Psychology Unit 4 Chapter 13

A distinctive and relatively stable pattern of behavior, thoughts, motives, and emotions that characterizes an individual.

A characteristic of an individual, describing a habitual way of behaving, thinking or feeling.

A theory of personality and a method of psychotherapy developed by Sigmund Freud; it emphasizes unconscious motives and conflicts.

Theories that explain behavior and personality in terms of unconscious energy dynamics within the individual.

In psychoanalysis, the part of personality containing inherited psychic energy, particulary sexual and aggressive instincts.

In psychoanalysis, the psychic energy that fuels the life or sexual instincts of the ID.

In psychoanalysis, the part of personality that represents reason, good sense, and rational self-control.

In psychoanalysis, the part of the personality that represents conscience, morality, and social standards.

Methods used by the ego to prevent unconscious anxiety or theatening thoughts from entering consciousness.

In psychoanalysis, a conflict occuring in the phallic (Oedipal) stage, in which a child desires the parent of the other sex and views the same-sex parent as a rival.

In Jungian theory, the universal memories and experiences of humankind, represented in the symbols, stories, and images (archtypes) that occur across all cultures.

Universal, symbolic images that appear in myths, art, stories, and dreams; to Jungians, they reflect the collective unconscious.

A psychodynamic approach that emphasizes the importance of the infant's first two years of life and the baby's formative relationships, especially with the mother.

Standardized questionnaires requiring written responses; they typically include scales on which people are asked to rate themselves.

A statistical method for analyzing the intercorrelations among various measures or test scores; clusters of measures or scores that are hgihly correlated are assumed to measrue the same underlying trait or ability (factor).