PSC 162 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: General Idea, Mindset, Interpersonal Relationship
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Insert topic sentence repression is when an individual pushes unpleasant thoughts and feelings out of their mind. For example, alex has a habit of repressing memories of difficult events in her life, as a way of avoiding those unpleasant thoughts and emotions. Increased social inhibition she often gets anxious in social settings, being scared to say or do anything, so she will repress those internal thoughts. As the trait approach predicts, alex has shown a continuous pattern of introversion across her life. _according to the research_______ according to trait approach, traits exhibited as a child continue on to adulthood _______ as a child, she would often keep to herself and play on her own. If she were to interact with others, it would be with small groups. For example, as a kid she would play games with just her brother or with her grandparents. Alex would hang out with a small group of friends.
