Psychodynamic & Humanistic Theories
This psychologist believed that psychological troubles resulted from people's unresolved conflicts with their expected roles.
Who is Freud?
According to the Social Cognitive Theory of personality, self esteem, self concept, and __________ influences our expressions.
What is self efficacy?
A series of 10 different inkblots where an individuals has to describe what they say.
What is the Rorschach Inkblot Test?
The part of the brain that regulates hunger and appetite.
What is the hypothalamus?
The six different facial expressions that are recognized in every culture around the world.
What are universal facial expressions?
A part of the unconscious mind that strives to satisfy basic biological needs.
What is the "id?"
A characteristic pattern of behavior or a disposition to feel and act in certain ways and is assessed by self-report surveys.
What are traits?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY BONUS: This type of personality test is a self-report survey that gives individuals a personality type using acronyms.
What is "Myers-Briggs"?
The type of motivation is which an individual does something because they want to internally.
What is intrinsic motivation?
Socially learned expectations that help regulate expression of emotion.
A humanistic theory that states individuals need to have their basic needs met until they reach self-actualization.
What is Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
high levels show sadness, moodiness, and anxiety. Low levels show calm, secure and self-satisfaction.
What is neuroticism?
A projective test which people express their inner feelings and interests through stories they make up about ambiguous scenes.
What is the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?
In Lewin's Motivational Conflicts theory, when you are met with a two choices that both have appealing aspects.
What is approach-approach?
This theory proposes that facial expressions can influence our emotions.
What is the facial-feedback hypothesis?
A type of defense mechanism: We transfer our emotions from the person who is the target of our frustration onto someone else who has nothing to do with it.
What is displacement?
display in high levels show thoughtfulness and impulse control and in low levels displays procrastination and dislike structure.
What is conscientiousness?
This test places individuals on a scale of five categories.
What is "The Big 5"?
The principle that performance increases with arousal only up to a point, beyond which performance decreases. AKA the more aroused we are, the DUMBER we are!
What is the Yerkes-Dodson Law?
Positive emotions broaden one's awareness and encourage exploratory thoughts or actions.
What is the broaden-and-build theory?
The repression defense mechanism impacts this part of the memory storing process.
What is retrieval?
The interaction of behavior + environmental factors + internal cognitions
What is reciprocal determinism?
A 10 question survey that measures 10 facets of self-actualization.
What is Characteristics of Self-Actualization (CSAS)?
the idea that a physiological need creates an aroused state that motivates an organism to satisfy the need.
What is the drive-reduction theory?
Assessing a situation or event and determining its significance and potential impact on overall well being.
What is cognitive appraisal?