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personality
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| psychodynamic | unconscious drives personality -ID, Ego, Superego |
| ID | unconscious -wants -devil |
| Ego | reality -what you decide |
| Superego | conscience -angel -right thing |
| defense mechanism | unconscious protecting ego -denial, rationalization, projection, repression, displacement, regression, sublimation, reaction formation |
| denial | refusal to accept reality. carols longtime pet had died, she continues to act as if it were alive |
| rationalization | an attempt to justify one's actions with an excuse. Anne justifies flunking a math test because she was absent the day it was scheduled |
| projection | an attempt to protect one's feelings or self-eseem by blaming others. bill blamed his teacher's dislike of him for his poor grade |
| repression | the unconscious exclusion or holding back feelings. you forget about chores you are supposed to do on the wknd allowing urself to enjoy the company of friends instead |
| displacement | directing feelings at someone or something other than the source of those feelings. angry at not making the team, Sarah pushes her little sister when she gets home |
| regression | acting as if one was back in an earlier less troublesome time in their life |
| sublimation | transforming unacceptable behaviors into acceptable ones. a very aggressive person might become a proffessional athlete |
| reaction formation | acting outwardly the opposite of what one feels |
| projection tests | probe preconscious and unconscious mind, subjective -roschach -thematic apperception test |
| humanistic psychology | personal growth |
| unconditional positive regard | support and love |
| self actualization | goal in life, full potential |