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Exam 1

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Definition
Sigmund Freud   Vienna medical doc Specialized in “nervous disorders” “Hysteria” (women) patients Father of personality psychology (even though not many of his ideas are supported today)  
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Psychodynamic   personality shaped by unconscious dynamic forces *can sometimes work against each other*  
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Psychic determinism   nothing happens by chance, there are no accidents or innocent mistakes  
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Topographical Model of the Mind   configuration of the mind organized into three layers of consciousness  
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Three layers of consciousness   Conscious, preconscious, unconscious  
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Conscious Preconscious Unconscious   Conscious- part of mind that is aware Preconscious- part of mind that can become easily aware (memories) Unconscious- one-way part of mind not aware and cannot become easily aware of (dark memories, urges)  
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Is the typographic model supported today?   Generally supported through Implicit processes  
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Implicit processes   automatic, unconscious, fast ways of thinking that happen without awareness  
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Structural Model of Personality   idea that personality consists of three physchological aspects that interact to influence behavior:  
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Three physchological aspects that interact to influence behavior   Id, ego, superego  
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Id   inherited, instinctive, primitive aspects of personality  
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Ego   mostly conscious part of personality  
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Superego   moral part of personality  
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Defense mechanisms   tactics ego develops to avoid anxiety ( Distort reality, unconscious)  
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Freud said _______   much of personality revolved around anxiety  
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Three types of anxiety   Reality anxiety, neurotic anxiety, moral anxiety  
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Reality anxiety   danger in the real world  
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Neurotic anxiety   fear of punishment for following Id  
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Moral anxiety   guilt for violating (or being tempted to) your moral code  
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Denial   refusing to believe source of anxiety exists  
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Repression   putting anxiety-inducing thoughts outside of conscious awareness (person is unaware ego is doing this)  
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Repressed memories   claim memories for traumatic events may be stored in unconscious mind and blocked from conscious recall Not supported  
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Projection   ego reduces anxiety by taking uncomfortable impulses off self and placing them on others  
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Rationalization   finds rational explanation (excuse) for a behavior or outcome  
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Intellectualization   think about threats in cold, analytical, and emotionally detached terms  
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Reaction formation   prompts behaviors opposite of the anxiety-inducing impulse Sublimation- re-directs unhealthy impulse into socially acceptable or constructive activity  
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Displacement   moving trouble impulse onto different, less threatening object  
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