PSYC 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Reaction Formation, Sigmund Freud, Narcissism
13 Dec 2018
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Personality: theory, research, and assessment: c, a, c, c, b, a, a, d, c, a, a, b, d, a, c. Personality refers to an individual"s unique constellation of consistent behavioural traits. A personality trait is a durable disposition to behave in a particular way in a variety of situations. Chapter 9, in factor analysis, correlations among many variables are analyzed to identify closely related clusters of variables. Psychodynamic theories include all of the diverse theories descended from the work of. Sigmund freud, which focus on unconscious mental forces. The id is the primitive, instinctive component of personality that operates according to the pleasure principle. Pleasure principle, which demands immediate gratification of its urges. The ego is the decision-making component of personality that operates according to the reality principle. Reality principle, which seeks to delay gratification of the id"s urges until appropriate outlets and situations can be found.
