PS101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Abraham Maslow, Collective Unconscious, Sexual Dysfunction
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~ what is personality - unique characteristics that account for enduring patterns of inner experiences and outward behaviour. Theories - explain behaviour and personality in terms of unconscious energy dynamics within the individual. (freud) Id - operates according to the pleasure principle. Ego - operates according to the reality principle. ~ if fixation occurs we don"t move on. Dependency on pleasures of the mouth, general dependence on mother. Repression of sexual impulses, identify with same-sex parent. ~ unconscious tactics employed by the ego to protect the individual from anxiety. ~ denial - refusing to recognize an unpleasant reality (addict not admitting they have a problem) ~ repression - keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious. ~ rationalization - creating false but plausible excuses to justify unacceptable behaviour. ~ projection - attributing one"s own thoughts, feelings, motives to another. ~ displacement - diverting emotional feelings from their source to a substitute target.
