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Theories of Personality
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
06/09/2008

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Freud's Determinism
Definition
Nothing is accidental
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Freud's Libido
Definition
Hunger, thirst, sex
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Freud's Society v Individual
Definition
Never ending conflict--society represses the id in the individual
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Repression
Definition
don't think of it
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Displacement
Definition

do a different version of what id want

steal a flower instead of ipod

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Regression
Definition
Malcolm in the Middle!!
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Projection
Definition

Think other people have the desire you have

 

Guy who wore his wallet on a chain and had more security than property

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Reaction formation
Definition
Hug Asswipe instead of running him over with my car
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Sublimation
Definition
I want to beat the shit outta him, but I become a boxer instead.  Helps society.
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Oral Stage
Definition

1st stage, 0-1, really conflict is trust

 

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Overindulge during oral stage
Definition
too trusting, naive, gullible, optimistic
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Underindulge during oral stage
Definition
Mistrusting, cynical, pessimistic
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Anal stage
Definition
2nd stage, 2-3, real conflict is control
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Too rigid in anal stage
Definition
Anal retentive personality
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Too lenient in anal stage
Definition
Anal expulsive--my lil brother. doesn't even know his shit is everywhere.
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Phallic Stage
Definition

3rd stage, 4-5, penis envy

Real conflict is self-esteem

Oedipal/Electra complex

This is where Freud fell off the deep end

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Parent loves too much in Phallic stage
Definition
vain, conceited, narcissistic
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Parent rejects during Phallic stage
Definition
insecure, meek, self-doubting
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Latency Stage
Definition
4th stage, age 6-puberty, he's already in the deep end but swimming deeper.  Nothing that happens in this time determines personality.  Feel free to beat your children.
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Genital Stage
Definition

5th stage, true for men, puberty thru adulthood, emphasizes heterosexuals

Marriage and family life=successful

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Freud's Free Association
Definition
Access to unconscious--relaxation and hypnosis
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Freud's Dream Analysis
Definition

Latent meaning behind dreams

A dream is an unfilled wish

Doesn't explain nightmares

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Transference
Definition

Therapists stay as blank as possible in order to do this

Freud believed would transfer your relationship with opposite sex parent onto your therapist

 

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Freudian Therapy
Definition

Goal--make the unconscious known

Point out transference to patients

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Jung Bio
Definition
Born in switzerland, Worked with schizos, saw commonalities in the minds of schizos and myths of many cultures
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The Psyche

Definition
Personality
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Analytical Psychology
Definition
Jung's Theory
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Personal v Collective Unconscious
Definition

Personal--Jung's, just like Freud--individual experiences, puts in unconscious

Collective--where archetypes and instinces are stored

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Jungs Archetypes

GOD

Definition
All-powerful being
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Jungs Archetypes

PERSONA

Definition
Our socially acceptable mask
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Jungs Archetypes

SHADOW

Definition
Socially unacceptable mask, dark side
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Jungs Archetypes

ANIMA

Definition

Feminine in men

Emotionality, social sensitivity, intuition

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Jungs Archetypes

ANIMUS

Definition

Masculine in feminine

Reason, logic, force

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Jung's Symbols

MANDALA

Definition

Magic circle found in the writing and art of all cultures

Represents making of opposites in the personality

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Jung's Psychological Types
Definition
Extraverted or introverted
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Jung's Four Functions

SENSING

Definition

Concrete experience w/o reason

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Jung's Four Functions

THINKING

Definition

Reason or Logic

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Jung's Four Functions

FEELING

Definition
Evaluate world as good or bad
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Jung's Four Functions

INTUITING

Definition
Rely on hunches
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Jung's Four Functions

Test

Definition
Myers-Briggs
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Jung's Dream Analysis
Definition

Like Freud, but taking collective conscious into account

BUT believe they were attempts to solve problems not unfufilled wishes

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Jung's Word Association
Definition

Like free association but in response to a stimulus word

 

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Jung's Implications for Therapy
Definition

Goal is self-realization (fufilling your destiny)

 

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Jung's Four stages of therapy
Definition

Confession

Elucidation

Education

Transformation

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Adler bio
Definition

Very sick child, brother died in bed next to him, amusement park workers told him they were overcompensating for their weaknesses

Freud's succesor in the Psychoanalytic society

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Individual Psychology
Definition

Adler's Theory

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Adler's Theory
Definition

Individual psychology, all people strive towards perfection

people's ultimate goal is superiority over perceived weaknesses

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Adler's Inferiority
Definition

Feelings of inferiority are the root of the motivation of superiority

1st based on "organ inferiority" then later on psychological and social weaknesses

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Masculine Protest

 

Definition

Adler

Striving for superiority is seen as traditionally masculine

 Thanks bitch. I wanna be perfect even with my v-jay.

