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Psych 199-Personality

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the distinctive patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings that characterize a person's adjustments to the demands of life   personality  
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theories based on Freud's view that clashes between different elements or forces within the personality shape behavior, thoughts, and emotions   psychodynamic theories  
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in psychodynamic theory, the part of the mind whose contents are not in awareness but are capable of being brought into awareness by focusing of attention   preconscious  
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in psychodynamic theory, the part of the mind whose contents are not available to ordinary awareness   unconscious  
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in psychodynamic theory, a defense mechanism that protects the self from anxiety by keeping unacceptable wishes, impulses, and ideas out of awareness   repression  
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Freud's method of exploring personality   psychoanalysis  
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a blocking of thoughts whose awareness could cause anxiety   resistance  
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in psyschodynamic theory, a hypothesized mental structure that helps explain different aspects of behavior   psychic structures  
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the psychic structure, present at birth, that represents physiological drives and is fully unconscious   Id  
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the guiding principle of the id, directing pursuit of instant gratification of instinctual demands without regard to social requirements or the needs of others   pleasure principle  
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the second psychic structure to develop, characterized by self-awareness, planning, and the delay of gratification   Ego  
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the guiding principle of the ego, directing pursuit of satisfaction of instinctual demands within the constraints of social living   reality principle  
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in psychodynamic theory, an unconscious function of the ego that protects the self from anxiety-evoking material entering conscious awareness   defense mechanism  
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the third psychic structure, which functions as a moral guardian and sets forth high standards for behavior   superego  
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in psychodynamic theory, the incorporation within the personality of another person's moral standards, values, or behaviors   identification  
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in psychodynamic theory, the basic instinct to preserve and perpetuate life   eros  
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in psychoanalytic theory, the energy of eros; the sexual instinct. generally, sexual interest or drive   libido  
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areas of the body that are sensitive to sexual sensations   erogenous zones  
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in psychodynamic theory, the process by which libidinal energy is expressed through different erogenous zones during different stages of development   psychosexual development  
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the first stage of psychosexual development, during which gratification is hypothesized to be attained primarily through oral activities   oral stage  
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in psychodynamic theory, a form of arrested development, marked by the appearance of traits associated with an earlier stage of psychosexual development   fixation  
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the second stage of psychosexual development, when gratification is attained through anal activities   anal stage  
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the third stage of psychosexual development, characterized by a shift of libido to the phallic region   phallic stage  
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a conflict of the phallic stage in which ssthe boy wishes to possess his mother sexually and perceives his father as a rival in love   oedipus complex  
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a conflict of the phallic stage in which the girl longs for her gather and resents her mother   electra complex  
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transferred   displaced  
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a phase of psychosexual development characterized by repression of sexual impulses   latency  
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the mature stage of psychosexual development, characterized by preferred expression of libido through intercourse within the context of marriage   genital stage  
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Jung's psychodynamic theory, which emphasizes the collective unconscious and archetypes   analytical psychology  
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Jung's hypothesized store of vague memories of our ancestral past   collective unconscious  
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basic, primitive images or concepts hypothesized by Jung to reside in the collective unconscious   archetypes  
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feelings of inferiority hypothesized by Adler to serve as a central motivating force in the personality   inferiority complex  
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Adler's term for the desire to compensate for feeling of inferiority   Drive for superiority  
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Adler's term for the self-aware part of the personality that directs goal-seeking efforts   creative self  
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the term describing Adler's personality theory that emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual   individual psychology  
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Erikson's theory of personality and development, which emphasizes social relationships and eight stages of personal growth   psychosocial development  
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Erikson's term for a period of serious soul-searching about one's beliefs, values, and direction in life   identity crisis  
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Erikson's term for the sense of who we are and what we stand for   ego identity  
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an early school of psychology based on the belief that psychology should limit itself to the study of observable behavior   behaviorism  
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a simple form of learning in which one stimulus comes to bring forth the response usually brought forth by a second stimulus a a result of being paired repeatedly with the second stimulus   classical conditioning  
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a stimulus that elicits a response from an organism without learning   unconditioned stimulus  
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an unlearned response; a response to an unconditioned stimulus   unconditioned response  
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a previously neutral stimulus that elicits a conditioned response because it has been paired repeatedly with a stimulus that already brought forth that response   conditioned stimulus  
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a response to a conditioned stimulus   conditioned response  
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in classical conditioning, repeated presentation of the coordinated stimulus in the absence of the unconditioned stimulus, leading to the suspension of the conditioned response   extinction  
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in classical conditioning, the eliciting of an extinguished conditioned response by a conditioned stimulus after some time has elapsed   spontaneous recovery  
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a form of learning in which the frequency of behavior is increased by means of reinforcement or rewards   operant conditioning  
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a reinforcer that increases the frequency of behavior when it is presented (i.e. food and approval)   positive reinforcer  
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a reinforcer that increases the frequency of behavior when it is removed (i.e. pain, anxiety, & social disapproval)   negative reinforcer  
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an unlearned reinforcer (i.e. food, water, warmth or pain)   primary reinforcer  
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a stimulus that gains reinforcement value as a result of association with established reinforcers (i.e. money & social approval)   secondary reinforcer  
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an unpleasant stimulus that suppresses behavior   punishment  
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a cognitively oriented theory in which observational learning, values, & expectations play major roles in determining behavior (formerly termed social-learning theory)   social-cognitive theory  
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Bandura's term for the social-cognitive view that people influence their environment just as their environment influences them   reciprocal determinism  
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learning by observing the behavior of others   observational learning/modeling  
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factors within the person (i.e. expectations & competencies) that influence behavior   person variables  
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factors in the environment (i.e. rewards & punishments) that influence behavior   situational variables  
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knowledge & skills that enable us to adapt to the demands we face in our social environment   competencies  
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to symbolize, transform, or represent events or information   encode  
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personal predictions about the outcome of events   expectancies  
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beliefs about one's ability to perform specific tasks successfully   self-efficacy expectations  
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the view that people are capable of free choice, self-fulfillment, & ethical behavior   humanism  
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the view that people are completely free to choose their courses of action & are ultimately responsible for their actions   existentialism  
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in humanistic theory, an innate tendency to strive to realize one's potential. self-initiated striving to become all one is capable of being   self-actualization  
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Maslow's progression from basic, physiological needs to social needs to aesthetic & cognitive needs   Hierarchy of needs  
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to Rogers, the center of our conscious experience that organizes how we relate to the world as a distinct individual   self  
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one's unique patterning of perceptions & attitudes, according to which one evaluates events   frames of reference  
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acceptance of others as having intrinsic merit regardless of their behavior at the moment. consistent expression of esteem for the value of another person   unconditional positive regard  
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standards of worth   standards by which the value of a person is judged  
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one's concepts of what one's capable of being   self-ideals  
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a relatively stable aspect of personality that is inferred from behavior & assumed to give rise to consistent behavior   trait  
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Eysenck's term for emotional instability   neuroticism  
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a trait characterized by preference for solitary activities & tendencies to inhibit impulses   introversion  
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a trait characterized by tendencies to be socially outgoing & to express feelings & impulses freely   extraversion  
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chemicals in the nervous system that carry messages from one nerve cell, or neuron, to another   neurotransmitters  
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the view that focuses on the roles of ethnicity, gender culture, & socioeconomic status in personality, behavior, & adjustment   sociocultural theory  
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