PSY 181- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 35 pages long!)

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 181
• Professor: C H R I S T O P H E R N I E M I E C

Document Summary

Lucy r = suffered from olfactory hallucinations = cigar smoke and burnt pudding she was working for a widower = she was a servant --> she developed feelings = man yelled at. The interpretation of dreams sleep = weekend ability to censor unconscious: manifest = remembered content in the dream --> not threatening --> doesn"t disturb ego or sleep. Understanding of personality begins with the world as it exists to the person. We can only be aware of our own reality. Subjective reality =our own view determine our behavior. Aspects of the environment influence our behavior only when it enters our subjective reality. All behavior is telic = it has an aim/ purpose = all behaviors aim towards satisfaction of current need. We move toward full functioning and wholeness. Maintenance and enhancement = we satisfy specific needs of the organism. Organismic valuing process= we set values on behaviors that move us towards maintenance and enhancement.