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Personality
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/16/2010

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Term
personality
Definition
the distinct patterns of behavior, thoughts and feelings that characterize a person's adaptation to life.
Term
Sigmund Freud
Definition
Emphasizes importance of unconscious motives and his forces that determine behavior.
Term
Levels of Consciousness
Definition
Conscious
Preconscious
Unconscious - permanent instincts
Repression
Term
Id
Definition
Present at birth
unconscious and can harbor conflicting emotions
Pleasure principle
Term
Ego
Definition
Develops first year of life
Reality principle
conscious sense of self
Term
Coping Mechanisms
Definition
Repression
Regression
Rationalization
Displacement
Projection
Reaction formation
Denial
Sublimination
Term
Superego
Definition
"moral guardian"
Sets high standards for behavior
Term
Stages of psychosexual development
Definition
Oral
Anal
Phallic
Genital
Term
Oral Stage
Definition
Sucking and Biting
Conflict = whether or not you can bite something and how good it is
Term
Anal Stage
Definition
contraction and relaxation of sphincter
starts year 2
self-control, need for order
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