure of the mind; reality principle; we can't always get our way / common sense