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| Thematic Apperception Test |
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Definition
| Projective test method used to predict behavior from past history by answering questions about specific photos. |
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Proposed by Maslow.
REACHING FULL POTENTIAL.
Physiological Needs -> Security/Safety Needs -> Social Needs -> Love/Belonging Needs -> Esteem Needs -> Experiencing Purpose/Meaning and Realizing all inner potentials -> Need for Self-Acutalisation. |
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventor (MMPI) |
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Definition
EMPIRICALLY DERIVED - wishy-washy.
1. Hypochandriasis
2. Depression
3. Hysteria
4. Psychopathic Deviate
5. Masculine/Feminine
6. Paranoia
7. Psychasthenia
8. Schizophrenia
9. Hypomania
0. Social Introversion |
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| Describe the Social-Cognitive Perspective |
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Definition
| Emphasizes on Trait-Situation Interaction. |
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Term
| Big 5 Personality Factors (CANOE) |
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Definition
NOT ALL POSITIVE.
Conscientiousness.
Agreeableness.
Neorticism.
Openness.
Extraversion. |
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Personality Type Indicator: POSITIVE.
Extra <- ENERGY -> Intro
Sensing <- INFORMATION -> Intuition
Thinking <- DECISIONS -> Feeling
Judging <- LIFESTYLE -> Perceiving |
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| A projective test method used to predict behavior from past history by using ink blocks and answering questions about each. |
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| Internal/External locus of control |
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Definition
Extent to which individuals believe that they can control events that affect them.
Internal: people believe that events result from their own behavior and actions/powerful others, fate, or chance.
External: believe that their environment, some higher power, or other people control their decisions and their life. |
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Created by Hans & Sybil Eysenck.
Predicts behavior with biological back-up.
Unstable/Introverted: Moody - anxious - rigid - sober - reserved - pessimistic.
Unstable/Extraverted: Touchy - restless - excitable - impulsive - changeable.
Stable/Introverted: passive - careful - peaceful - reliable - controllable.
Stable/Extraverted: socialable - lively - talkative - outgoing. |
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Specialized in "nervous disorders."
Used the role of Case Studies.
Proposed the Structure of Personality. |
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| Describe the Structure of Personality |
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Definition
1 - I.D: fights for UNCONSCIOUS desires - driven by "pleasure principle" - INSTINCTIVE/UNSOCIALIZED.
2 - Superego: follows internalized rules society "enforces" - UNCONSCIOUS - the "Jiminy Cricket!"
3 - The Ego: the CONSCIOUS self - driven by "reality principle" - finds acceptable ways to meet demands of the I.D. |
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| Describe what Psychosexual Stages are |
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Definition
Fixations and unresolved conflicts.
Focuses on "erogenous zones" (little/too many stimulants). |
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| Name the Psychosexual Stages |
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Definition
1 - Oral Stage: 0 to 18 months. Mouth-related pleasure (breast feeding).
2 - Anal Stage: 18 to 36 months. Bowel/Bladder pleasures (potty training). Sense of MASTERY.
3 - Phallic Stage: 3 to 6 years. Genital pleasure (touching themselves). Sexual desires vs. Societies approval.
4 - Latency Stage: 6 to puberty. BORING!
5 - Genital Stage: Puberty to up. Healthy-Adult stage. CONSCIOUS manifestations, but SUBCONSCIOUS thoughts. |
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| Repression (DEFENSE MECHANISM) |
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Definition
| Keeps anxiety-arousing wishes from consciousness. |
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| Regression (DEFENSE MECHANISM) |
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Definition
| Allows us to retreat to an earlier stage of development. |
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| Projection (DEFENSE MECHANISM) |
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Definition
| Threatening impulses to others. |
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| Rationalization (DEFENSE MECHANISM) |
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| Generating "self-justifying" excuses/explanations. |
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| Displacement (DEFENSE MECHANISM) |
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| Diverts sexual/aggressive impulses. |
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| Denial (DEFENSE MECHANISM) |
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| Rejecting events as fact - denying seriousness. |
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| Why do we use defense mechanisms? |
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Definition
| To push anxiety provoking thoughts to the unconscious. |
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| How can we asses the Unconscious Process? |
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Definition
With Free Association.
Freud believed: By studying the
conscious manifestations of what’s hidden in the unconscious. |
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| Can the assessment of the unconscious processes be standardized? |
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Definition
| Yes, with the use of projective tests having patient project anxiety-provoking wishes. |
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| Name 2 people associated with the Humanistic Perspective |
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Definition
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| Describe the Humanistic Perspective |
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Definition
| Focuses on positive aspects. |
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| To feel complete and valid in all aspects of self - to feel confident in being oneself. |
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| Person-Centered Perspective |
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Definition
Proposed by Rogers.
People believe they are the "center of the world."
Everybody struggles to be the best.
Personality develops differently. |
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| Describe the Trait Perspective |
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Definition
We all vary on various traits.
Personality Inventory. |
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Definition
Under: Less brain activity -> Extra.
Re: More brain activity -> Intro. |
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| Trait-Situation Interaction |
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Definition
Involves the idea that influence of external/environmental settings or circumstances has an impact on the expression of personality traits.
PERSONALITY SHAPES HOW WE INTERPRET EVENTS. |
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