PSYC 2800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Neuroticism, Mecha, Extraversion And Introversion
1 Oct 2015
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Psychic energy to seek a balanced expression among all elements of personality. Principle of opposites: for each action involving psychic energy, there is an opposite reaction occurring somewhere else in the system. Principle of equivalence: energy taken from one part of the system must be coming from another part of the system. Principle of entropy: excessive psychic energy in one element of personality will flow to an element with less energy. Personality functions: explain how people interact and explain how they understand their environments. Personality types: combine each of the 2 personality attitudes with each of the 4 personality. Know some characteristics of each of the 8. Social nature of motivation: desire to serve the interest of the group over personal interests is the driving force of personality. Striving for superiority: efforts to go beyond compensation to reach one"s full potential. Superiority complex: seeking to abuse, exploit or dominate others in an attempt to achieve superior.
