PSYCH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Ilike, Self-Assessment
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Teleological end-directed, goal-oriented, trying to achieve something. Instinct theory people have the instinct to reproduce and to kill. Desire for food, to excrete waste, rest, be rid of disturbing things, shelter, conform, preeminence, progeny, sexual gratification. Defining instincts desire to do something. Identifying instincts: explanatory adequacy, appeals to instinct do not explain our behavior. People have a series of needs that we need to fulfill and we prioritize them in a particular way (cid:0) most basic are the most important and once they are achieved, then other, trivial needs are met. Physiological needs (cid:0) safety needs (cid:0) belongingness and love needs (cid:0) esteem needs (cid:0) self actualization needs. The self is composed of the i and the empirical me . The empirical me is composed of material me , social me and spiritual me . Good me vs. bad me vs. not me. Good me the me that my parents approve of.
