AP Psych Unit 4.4 Vocab

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What is personality?

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An individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting

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What does psychodynamic theory state about personality?

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Personality is shaped by unconscious motives and early experiences

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What is the unconscious?

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Mental processes outside awareness that influence behavior

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What is the id?

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The pleasure-seeking part of personality; operates on the pleasure principle

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What is the ego?

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The reality-oriented part that mediates between the id and superego

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What is the superego?

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The moral part of personality; internalized ideals and conscience

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What is the pleasure principle?

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The drive to seek immediate gratification (id)

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What is the reality principle?

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The drive to satisfy desires realistically and appropriately (ego)

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What are defense mechanisms?

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Unconscious strategies that protect the ego from anxiety

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What is repression?

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Pushing distressing thoughts into the unconscious