Theories
people mature through a series of stages that occur in a fixed sequence.
what is the developmental theory?
overestimating someone or valuing him or her more than the real personality and person seem to merit
what is idealization?
when a student receives a high five for answering the correct answer, this is an example of?
what is positive reinforcement?
work and parenthood are the important events in this stage.
what is middle adulthood (40 to 65)?
he said that _________ is determined by our relations with objects in our environment.
what is mental illness?
based on the psychoanalytic; mental illness is based on our environmental objects
what is the theory of object relations?
unconsciously blocking unwanted thoughts or impulses
what is repression?
a child is put in timeout because he hit his brother. this is an example of?
what is positive punishment?
developing a sense of trust and comfort is important in this stage.
infancy (0 to 18 months)
the ______ is driven to please others by following rules.
superego
human behavior is based on what we think and believe.
what is the cognitive-behavioral theory?
transfer of the id drive to another object
what is displacement?
when your car starts making a beeping noise because you haven't buckled your seatbelt which encourages you to buckle it is an example of?
what is negative reinforcement?
the basic conflict is industry vs. inferiority in this stage
what is school age (6 to 11)?
eating a small bar of chocolate after debating whether or not to is an example of?
what is the ego?
who were the theorists who performed research on animals for classical and operant conditioning?
who are ivan pavlov and b.f. skinner?
deliberately (voluntary) trying to forget or not think about painful or unwanted thoughts
what is suppression?
when a teenager misses their curfew and their parent takes away their phone is an example of?
what is negative punishment?
am I good or bad? is the key question to be answered in this stage.
what is preschool (3 to 5)?
telling yourself that "you're on a diet" is an example of?
what is the super-ego?
what are the six major theories used for mental health treatments?
unacceptable wishes channeled into socially acceptable activities
what is sublimation?
assigning a child extra chores because they broke a household rule is an example of?
what is positive punishment?
who am i and where am i going? is the key question in this stage.
driven only to satisfy one's own needs is what?
what is the id?