Psych Unit 4 Vocab Part 3

Define Psychodynamic theory

• Maslow's theory of humanistic personality assessment

• Piaget's theory that unconscious forces determine children's behavior

• Banduras' theory that unconscious forces determine personality

• Freudian theory that unconscious forces determine behavior

Define Unconscious processes

• Freud's term for the thoughts, desires, and urges that are actively repressed from consciousness and that affect mental activity outside of active awareness

• a defense mechanism by which people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful realities

• things that protect the conscious mind from the anxiety that arises from unacceptable impulses

• mental activities that occur outside of a person's awareness, such as thoughts, desires, and memories that are hidden from conscious thought

Define Ego defense mechanism

• methods for achieving personal goals through rational thinking.

• techniques used to manipulate others' emotions.

• things that protect the conscious mind from the anxiety that arises from unacceptable impulses

• conscious strategies to enhance self-esteem.

Define Denial

• defense mechanism in which people justify unwanted feelings with seemingly logical explanations

• defense mechanism in which a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a less threatening recipient

• a defense mechanism by which people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful realities

• a defense mechanism that directs things a person doesn't like about themself toward someone else

Define Displacement

• a defense mechanism in which people justify unwanted feelings with seemingly logical explanations

• a defense mechanism that directs things a person doesn't like about themself toward someone else

• defense mechanism in which a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a less threatening recipient

• a defense mechanism by which people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful realities

Define Projection

• a defense mechanism in which people justify unwanted feelings with seemingly logical explanation

• a defense mechanism that directs things a person doesn't like about themself toward someone else

• defense mechanism in which a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a less threatening recipient

• a defense mechanism by which people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful realities

Define Rationalization

• a defense mechanism that directs things a person doesn't like about themself toward someone else

• a defense mechanism in which people justify unwanted feelings with seemingly logical explanations

• defense mechanism in which a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a less threatening recipient

• a defense mechanism by which people refuse to believe or even to perceive painful realities

Define Reaction formation

• defense mechanism in which a person redirects a negative emotion from its original source to a less threatening recipient

• a defense mechanism in which a person expresses an exaggerated, opposite version of how they actually feel

• a defense mechanism in which people justify unwanted feelings with seemingly logical explanations

• a defense mechanism that directs things a person doesn't like about themself toward someone else

Define Regression

• a defense mechanism that directs things a person doesn't like about themself toward someone else

• a defense mechanism in which people justify unwanted feelings with seemingly logical explanations

• a defense mechanism in which an anxious individual retreats to an earlier stage of development

• a defense mechanism in which a person expresses an exaggerated, opposite version of how they actually feel

Define Sublimation

• Freud's term for the thoughts, desires, and urges that are actively repressed from consciousness and that affect mental activity outside of active awareness

• when a person redirects unacceptable feelings into a socially acceptable activity

• a desire that pushes a person to grow, to be creative, and to reach their full potential

• a client-centered technique in which a therapist shows positive feelings and acceptance to the client, regardless of what the client says or does