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word association test
method devised by Jung to reveal complexes by asking people to say whatever comes to mind when they hear a word e.g. "mother" : "witch" (mother complex)
Signs of a complex
Long reaction time repetition mishearing expressive body movements > 1 word response superficial (e.g. rhyme) stammering perseveration dramatic altering upon readministration
Structure of the Psyche
conscious or ego personal unconscious -complexes collective unconscious -archetypes
Archetypes
Persona The shadow anima/animus -great mother -wise old man the self
Jung's typology
Basic attitude: introversion/extroversion Rational Functions: thinking/feeling Irrational functions: sensing/intuition Function preferred: judging/perceptive Myers-Briggs
Principle of equivalence
First law of thermodynamics that states the amount of energy in a system is fixed and, therefore, if some of it is removed from one part of the system, it must show up in another part. Only so much psychic energy is available, and if one component of the psyche is overvalued, it is at …
principle of entropy
Jung, all elements have same amount of energy, for some time you might be really invested in one area but in time that energy will spread to other areas, concept for over a lifetime
Ego (conscious)
rational aspect, directing and controlling instincts, TOP OF THE ICEBERG
the personal unconscious
develops a a result of one's experiences and is therefore unique to each person. -contains all experiences, thoughts, and perceptions accessible to the conscious as well as repressed memories, wishes, and impulses
Collective Unconscious
In Jung's theory of personality, the level of the unconscious that is inherited and common to all members of a species
Persona
The mask we wear
shadow
according to Jung, the dark and morally objectionable part of ourselves
Anima
female part in collective unconscious of a man - manifests through dreams - influences man's interactions with women and attitudes towards them
Animus
psyche of the woman contains masculine aspects Masculine traits: independence, aggression, competitiveness, and adventuresomeness
The self
the component of the psyche that attempts to harmonize all the other components. Represents the human striving for unity, wholeness, and integration of the total personality.
Psychodynamic model
motivation for behavior seen as dimly perceived and in a state of flux whole class of theories, all derived from Freud
Cathartic
a therapeuticuse of verbal expression to release pent-up emotional conflicts.
Studies in Hysteria
Breuer & Freud (1895) traumatic memories pathogenesis unconscious repressing mechanism unexpressed affect conversion of affect into symptoms release--abreaction symptoms overdetermined
Abreaction
a psychoanalytical term for reliving an experience in order to purge it of its emotional excesses; a type of catharsis. Sometimes it is a method of becoming conscious of repressed traumatic events.
free association
when failed at hypnosis, found not everyone can do it, free flowing and unrestricted conversation
The Seduction Hypothesis
neurosis were caused by sexual abuse Breuer said he did not want to be mentioned. Takes his hypothesis back and says he was wrong (letter to nosejob friend) 4 reaons: 1. improbability of widespread abuse for how much neurosis 2. revelations not therapeutic - symptoms still remained …
The Interpretation of Dreams
The book introduces Freud's theory of the unconscious with respect to dream interpretation. Dreams, in Freud's view, were all forms of "wish-fulfillment" — attempts by the unconscious to resolve a conflict of some sort, whether something recent or something from the recesses of the past.
topographic model of personality
-conscious mind-- visible part of iceberg; thought sensations we are aware of -preconscious-- part of iceberg we can just see below water; thoughts just outside our awareness that are easily accessible -unconscious-- part of iceberg we cannot see; urges thoughts wishes and memories we a…
Pleasure Principle
the Id seeks immediate tension reduction (thus pleasure seeking)
Psychosexual Stages
oral (birth to 24 months) anal (2 to 3 years) phallic/Oedipal (3 to 5 years) latent (6 to 12 years) genital (adolescence to adulthood)
Tension Reduction
when the drive is satisfied or reduced- when homeostasis is restored.
repetition compulsion
repetition compulsion Dreams that are not wish-fulfillments follow theprinciple of repetition compulsion and often occur after people have had a traumatic experience, now called a post-traumatic stress disorder.
Thanatos
Death Instinct (Return to inorganic state, free of needs, directed outward, agression
ego
In psychoanalytic theory, the rational part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, constraints of the superego, and the realities of the external world. "I"
the id
present at birth, sexual and aggressive nature/drives, governed by pleasure principle "it"
Superego
balance between id and ego; self aware and judgmental; develops ages 3-6; based on internalization of parents beliefs/expectations/attributes; develops through the resolution of the Edipus/Electra complex "over-I
Defense mechanisms
Denial Projection Displacement Identification Reaction Formation Repression Sublimation
Personality
The dynamic organization within the individual of those psychophysical systems which determine his/her unique adjustment to the world.
Allport's "psychophysical systems"
Temperament Trait Character Mood Disposition Habit Attitude
Lexical Decision
A simple Yes/No task in which subjects are timed as they decide whether the letter string being presented is a word; sometimes called simply the word/non-word task.
Role of Theory in Personality
Science is the attempt to make the chaotic diversity of our own sense experience correspond to a logically uniform system of thought.
Scientific Revolution
Philoshophical Speculation Empirical Exploration Advances in Methodology Formalization of Theory
Basic Assumptions of Personality Theories
Determination vs. Free will idiographic vs. nomothetic temporal emphasis role of consciousness balance as normal state reductionistic vs. holistic nature vs. nurture
Basic Assumptions of personality theories
zeitgeist for the theorist personal factors of theorist person vs. situation normality vs. abnormality measurement strategies continuity of development
Freud
oldest of eight
Adler
second son
inferiority complex
a psychological state in which people feel that they are not living up to expectations, leading them to have low self-esteem, with a tendency to try to overcompensate for the negative feelings
teleology
adler, adlerian, focusing on importance of the future and life goals

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