PSYC 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Sigmund Freud, Reality Principle, Factor Analysis
Document Summary
Personality refers to an individual"s unique set of consistent behavioral traits. A personality trait is a durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations. In factor analysis, correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables. Motivated to pursue social contact and intimacy. Unconscious mental forces proposed by sigmund freud. Freud divided personality structure into three components: the id, the ego, and the superego. The primitive, instinctive component of personality that operates according to the pleasure principle. Operates according to the pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of it surges. To eat, sleep, defecate, copulate, and so on. The decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle. Guided by the reality principle which seeks to delay gratification of the id"s urges until appropriate outlets and situations can be found. Engages in secondary-process thinking (rational, realistic, and oriented problem solving).
