Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Trait Theory, Carl Jung, Thematic Apperception Test

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Personality the distinctive and relatively enduring ways of thinking, feeling, and a(cid:272)ti(cid:374)g that (cid:272)hara(cid:272)terize a perso(cid:374)"s respo(cid:374)ses to life situatio(cid:374)s. Considered personality to be an energy system. Personality divided into three separate but interacting structures: If needs cannot be met in reality, fantasy will do. Id and superego are formed when child is young, ego develops later. Id unreasoning: superego irratio(cid:374)al (cid:894)(cid:271)li(cid:374)d do"s or do(cid:374)"ts(cid:895) If ego follows id: superego punishes, ego is constantly stuck satisfy id, but listen to supergo. Iceberg analogy id is below the water (unconscious), while ego and superego are mostly above water (conscious: ego is mostly above water, while superego has portions both above and under. Isolation memories allowed back into consciousness without motives or emotions: regression mentally returning to an earlier, safer state, conversion conflict converted into physical symptom (developing blindness so as not to see an anxiety-arousing situation)