PSYC 2000 : Final Exam Lectures
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4/9/2013 9:53:00 pm: what is personality, an individual"s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, & acting. Influenced both by our genetics and our environments. Behavioral inhibition-usually in new experiences shy, timid sociable, bold. Self-regulation-how well infant can regulate emotions, some babies are good at soothing themselves, in order to keep arousal levels down. Freud: practiced in victorian era, treated crazy women lead to. Hysteria of the womb hysteria (panic attacks, etc. ) Free association-get patience to lay on couch and just start talking, found interest in their resistance, said resistance is the unconscious fears, desires, etc. Unconscious fears and desires, usually sexual: based his theories of personalities based on crazy women. Id-whatever feels good-i want it now. the pleasure principle. Thanatos the death drive (behind risky behavior) Ego-maybe i can find a compromise. the reality principle-realizes that impulse aren"t acceptable reconcile drives with reality meets need of id by getting something else that is satisfying.
