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Essentials of Psychology

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Sigmund Freud (1856–1939)   Architect of the first major theory of personality, called psychoanalytic theory  
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Personality   The relatively stable constellation of psychological characteristics and behavioral patterns that account for our individuality and consistency over time  
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Psychoanalytic Theory   Freud's theory of personality that holds that personality and behavior are shaped by unconscious forces and conflicts  
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3 Levels of Consciousness   The Conscious, the Preconscious, and the Unconscious  
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Conscious   To Freud, the part of the mind corresponding to the state of present awareness.  
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Preconscious   To Freud, the part of the mind whose contents can be brought into awareness through focused attention  
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Unconscious   To Freud, the part of the mind that lies outside the range of ordinary awareness and that holds troubling or unacceptable urges, impulses, memories and ideas.  
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The 3 Structures of Personality   Id, Ego, and Superego  
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Id   Freud's term for the psychic structure existing in the unconscious that contains our baser animal drives and instinctual impulses  
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Ego   Freud's term for the psychic structure that attempts to balance the instinctual demands of the id with social realities and expectations  
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Superego   Freud's term for the psychic structure that corresponds to an internal moral guardian or conscience  
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Pleasure Principle   In Freudian theory, a governing principle of the id that is based on demand for instant gratification without regard to social rules or customs  
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Reality Principle   In Freudian theory, a governing principle of the ego that takes into account what is practical and acceptable in satisfying basic needs  
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Name the 8 Major Defense Mechanisms in Psychodynamic Theory   Repression, Denial, Reaction Formation, Rationalization, Projection, Sublimation, Regression, and Displacement  
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Repression   a type of defense mechanism involving motivated forgetting of anxiety-evoking material  
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Denial   a defense mechanism involving the failure to recognize a threatening impulse or urge  
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Reaction Formation   a defense mechanism involving behavior that stands in opposition to one's true motives and desires so as to prevent conscious awareness of them  
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Rationalization   a defense mechanism involving the use of self-justification to explain away unacceptable behavior, impulses, or ideas  
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Projection   a defense mechanism involving the projection of one's own unacceptable impulses, wishes or urges onto another person  
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Sublimation   a defense mechanism involving the channeling of unacceptable impulses into socially sanctioned behaviors or interests  
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Regression   a defense mechanism in which an individual, usually under high levels of stress, reverts to a behavior characteristic of an earlier stage of development  
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Displacement   a defense mechanism in which an unacceptable sexual or aggressive impulse is transferred to an object or person that is safer or less threatening than the original object of the impulse  
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The 5 Stages of Personality Development   Oral (Birth to 12 to 18 months), Anal (18 months to 3 years), Phallic (3 to 6 years), Latency (6 years to puberty), Genital (puberty to adulthood)  
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Oral Stage   the first stage of psychosexual development, during which the infant seeks sexual gratification through oral stimulation (sucking, mouthing, and biting)  
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Anal Stage   the second stage of psychosexual development, during which sexual gratification is centered on processes of elimination (retention and release of bowel contents)  
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Phallic Stage   the third stage of psychosexual development, marked by erotic attention on the phallic region (penis in boys, clitoris in girls) and the development of the Oedipus Complex  
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Latency Stage   the fourth stage of psychosexual development, during which sexual impulses remain latent or dormant  
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Genital Stage   the fifth and final stage of psychosexual development, which begins around puberty and corresponds to the development of mature sexuality and emphasis on procreation  
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Anal-Retentive Personality   a personality type characterized by messiness, lack of self-discipline, and carelessness  
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