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personality
unique attitudes, behaviors, and emotions that characterize a person
psychodynamic theory
sigmund freud
unconscious mind
part of ourself that we cannot directly access, affects our behavior subconsciously
three parts of personality (self)
ID, EGO, SUPEREGO
ID
possess from birth, governed by pleasure principle
EGO
begins from 1-3 years old, governed by reality principle
SUPEREGO
begins around 4-5 y/o, governed by societal norms/perfection principle
defense mechanisms
used unconsciously by ego to deal with conflict between ID and SUPEREGO
repression
purposefully forgetting by putting things in unconscious mind
denial
refusal to accept situation
displacement
redirecting unacceptable feelings from source to a different target
projection
thinking one’s thoughts/feelings are others and not yourself’s
reaction formation
acting the opposite to one’s true feelings
regression
reverting back to immature behavior from an earlier stage of development
rationalization
creating false excuses for one’s unacceptable thoughts/feelings/behaviors
sublimation
shifting unacceptable feelings into socially acceptable behaviors
humanistic theory
carl rogers, goal is to reach self-actualization
self actualization
main motivator in becoming best self
unconditional positive regard
unconditional love and support no matter who we are
conditions of worth
conditions that others place on us in order to earn their love/support
social cognitive theory
we are an interaction of traits and environment
reciprocal determinism
albert bandura, we are a product of the constant interaction of our behaviors, personal factors, and environment
self concept
how we think about ourselves
self efficacy
confidence in ability to do something
self esteem
value you give yourself
sociocultural theories
we are a product of our culture
individualism
world is defined by how it relates to an individual
collectivism
world is defined by groups they belong to
multiculturalism
world combines cultures
trait theory
consistent personality traits influence people’s behaviors
trait
aspects of personality, relatively consistent
five factor theory
most widely accepted way to measure personality
openess
open to new ideas, feelings, experiences, etc
conscientiousness
self discipline, ability to perform well, competence
extroversion
sociability, assertiveness
agreeableness
ability to get along with others, good-naturedness, reliability
neuroticism
tendency toward unstable emotions
reliability
consistent results
validity
results satisfy objectives
projective tests
given ambiguous stimuli, must interpret, answers reveal unconsciousness/preconsciousness, subjective, used by psychodynamic scientists
preconscious mind
not currently thinking about something, but you can
objective tests
main/self reported way to test personality
