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Psychology Exam #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the definition of personality? | Long standing traits and patterns that propel individuals to consistently think, feel, and behave in certain ways |
| What is our conscious? What is our unconscious? | Conscious = Thoughts, feelings, and decisions we're aware of Unconscious = hidden thoughts desires, and memories that influence your life, unbeknownst to you |
| According to Freud, our personality develops from a conflict between what two forces? | Biological Urges/Desires vs Morals |
| What is the id? How might a person with a very dominant id behave? What principle does the id operate on? | A primitive instinct driven by pleasure and instant gratification. Someone with a strong id would likely be impulsive and selfish. (Devil) |
| What is the superego? How does it develop? How might someone with a very strong superego behave? | The superego is formed by society and one's environment. It's based on what people taught you is right/wrong. A strong superego would result in a perfectionist and overly guilty lifestyle. (Angel) |
| What is the ego? What is its job? What principle does the ego operate on? | The ego is the middle ground between the id and superego, the one that makes decisions and compromises. (Referee) |
| According to Freud, someone who has an imbalance in between their id, superego, and ego is said to have what? | A Psychological disorder |
| what are the eight defense mechanisms | Denial, Displacement, Projection, Rationalization, Reaction Formation, Regression, Repression, and Sublimation |
| You see an F in the grade book online, you think to yourself, "that can't be right". This is an example of: | Denial |
| Your Girlfriend dumped you, and you're not happy about it. Instead of dealing with it like a man, you yell at your little brother. This is an example of: | Displacement |
| You perform poorly on a task at work, instead of owning it, you accuse or out another coworker for his incompetence. This is an example of: | Projection |
| You lose a soccer match, and claim that the other team was cheating or playing dirty. This is an example of: | Rationalization |
| You met a new guy at school who is, to say the least, not your favorite person. Instead of being rude, you're overly nice. This is an example of: | Reaction Formation |
| Your in-laws are coming to town, which you're not too thrilled about. You're stressed, so you throw and break things to vent. This is an example of: | Regression |
| In 4th grade, your sister died of a heart attack. Though you were also there, you have no recollection of the event. This is an example of: | Repression |
| After you're kicked out of the national honor society, your rage fuels you to become an olympic athlete. This is an example of: | Sublimation |
| What is the oral stage of psychosexual development? What is the major conflict in this period, and what behaviors do adults who are fixated at this stage display? | |
| What is the anal stage of psychosexual development? What is the major conflict in this period, and what behaviors do adults who are fixated at this stage display? | |
| What is the phallic stage of psychosexual development? What is the major conflict in this period, and what behaviors do adults who are fixated at this stage display? | |
| What is the Oedipus complex? | |
| What is castration anxiety? | |
| What happens in the latency period and subsequent genital stage of sexual development? | |
| What did the neo-Freudians agree with Freud about? What did they disagree with Freud about? | |
| What is Adler’s major contribution to personality psychology? |
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