psych vocab

in psychoanalysis, the part of the personality containing inherited psychic energy, particulary sexual and agressive instincts; all about me.

in psychoanalysis, the part of the personality that represents reason, good sence, and rational self-control.

methods used by the ego to prevent inconscious anxiety or threatening thoughtd from entering the consciousness

people direct their emotions toward things, animals, or other people that are not the real object of their feelings.

when the displacement serves as higher cultural or socially useful purpose, as in the creation of art or inventions

sexual energy takes different frms as the child matures

this stage occurs during the first year of life, when babies experiance everything through their mouth

This stage happens between 2 and 3 ; her becomes "anal retentive" holding everything in and about neatness and cleanliness, or "anal expulsive", messy and disorganized

This stage happens between 3 and 5; child unconsciously wishes to possess the parent of the opposite sex and to get rid of the parent of the same sex.(oedipus complex)

child's personality is formed; unconscious conflicts with parents, unresulved fixations and guilt, attitudes toward both sexes will continue to replay throughout life

begins at puberty and leads to adult sexuality

in psychoanalysis, a conflict occuring in the phallic stage, in which a child desires the parent of the opposite sex and views the same sexed parent as a rival.

developed theory of collective unconscious and archetype

in jungian theory, the universal memories and experiances of humankind, represented in the symbols, stories, and images that occur across all cultures

emphasizes the importance of the infants first two years of life, and the baby's formative relationships, especially with the mother

standardized questionarres that require written respnses, typically ro multiple-choice or true-false demo

one of the most influencial pshychologist in the emperical study of personality

reflecs a characteristics way of behaving, dealing with others, and reacting to new situations

more changable aspects of personality

analysis that identifies cludters of corrilwated items that seem to be measuring some common inderlying factor

the basic unit of heredity

deposition to resopnd to the enviroment in certain ways

a strtistical estimate of the total variance in some trait that is attributable to genetic differences among individuals within a group

a fertilized egg divides into two parts and becomes two embryos

two separate eggs are released, and each egg is fertalized by a different sperm

situations influence behavior and beliefs;unique and chance experiances that are not shared with anyone else

a program of shared rules that governs the behavior of a community and a society; sets of values, beliefs, and attiude shared by the members of that community

the self if regarded as autonomous ans individual goals and wishes are prized above duty and relations with others

the self is regarded as embedded in relationships, and harmoney with ones group is prized above individual goals and wishes

an approach that emphasizes personal growth, resiliance, and the achievement of human potential

rare moments of rapture caused by the attainment of exellence or the experiance of beauty

coined inconditional positive regard

love or support given to another person with no conditions attatched

an approach that emphasizes the inevitable delimmas and challenges of himan existence