AP Psych 4.4-4.5b

  • Psychoanalysis: Freud's therapy for unconscious thoughts.

  • Unconscious: Mind's hidden thoughts and memories.

  • Free Association: Spontaneous speaking in therapy sessions.

  • Id: Primitive instinct-driven component of personality (Freud).

  • Ego: Rational part mediating desires and reality (Freud).

  • Super Ego: Morality-driven conscience in personality (Freud).

  • Defense Mechanism: Psychological strategies to cope (Freud).

  • Repression: Subconscious blocking of uncomfortable thoughts (Freud).

  • Collective Unconscious: Shared universal memories and instincts (Jung).

  • Terror-Management Theory: Coping function of awareness of mortality.

  • Thematic Apperception Test (TAT): Projective test revealing inner thoughts.

  • Projective Test: Tools revealing personality through responses.

  • Rorschach Inkblot Test: Inkblots assess inner thoughts and emotions.

  • Humanistic Theories: Focus on personal growth and potential.

  • Hierarchy of Needs: Maslow's motivational theory of needs.

  • Self-Actualization: Realizing personal potential and capabilities.

  • Self-Transcendence: Personal growth beyond self-interest (Maslow).

  • Unconditional Positive Regard: Acceptance without conditions (Rogers).

  • Self Concept: Perception of oneself and identity.