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PSYCH 150A1: Structure of Mind & Behavior
PART II Study guide for Exam 1 CHAPTER 10 & 12
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Study Guide for Chapter 10 - Personality
You should be able to define / describe / provide an example of / identify an example of:
I. Groups of personality theories – different approaches try to do different things
A. Psychoanalytic ( Psychodynamic ) perspective – originated with Freud
1. Key assumptions
a. The most important causes of behavior are motives, especially unconscious motives
b. Personality is determined by the interplay of inner conflicts & their resolution
c. Personality is set by adolescence
2. Three levels of awareness
a. Conscious
b. Preconscious
c. Unconscious
3. Three systems of personality
a. Id
i. Pleasure principle
b. Ego
i. Reality principle
c. Superego
i. Moral principle
ii. Comprised of:
 Conscience
 Ideal
4. Defense mechanisms
a. Repression
b. Denial
c. Projection
d. Reaction formation
e. Regression
f. Displacement
g. Identification
5. Psychosexual development

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b. Oral stage (birth to 18 months)
i. part of the body that provides pleasurable sensations = Mouth
 oral gratification from suckling, eating, biting
ii. major conflict at this stage?
 weaning
iii. adult traits associated with problems at this stage
 optimism, gullibility, dependency vs. pessimism, passivity, hostility, etc.
c. Anal stage (18 months to 36 months)
i. part of the body that provides pleasurable sensations = Anus
 gratification from expelling & withholding feces
ii. major conflict at this stage?
 toilet training
iii. adult traits associated with problems at this stage
 anal-expulsive traits: messiness, carelessness, etc.
 anal-retentive traits: excessive cleanliness, orderliness, perfectionism, etc.
d. Phallic stage (3 to 6 yrs)
i. part of the body that provides pleasurable sensations = Genitals
 sexual curiosity
 masturbation
ii. major conflict at this stage?
 Oedipus complex & castration anxiety (for boys)
 Electra complex & penis envy (for girls)
iii. adult traits associated with problems at this stage
 girls: flirtatiousness, promiscuity, chastity
 boys: macho/aggressive sexuality, excessive career/power striving vs.
sexual/occupational impotence
e. Latency stage (6 to puberty)
i. part of the body that provides pleasurable sensations = dormant sexual feelings
ii. conflicts/experiences
 Period of sexual calm
 Interest in school, hobbies, same-sex friends
f. Genital stage (from puberty on)
i. part of the body that provides pleasurable sensations = Genitals
ii. conflicts/experiences
 Revival of sexual interests
 Establishment of mature sexual relationships
B. The Neo-Freudians
1. Carl Jung & Analytical psychology
a.