PSY 1102 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Belongingness, Canoe.Com, Learned Helplessness

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: Marcel Viens

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Personality- a perso(cid:374)"s (cid:272)hara(cid:272)teristi(cid:272) patter(cid:374) of thi(cid:374)ki(cid:374)g, feeli(cid:374)g a(cid:374)d a(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g. Sigmund freud psychoanalytic proposed that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivation influence personality. Humanistic approach focused on our inner capacities for growth and self-fulfillment. View human behavior as a dynamic interaction between the conscious and unconscious mind, including associated motives and conflicts. Free association a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind. Psychoanalysis freud"s theor(cid:455) of perso(cid:374)alit(cid:455) that attri(cid:271)utes thoughts a(cid:374)d a(cid:272)tio(cid:374)s to unconscious motives and conflicts. Unconscious psychic energy strives to satisfy basic dives to survive, reproduce and aggress operates on the pleasure principle~seeks immediate gratification bottom of iceberg. Seeks to gratify the id in realistic ways that brings long term pleasure. Mediate sthe demands of the id, superego and reality. Represents internalized ideals and provides standard for judgement and for future aspirations. Focus on the moral compass and how we ought to behave (cid:862)the ideal(cid:863)