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Personality

The distinctive and relatively enduring ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that characterize a person’s responses to life situations.

Id

The innermost core of personality present at birth, operating entirely in the unconscious mind and seeking immediate gratification.

Ego

The personality structure that deals with reality, operating according to the reality principle, and testing when and how the id's impulses can be discharged.

Superego

The moral arm of personality that internalizes societal values and ideals, often causing guilt when its standards are violated.

Defence Mechanisms

Psychological strategies employed by the ego to manage conflict between the id and superego, protecting against anxiety and maintaining self-image.

Repression

A defence mechanism where anxiety-arousing memories or impulses are pushed into the unconscious mind.

Projection

A defence mechanism in which an individual attributes their unacceptable feelings or desires to others.

Self-Actualization

The realization of one's potential and the fulfillment of personal growth, seen as a fundamental human drive in humanistic psychology.

Self-Efficacy

An individual's belief in their own ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

Reciprocal Determinism

The concept that personal factors, behavior, and the environment all influence each other in a dynamic and interactive manner.

Trait Theory

A personality perspective suggesting that individuals have stable traits that influence their behavior across various situations.

Big Five Personality Traits

A model proposing five broad dimensions of personality: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism (OCEAN).

Locus of Control

The degree to which individuals believe they can control events affecting them; it can be internal (believing they have control) or external (believing external factors dictate their fate).