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Ch. 12
personality chapter
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
11/29/2013

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Term

 

personality

Definition
characteristics pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
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psychoanalytic perspective
Definition
we have unconscious thoughts that drive are personality
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Unconscious
Definition
People are not fully aware of what influnces their behavior
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The ID
Definition
the pleasure principle - all unconscious
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The ego
Definition
reality principle, mediates conflict
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The Super Ego
Definition
is your conscious - moral compass
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Humanistic Perspective

 

Definition
essentially all people are good and everyone strves to be a great person. After they focus on helping others
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Maslow Hierarchy of needs
Definition

physiological needs

saftey needs

belongingness and love needs

esteem needs

self-actualzation needs

self- transcendence needs

 

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Person-Centered Perspective

 

Definition
focus on them as a person
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Unconditional Positive Regard
Definition
understands people you have to give total acceptance
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trait perspective
Definition

based on traits - nonchanging & stable

 

ex. honest, dependable, moody, and impulsive

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Factor Analysis
Definition
statistical concept for how much all the individual items are correlated
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social-cognitive perspective
Definition
we have traits but there influenced by the enviorment
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social cognitive psychologists emphasize our sense of  ....
Definition
personal control
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external locus of control
Definition
outside infulence
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internal locus of control
Definition
im in charge of my own future
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Learned Helplessness
Definition
people stop trying even when they can try and it will affect the outcome
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positive psychology
Definition
aims to discover and promote conditions that enable individuals and communities to thrive
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Flow
Definition
times flies when your having fun
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