PSYCH 202 1st Edition Lecture 1Quiz due tomorrow night 11:30 PM5 pointsPsychologyThe scientific study of the structure and causes of:-Mind (mental activity)-Brain (consider the mind/body problem)-Behavior (observable actions)Measurement of ideas is central to psychological science-64% of people are in one Standard Deviation of the normPsychology is an interdisciplinary sciencePsychology can help us create well-being and happinessPersonality PsychologyStudy of individual differencesWhat makes us uniquely us as individualsHow are we structured and organizedPersonality psychology is diversePerspectives abound:-Psychodynamic-Humanistic-Cognitive-Behavioral-PsychobiologicalSome Questions-Is personality stable or changeable?-Stable-How, if at all, does your personality cause your actions?-Barely causes your actions-We more so respond to situational events-How does your personality relate to your happiness?-What is personality, anyway?Etymology of Personality-Persona as surface mask-Study of historical origin of languageThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.-But personality penetrates from the surface to our cores, from our behavior to what organizes and drives our behavior-Consider Freud's original topographical (iceberg) modelRelates to-Structural model of personality-Model of psychosexual development-The defense of mechanismsEgo: mediated between the other forces-Job is to be conscious of the mind to negotiate a "truce" between social forces of the world and your unconscious-Reality principle?-Utilizes defense mechanismsId: unconscious-It drives everything-Deep desire for gratification-Pleasure principleSuperego: internalized
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