Personality Module Overview Recording A

A set of flashcards created to review the key concepts and vocabulary associated with personality theories discussed in the lecture.

Personality

Enduring patterns of thought, feeling, motivation, and behavior expressed in different circumstances.

Psychodynamic Theory

Freud's theory that emphasizes the role of unconscious processes in controlling behavior.

Conscious Mind

The rational part of the mind containing goal-directed thoughts.

Preconscious Mind

Part of awareness that is not quite conscious but could become so at any moment.

Unconscious Mind

The largest part of the mind containing irrational thoughts and emotions that are repressed.

Libido

The sexual energy or drive according to Freud.

Defense Mechanisms

Unconscious mental processes that protect the conscious person from anxiety.

Repression

Keeping anxiety-evoking thoughts unconscious.

Projection

Attributing one's unacceptable impulses to others.

Rorschach Ink Blot Test

A projective test assessing a person's interpretation of inkblots to reveal aspects of their personality.

Object Relations Theories

Theories focusing on interpersonal disturbances and capacity for relatedness to others.

Drive or Instincts Model

Freud's model addressing the conflict between conscious and unconscious motives.

Resolution of Conflict

The process of compromise formation in the struggle between id and superego that shapes behavior.

Oedipal Complex

Psychosexual conflict in boys characterized by desire for the mother and rivalry with the father.

Electra Complex

Psychosexual conflict in girls characterized by desire for the father and rivalry with the mother.

Sublimation

Converting unacceptable impulses into socially acceptable activities.

Denial

Refusal to recognize the reality of a situation.

Latent Stage

Freud's psychosexual stage where sexual impulses lie dormant.

Compromise Formation

A solution developed to maximize fulfillment of conflicting motives.

Critique of Psychodynamic Theory

Freud's ideas have been criticized for lack of scientific basis and gender bias.