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Freud's Theory of Personality Development (5 Stages)
* Oral * |
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Birth to 12 -18 months
center of pleasure - mouth |
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Freud's Theory of Personality Development (5 Stages)
* Anal * |
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12 - 18 months to 3 years
center of pleasure - anus |
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Freud's Theory of Personality Development (5 Stages)
* Phallic * |
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3 to 5 - 6 years
center of pleasure - genitals |
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Freud's Theory of Personality Development (5 Stages)
* Latency * |
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5- 6 years to adolescence
sexual concerns are largely, but temporarily, unimportant |
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Freud's Theory of Personality Development (5 Stages)
* Genital * |
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Adolescence (puberty) to Death
Resurgence of sexual interests and establishment of mature sexual relationships.
marked by mature sexual behavior (that is, sexual intercourse) |
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Freud's Defense Mechanisms (8) pg 383
Unconscious strategies used to reduce anxiety by concealing its source from ourselves and others. |
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Represion
Regression
Displacement
Rationalization
Denial
Projection
Sublimation
Reaction formation |
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| explain personalities in terms of traits (consistent personality characteristics and behaviors), but they differ in terms of which and how many traits are seen as fundamental. |
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"Big Five" Set of Personality Traits
* OCEAN * |
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O - openness to experience
C - conscientiousness
E - extraversion
A - agreeableness
N - neuroticism |
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Personality
* Biological and Evolutionary approaches * |
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focus on the way in which people's genetic heritage affects personality
pg 399 - Comparing Approaches to Personality |
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Reliability - it yields the same result each time it is administered
Validity - it measures accurately |
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| Projective Personality Test |
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Ex - Rorschach personality test
a persoon is shown an ambiguous stimulus (picture, etc) and asked to describe it or tell a story about it; then that information is used to make inferences about the person's personality |
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