Horney 2
What is the purpose of self-protective mechanisms
They motivate us to seek security and safety; protect us from pain
How many neurotic needs are there?
10
Identity theory or psychosocial theory of personality
Erikson proposed ___ stages of development
8
During this stage, children begin to see themselves and individuals and have some freedom of choice
Autonomy vs. doubt and shame
T or F: Only neurotic individuals display neurotic needs
False. Horney believed we all manifest these needs to some degree, the needs are not abnormal or neurotic if used sparingly
The compliant personality --> ____
____ --> Moving against other people
The detached personality --> ____
Moving toward other people; the aggressive personality; moving away from other people
Erikson believed these 2 things drive human behavior
Conflict and crises
The 2 types of coping are..
Adaptive: helpful
Maladaptive: unhelpful
T or F: Erikson believed that optimal responding to crisis is completely adaptive/helpful and no maladaptive/unhelpful.
False. Optimal responding: mix of adaptive + maladaptive, unbalanced responding leads to maldevelopment
Being submissive ---> ______ neurotic need
a dominant partner
T or F: In a neurotic person, only 1 trend is dominant and the other 2 are never present
False. One of the three trends is dominant and the other trends are present, but to a lesser degree
A crisis can be described as
The turning point faced at each developmental stage
The results of responding to the different crises are..
Basic strengths or basic weaknesses
The basic strength that comes from the first stage of development, trust vs. distrust
Hope
Three categories of behaviors and attitudes toward oneself and others that express a person’s needs
Neurotic trends
Describe the idealized self image
Neurotic individuals have constructed an idealized self-image. It is not based on reality, but an illusion. An unattainable ideal of absolute perfection. Because of this, neurotic people cannot unify their personality or reach self-realization
The basic strength that comes out of the industrious vs. inferiority stage
Competence
From ages 3-5, children experience what conflict
Initiative vs. guilt
If a mother is rejecting, inattentive, and inconsistent, the child will be...
Untrusting, suspicious, fearful, and anxious
Power, exploitation, prestige, admiration, and achievement or ambition are neurotic needs under the ______ self protective mechanism
Attaining power
Describe womb envy
The envy men feel towards women because of their ability to bear children; creates a sense of inferiority to women. Creates resentment toward women → unconscious motivation to disparage and belittle women
Describe moratorium
Exploratory period between childhood and adulthood where we experiment with roles and ideologies
Describe the last psychosocial stage of development
Ego integrity vs. despair, from ages 55- end of life where we look back on our lives, accomplishments, choices. We either feel satisfaction and fulfillment or regret and frustration.
Describe the ego identity
Our self-image; the integration of our ideas about ourselves and what others think of us