Defense Mechanisms
Johnny refuses to admit that he is constantly mean to his mother. He is in this state.
What is denial?
If you are a calm and generally happy person who doesn't get overly upset about much in life, you probably have a low score on this Big Five Personality Factor.
Neuroticism
The husband and wife couple who were among the first to define personality in terms of traits.
Hans and Sybil Eyseneck
If I am Dr. Freud and you are my patient, I tell you to lay down on that couch over there and tell me everything that comes into your mind - the technique that this is the term for.
Free Association
It is the term for the way that you view or understand yourself.
Self concept
Lucy always accuses her sister Mary of being selfish, although everyone who knows them concedes that Lucy is the more selfish of the two. Lucy is practicing this defense mechanism.
projection
If you are imaginative, independent, and curious about the world and the peoples and cultures that fill it, you probably have a high score on this Big Five Personality Factor.
Openness
He was a major 20th-century thinker who developed theories about the collective unconscious and archetypes
Carl Jung
It is the part of the mind that we are most unconscious of and that is constantly demanding immediate satisfaction.
The Id
It is the degree to which you like yourself or see yourself as worthwhile.
Self esteem
Mary claims that she dislikes her brother Joey's best friend Sam, although her friends suspect that the opposite is true and that Mary has a crush on Sam. Mary is likely guilty of this.
Reaction formation
If you are frequently careless and untidy and have a habit of missing important appointments, chances are your score on this Big Five Personality Trait is rather low.
Conscientiousness
He was a neo-Freudian who coined the popular term inferiority complex .
Alfred Adler
It is the part of the mind that we are most conscious of and is the "face" that we present to others.
The Ego
It is the degree to which you believe you are capable of accomplishing certain things.
Self efficacy
Mike is frequently bullied at school and never fights back. When he returns home each day, he is often cruel to his cat Felix. Mike's behavior is an excellent example of this.
Displacement
If you like to sing and dance in front of an audience, and if you prefer to engage in social activities rather than to keep to yourself during your spare time, your score in this Big Five Personality Factor is probably high.
Extraversion
He is the Humanistic Psychologist who developed the person-centered perspective and came up with the idea of unconditional positive regard.
Carl Rogers
It is the part of the mind that causes us to experience shame and guilt for our more selfish desires and actions.
The superego
It's the word, based on the name of a Greek god, for the state we're in when we love ourselves too much at the expense of other people.
Narcissism
Contemporary psychologists point to the vivid memories of Holocaust survivors as examples of the fact that this defense mechanism occurs much less frequently than Freud believed.
Repression
If you are constantly telling people they are wrong and seem to look down on everyone who has viewpoints and interests that differ from your own, you would probably score on on this Big Five Personality Factor.
Agreeableness
He was the father of psychoanalysis who was fascinated with the unconscious dimension of the human mind and is the most famous person to have ever been associated with psychology.
Sigmund Freud
It is Freud's term for a stage that boys go through during which they are in love with their mother and see their father as their competitor.
It is the situation, common especially among teenagers, in which we overestimate the extent to which other people are paying attention or noticing us.
Spotlight effect