AP Psych Psychoanalytic Personality Theory

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Who developed the psychoanalytic theory which involved the id, ego and superego?

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Sigmund Freud

Front

A hungry baby crying until he was fed is an example of what?

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Id

Front

Which plays the reality principle?

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Ego

Front

Which personality plays the morality principle?

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Superego

Front

This personality type tries to meet the desires of the id in a way that is socially acceptable in the world.

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Ego

Front

The "Id" is described as which part of your human personality?

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Instant gratification

Front

This is the part of the mind that holds what you are aware of.

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conscious

Front

According to Freud, this part of the mind was not directly accessible to awareness and was considered as the dump box.

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unconscious

Front

Refusal to accept reality is what?

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Denial

Front

Much of Freud's psychoanalytic theory on personality is criticized for lacking empirical support. What is one exception?

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The concept of defense mechanisms