PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 45: Trait Theory, Preconscious, Reality Principle

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

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Personality: an individuals characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. Personality theory"s: psychoanalytic theory: childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations influence personality, humanistic theory: our inner capacities for growth and self-fulfilment, trait theory: characteristic patterns of behaviour, social-cognitive theory: the i(cid:374)tera(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) t(cid:449)o people"s traits a(cid:374)d their so(cid:272)ial (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t. Theories that view personality with a focus on the unconscious and the importance of childhood experiences. Psychoanalysis: freud"s theor(cid:455) of perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455) that attri(cid:271)utes thoughts a(cid:374)d a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s to u(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)s(cid:272)ious motives and conflicts; the techniques used in treating psychological disorders by seeking to expose and interpret unconscious tensions. Free association: a method of exploring the unconscious in which a person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing. Freud explains that the conscious mind is what we use in the moment and thoughts, and feelings that are on the surface of our minds. Preconscious thoughts are temporarily stored, and we can retrieve them when needed.