stuff to know for his & systems exam 4

psychophysical isomorphis

patterns of activity produced by the brain cause mental experiences (not sensation)

wish fulfillment

Symbolic expression of a wish dreamer has that cannot be satisfy directly without experiencing anxiety (or guilt)

Superego

moral guardian/conscience, this tells us how we should behave

reaction formation

doing the opposite of the desire that causes anxiety

moral anxiety

the fear of violating internal standards, values, or conscience (feeling extreme guilt for thinking about doing something that violates your religious or ethical beliefs or failing to meet personal standards)

Dogmatism

no toleration for conflicting ideas

self-actualization

the personal drive to reach your full potential, grow your talents

conditions of worth

providing positive regard contingent upon meeting/living up to some expectation or standard

incongruent people

individual whos organsisms valuing process is replaced by conditions of worth

criticisms of humanistic psych

This perspective overlooked other behaviorists like McDougall & Tolman who considered mental processes too!

Rejected traditional scientific methods including use of animals in research

Did not provide any other empirical alternative

Tend to describe humans in more poetical/philosophical/religious ways

Form of wishful thinking rather than objective observation

Many terms and concepts are not clearly defined and/or measurable

Field theory

nervous system contains structural "fields" that influences how sensory information is interpreted (and their influence on processes)

constancy hypothesis

ideas of one-to-one correspondence between stimuli and sensations

Psychological facts

anything within an organisms internal awareness

Principle of contemporaneity

ideas of one-to-one correspondence between stimuli and sensations

Manifest content

What the dream is apparently about

Latent content

what the dream is really about

Ego

balances instinctual demands of ID with social expectations

Id

exists in unconscious; contains primitive drives & instinctual impulses, this is the irrational part of personality

reality principle

practical/acceptable satisfaction of basic needs

displacement

Replacing anxiety-evoking object/goal with one that does not cause anxiety

neurotic anxiety

The fear that the id will overwhelm the ego, leading to uncontrollable impulses (someone worried that they might shout a forbidden thought in public)

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