Psych 9

Psychodynamic theory - behavior is unconscious

Sigmund Freud - Pioneered psychodynamic theory 

Unconscious - without realizing or acting

 Freud's sectors of the mind - iceberg

Ego - Realistic, deals with id reasonably

 Id - bodily needs met NOW

 Superego - moral compass

Defense mechanisms - Id and superego beef

Denial - refusal to acknowledge pain

 Displacement - kicking the dog

 Projection - attributing unwanted feelings onto others

 Rationalism - supplying seemingly logical reasoning 

 Reaction formation - I hate men

 Regression - childlike behavior 

 Sublimation - emotions into something socially acceptable

 Projective tests - stimuli to get out feelings

Thematic apperception tests (TAT) - perceive something based on past 

 Rorschach test - inkblots

 Determinism approach - personality determined by environment

 Humanistic theory of personality - people are born good

 Abrham Maslow - developed hierarchy of needs

 Hierarchy of needs - motivated to reach potential

Self-actualization tendency - pushing through to achieve 

 Self-concept - who you are 

 Ideal self - who you want to be

 Unconditional positive regard - encourages self improvement

 Trait theory - describes personality 

 Gordon Allport - define personality 

 Big 5 - personality traits 

 Consciousness - messy vs organized

 Agreeableness - soft-hearted vs ruthless

 Neuroticism/emotional stability - calm vs. anxious

 Openness/rigidity - imaginativity/practical 

 Extrovertedness/introvertedness - sociable vs reteriable

 Personality inventories - see what traits an individual has

 Factor analysis - statistics

Socio-cognitive perspective - what influences who we are

Abert Bandura - pioneered socio-cognitive perspective 

Social Cognitive theory - emphasizes interactions of our thinking

Reciprocal determinism - thinking, environment, and personality interact 

Self-esteem - our feelings of self-worth 

Self-efficacy - I can do this