Psycholoy Ch#12: Personality

Personality

A pattern of enduring, distinctive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that a characterize the way a person adapts to the world

Unconcious

Psychodynamic perspective emphasizes that personality is primarily _______ and powerfully shapes our behavior in ways we can’t readily comprehend

Iceberg theory

Freud’s theory that most of personality exists below awareness; ego, superego, id

Id

Unconcious drives/reservior of sexual energy

Ego

Formed under the constraints of reality; deals with demands of reality

Superego

Harsh internal judge of our own behavior

Oral

First 18 months; infants pleasure comes from mouth by biting/sucking/chewing to reduce tension

Phallic

3-6 years old; pleasure focuses o genitals as children discover self stimulation (wtf ew)

Latency

6 years-puberty; child sets aside all interest in sexuality

Genital

Adolescence/adulthood; sexual reawakening

Repression

Ego pushes unacceptable impulses out of awareness

Rationalization

Ego distorts the facts to make an experience less threatening

Displacement

Ego shifts feelings toward an unacceptable object to something more acceptable

Sublimation

Ego replaces an unacceptable impulse with a socially acceptable

Projection

Ego attributes personal shortcomings, problems, and faults to others

Denial

Ego refused to acknowledge anxiety producing realities

Regression

Ego seeks security of an earlier developmental period in the face of stress

Karen horney

Rejected the idea that anatomy is destiny. Suggested sociocultural factors must be considered when examining women’s personality

Alfred alden

Developed individual psychology, people are motivated by purposes/goals, meaning perfection is the key motivation in life, not pleasure

Humanistic perspectives

Stress a person’s capacity for personal growth and positive human qualities; we have the ability to control our lives and achieve desires

Self actualization

The top of Maslow’s hierarchy; motivation to develop one’s full potential

Unconditional positive regard

Concept developed by carl Rogers; being accepted, valued, and treated positively regardless of one’s behavior