Chapter 14

Repression

A defense mechanism that removes anxiety-causing ideas from conscious awareness by pushing them unto the unconscious mind to be intentionally forgotten

Id

A part of your personality that is referred to as the "selfish beast" because it's only purpose is to drive you to seek your own personal satisfaction

According to Alfred Adler, Hughbert is probably overly driven to prove his worth to others b/c he is suffering from

An inferiority complex

Potty training and self control are key issues in this stage

Anal stage

When one uses ____ as a defense mechanism, they simply refuse to accept the reality of anything that is "bad"

Denial

The executive of the personality

Ego

Sigmund Freud believed that personality is

Established by age six

According to the psychoanalytic theory of personality, this problem may be due to

Fixation at the anal stage of development

Adult sexuality emerges as you begin to seek romantic relationships with your peers

Genital stage

According to the __ theory of personality, people are basically good

Humanistic

If 4 y/o hughbie eats all of the candy he wants Freud would say he is satisfying his

Id

Which theory of personality would see a persons ethnic background as contributing to the formation of the persons personality?

Sociocultural

The primary criticism of freuds psychoanalytic theory of personality is that

It relies too heavily on sexuality while ignoring other important influences

Sexual desires are strongly suppressed during this stage

Latent stage

The humanistic perspective emphasized the importance of

Making your own decisions in life

Fixation at this stage may cause one to take up smoking darn they get older

Oral stage

The first stage of psychosexual development; from 0-1 year old

Oral stage

According to behaviorisim

People are basically evil and they must learn to be good

The genital region becomes the primary source of gratification for the first time

Phallic stage

The ego operates according to the ____ principle

Reality

Self-concept

Refers to a view of oneself as an individual

Characterized as a "relentless police officer."

Super ego

Roughly equivalent to your conscience

Super ego

When a student decides not to cheat on a psychology exam

Super ego

According to behaviorism which most influences of how people act

The environment

How does Freud define unconsciousness

Things such as thoughts and memories of which we are largely unaware