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Adler's Birth Order

FIRST BORN

Definition

Understands power/authority

Gravitates towards positions of power

Supports status quo

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Adler's Birth Order

YOUNGEST CHILD

Definition

Pampered and spoiled

Dependent on others

High expectations of others

Katrina

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Adler's Birth Order

ONLY CHILD

Definition

Pampered

Not used to competition

May struggle if not universally admired by others

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Adler's Four Major Lifestyle Types
Definition

Ruling

Getting

Avoiding

Socially useful :)

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Adler's Four Major Lifestyle Types

RULING

Definition
Exploit and use others to attain superiority
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Adler's Four Major Lifestyle Types

GETTING

Definition
Passive, dependent on others, spoiled
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Adler's Four Major Lifestyle Types

AVOIDING

 

Definition

Use fantasy to avoid difficult situations and feelings

 

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Adler's Four Major Lifestyle Types

SOCIALLY USEFUL

Definition

Just like it suggests--the only type worth caring about.

Face problems directly, courageous

PSYCHOLOGICALLY healthy

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Adler's Early Recollections
Definition

Believes your earliest memories can provide insight into personality and self-concept

Emotional content is key

 

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Adler's Dream Analysis
Definition
Dreams represent fantasized attempts at superiority over perceived inferiority
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Adler's Implications for Therapy
Definition

Goal of therapy -- to create a life style where the person seeks superiority in a constructive, not destructive, way

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Erikson Bio
Definition

Dad abandoned b4 born, mom never told him about it

Never had college degree--"wandering artist"

Met Freud through Anna

Taught at Harvard

Died 1994

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Ego Psychology
Definition

Erikson, saw ego as stronger and much more independent

Much more positive view of humans than Freud

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Erikson's similarities to Freud
Definition

Epigenetic principle

Development occurs in a series of universal stages in a predetermined sequence

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Erikson's differences from Freud
Definition

Stages emphasize ego adjustment

Each stage has crisis, or turning point

Have ego strength if emerge

8 stages, not 5

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Erikson Stage 1

Definition

0-1, Trust v Mistrust

Ego Strength--Hope

 

"Can I trust the world?"

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Erikson Stage 2
Definition

2-3, Autonomy v Shame and Doubt

Ego Strength--Strength

 

"Can I control myself like others?"

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Erikson Stage 3

Definition

4-5, Initiative v Guilt

Ego Strength -- Purpose

 

"Are my exploring attempts met well?"

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Erikson Stage 4

Definition

6-12, Industry v Inferiority

Ego strength -- Competence

 

"Am I learning like I should be?"

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Erikson Stage 5
Definition

Adolescence

Identity v Role Confusion

Ego Strength -- Fidelity

 

"Who am I?"

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Erikson Stage 6
Definition

Early 20's, Intimacy v Isolation

Ego strength -- love

 

"Can I develop a mature romantic relationship?"

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Erikson Stage 7
Definition

25-64, Generativity v Stagnation

Ego strength -- Care

 

"Am I successful in my career and helping the next generation?"

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Erikson Stage 8
Definition

65+, Ego Integrity v Despair

Ego Strength -- Wisdom

 

"Have I lived a good life and made peace with my faults?"

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Erikson's Assessment of Personality
Definition

Dream analysis, transference, free association

Applied his theories to people such as Hitler and Ghandi

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Adler's Creative Self
Definition
The force by which an individual shapes his or her uniqueness and makes his or her own personality
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Adler's Style of Life
Definition
The manifestation of the creative self--a person's unique way of acheiving superiority
He coined the term life-style
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Adler's fictional finalism
Definition
Individual is motivated more by his or her expectations of the future than by past experiences
-Based on a fictional estimate of one's life, rather than objective past data
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