Psych unit 14

Denial

refuses to acknowledge/assume responsibility despite evidence

Displacement

takes emotion out on less powerful object’s shy’s away from confrontation with people more powerful

Projection

we have an unflattering trait but we suggest someone else has it

Rationalization

try to justify why something that upset you doesn’t really upset you

Reaction Formation

secretly resent an choice they made but will express the opposite emotion

Regression

acting younger than you are to get what they want

Sublimation

You have the energy to do something bad but instead channel the energy into a socially acceptable action

Repression

forgetting of something you’d otherwise remember but its too traumatic for your ego to handle

Projective Tests

tests done by psychologists to find personality from a story made from visual stimuli

Thematic Apperception Test TAT

show them a series of pictures of a person and have them write a story (uses projection)

Rorschach Inkblot Test

person views an abstract image and describes what they see (they add meaning)

Unconditional positive regard

being unconditional with responses and positivity basic acceptance and support of a person

Self Actualization

moving towards someone reaching their full potential

Reciprocal Determinism

you are the cause and consequence of your personality/ personality you demonstrate

Self Efficiency

belief in your ability based on subject knowing your strengths and putting effort into them

Self Esteem

self confidence in your ability’s of both good and bad strengths and weakness’s

Self Concept

your understanding of who you are (Self Efficiency + Self Esteem)

Openness to Experience

going out and trying new things doing more creative things and being secretive

Conscientiousness

careful and organized

Extraversion

sociable/outgoing (going out with people/staying inside)

Agreeableness

helpful and trusting- being agreeable going with the flow

Neurotic (emotional instability)

often paranoid prone to anger/violence low emotional IQ high disconnect from how emotions are portrayed

Factor Analysis

statistical method to describe variability among observed variables helps identify clusters or groups of related items on psychological terms