someone’s characteristic pattern of thinking and acting
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Aron Ralsten
guy who got pinned by rocks and cut his arm off
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motivation
whatever drives you to action. gets you moving
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instinct theory
thoery that people are motivated to behave in certain ways because they are evolutionarily programmed to do so. Charles Darwin. rooting reflex.
explains similarities to ancestry, but doesn’t explain humans as well
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drive-reduction theory
biological theory that inner pushes and external pulls drive our behaviors. inner needs motivate organism to satisfy the need
explains motivation to reduce arousal, but doesn’t explain why some motivated behaviors increase arousal
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push factors
things that motivate us to get *away* from bad things
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pull factors
things that motivate us to work *toward* good things
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homeostasis
our bodies steady internal state
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optimal arousal theory
theory that we aim to find the right level of stimulation. the organism may even find behaviors that increase arousal due to boredom
explains why behavior may increase or decrease arousal, but doesn’t explain motivation to address complex social needs
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yerkes-dodson law
moderate or ‘just-right’ arousal leads to best performance. too low or too high arousal affects performance. we don’t want to be overly challenged
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Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
people are motivated by a hierarchy of needs. explains why we have levels of various needs, but order of needs may change from circumstance.
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Incentive theory
theory that we are driven by intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. operant conditioning. Based on learning principles. doesn’t take external stimuli into account
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self actualization
our need to fill our unique potential and goals. nearly impossible. all people strive to fulfill their natural desire to acheive their full potential
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lateral hypothalamus
part of the hypothalamus that tells us were hungry
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ventromedial hypothalamus
part of the hypothalamus that tells us were full
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set point theory
theory that states the hypothalamus wants to maintain a certain body weight. weight drops=we eat more. weight gain=we eat less. happy weight
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metabolic rate
how quickly our body uses energy
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garcia effect
certain foods make you more hungry. taste aversion affects this too
reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts. basement of the brain. sigmund freud
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ID
personality structure. inborn biological urges. operated on pleasure principle. devil on your shoulder
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ego
personality structure. in between. operates on reality principle. mediated id and superego. partly conscious thoughts
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superego
personality structure. morality. develops from culture and environment. operates on morality principle. guilt
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psychosexual stages
sigmund frued. childhood stages of development where id’s pleasure seeking energies focus on erogenous zones. oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
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oedipus complex
a boys sexual desires toward his mother and jealousy toward his father. phallic stage. girls experience electra complex
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identification
sigmund freud. belief where children incorporate their parents values into developing superegos.
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fixation
a lingering focus of pleasure seeking energies when conflicts were unresolved in psychosexual states. carries into adulthood. SF
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free association
SF. saying whatever comes to mind to explore the unconscious. Freudian slip
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manifest content
whats remembered from a dream, censored content. actual dream content
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freudian slip
we say the wrong thing out loud= truth surfacing. hes a penis… pianist
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latent content
not remembered from a dream, unconscious. repressed wishes, events, drives, desires. what the manifest content means
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SF’s dream interpretation
dreams are the ‘royal road’ to finding out about the unconscious mental life via free association. dreams are the playground for the ID
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psychoanalysis
freuds techniques used in treating psychological disorders
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defense mechanisms
SF believed the ego protects itself with tactics that reduce or redirect anxiety. safeguard the ego. distorts reality
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repression
foundation for all defense mechanisms. information being put into the unconscious DM
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displacement
taking out frustrations, feelings, and impulses on things less threatening DM
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projection
taking our feelings and ascribing them to other people DM
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regression
reverting to patterns of behavior used in childhood when confronted DM
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denial
refusal to admit or recognize that something has occurred or is occuring DM
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rationalization
explaining unacceptable behavior in a rational manner to avoid true reason. excuses DM
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reaction formation
hiding true feelings by behaving in exact opposite manner. pretending. hating your kid, but spoiling DM
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sublimation
channeling emotions into a socially acceptable activity DM
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intelectualization
obtaining knowledge to have a sense of control DM
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preconscious
where thoughts live and can be accessed by conscious mind SF
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neo-freudians
psychodynamic approach. took freuds ideas and tweaked them. accepted id, ego, and superego and personality was defined by childhood. but thought there was increasing role of conscious and less sex & violence
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Carl Jung
early follower of sigmund freud. thought people share collective unconscious
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collective unconscious
Carl Jung. our common collection of images weve gained as humans and our past
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archetypes
Carl Jung. structural components of the collective unconscious . predisposed roles
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persona
Carl Jung. ‘mask’ or conformity archetype. conscious actions to fit into social norms.’acting’
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anima
Carl Jung. hidden female side of men
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animus
Carl Jung. hidden masculine side of women
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shadow self
Carl Jung. side of ourselves we want hidden. ‘animal’ side. biases and ideas we are ashamed of
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alfred adler
emphasized social interest as the primary determinant of behavior. people strive for superiority an compensate for inferiority. birthorder
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inferiority complex
alfred adler. compensating for feelings of being inadequate
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karen horney
feminist perspective to freud . men and women are envious of each other, womb envy
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projective test
personality test that provides ambiguous stimuli. reliable at uncovering unconscious traits, criticized for being unreliable
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thematic apperception test (TAT)
test where people express their inner feelings and interests through stories they make up about ambiguous pictures. 30 cards
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rorschach inkblot test
most used test. 10 inkblots. asked what they resemble
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humanistic theory
emphasize the importance of free will and experience. positive qualities and potential in all of us
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carl rodgers
self theory. consistent set of beliefs and perceptions about ourselves
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ideal self
carl rodgers. the person you would like to be
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real self
carl rodgers. the person you actually are
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incongruence
carl rodgers. difference between our real self and ideal self. more= more impact of on self-concept
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unconditional positive regard
showing complete support and acceptance of a person no matter what. carl rogers