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Psychodynamic Theory
active, moving, changing, managing
Psychoanalysis
unconscious and how it influences behavior proposed by Freud
Deterministic
your mind makes decisions you cannot control
Pessimistic
our minds are motiavated by needs of social restrain conflict
Hysteria
physical symptom with no physical cause
Seduction Hypothesis
adults are seducing children- sexual problems are the key to hysteria- not well recieved by Vienna Society for Psychiatry and Neurology- Revised: repressed sexuality could come from imagined rather than actual sexual events
Psychosexual Stages
Oral -Anal -Phallic -Latent -Genital -All according to Freud
Oral Stage
birth to 2 -pleasure by eating or stimulation of lips
Anal Stage
2-4 years old ,toilet training -anal explusive- likes making messes
Phallic Stage
4-6 years old , Castration Anxiety -Penis Envy -attraction to the opposite sex parent
Latent Stage
6-12 years old ,bond with same sex parents
Genital Stage
12-death .personal and sexual maturity
3 components of personality
Id, Superego, Ego
Id
innate biological needs -ex. aggression, sex
Superego
values, religion, restraints imposed by society -learned through socialization, internalized
Ego
keeps the Id and Superego in line -satisfy needs w/o violating conceptions of right and wrong -defense mechanisms
Defense Mechanisms Examples
Repression, Supression, Denial, Projection, Displacement, Regression, Identification, Rationalization, Compensation, Intellectualization, Reaction Formation
Benefit of Defense Mechanisms
reduce anxiety
Costs of Defense Mechanisms
prevent realistic elimination of conflict- distorts reality
Freud's Contributions
learned hidden causes of behavior -early childhood affects adulthood
Freud's Criticisms
overstated sex- limited sample of case studies- bias in data selection- no theories on females or gay people- structured so he would never be wrong
Anna Freud
listed ego's defense mechanisms- advancements in child psychiatry- 1st to use play therapy
Alfred Adler
not about sex- about individual- motivation from mind, not biological instincts- not Id
Carl Jung
people are different, but share aspects- analytic psychology- purpose of personality= achieve a balance between conscious and unconscious
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Extraversion vs. Introversion=where we get our energy, Sensing vs. Intuiting=how we gather information, Thinking vs. Feeling= how we make decisions, Perceiving vs. Judging= relate to outer world - gather info and make decisions
Karen Horney
development of psychology of women- rejected penis envy- men have womb envy- self-analysis
OCEAN of personality
Openness to experience Conscientiousness Extraversion Agreeableness Neuroticism
Personality in order
Extraversion Neuroticism Openness to Experience Conscientiousness Agreeableness
Psychopathology
When functioning starts to suffer- disease of the mind
Criteria for psychopathology
abnormal behavior, violation of social and cultural norms, distress or personal suffering
DSM-IV-TR
Clinicians use a handbook to help classify their clients' complaints- Diagnostic and Statitical Manual of Mental Disorders Text Revision- classifies disorders
Axis I
more curable- mania and schizophrenia
Axis II
personality disorders and mental retardation- harder to get rid of- Anxiety Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, Somatoform Disorders, Mood Disorders, Schizophrenic Disorders
Axis III
general medical condition
Axis IV
psychosocial and enviornmental problems
Axis V
Global Assessment of Functioning, 0-100, 100=no symptoms, 0= bad
Agoraphobia
panic disorder- won't leave house to be outside- scared of wide open spaces
OCD
3 C behaviors- Cleaning, Counting, Checking- Ritualistic-irrational-uncontrollable
Dissociative Disorders
Axis II- feel the need to avoid anxiety, and they dissociate themselves to do this
Dissociative Identity- Multiple Personality Disorder
alter egos- alter personalities- personalies have different age, name- protector identities
Somatoform Disorders
physical complaints w/o organic basis- nothing physically wrong but they feel pain or imbalance or speech
Hypochodriasis
recurring complaints of being ill- aren't actually sick
Somatoform Pain Disorder
complaints of severe lasting pain
Conversion Disorder
loss of function or control of a body part- seen with soldiers who don't want to return to battle
Mood Disorders
Major Depression- Bipolar Disorders = genetic
Bipolar Disorder
previously manic depression- elevated mood- inflated self-esteem- lower need for sleep- may or may not have depressed side- may cause productivity if channeled in positive directions- genetic
Lithium
Prevents cycling between mania and depression
Schizophrenic Disorders
Paranoid, Disorganize, Catonic, Undifferentiated, Residual
Two Domains of Social Psychology
Structure of the Self and Changing the Behavior of Others
Self-Concept is created by what?
Self-Perception and Social comparison
Self-Perception
conclusions drawn following our observation of our own observation
Social Comparison
conclusions drawn following our comparisons of our behavior of other people
Schanenfreude
taking pleasure in the failure of others whom you envy
Self-handicapping
purposefully sabotage our own performance- making excuses before it happens, so if you do bad, it's not your fault
Cutting off reflected failure
distancing ourselves from others failures
Basking in reflected glory
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What is Self-Esteem
how you see yourself as good or bad- apart of your personality- Trait vs. State
Trait
one global indicator
State
measures global self-worth without reference to any specific facets of the self- do you feel good about yourself
3 Measures of State Self-Esteem
Appearance, Social, Performance
2 Persuasion Tactics
Peripheral Route and Central Route

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