PSY 111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Sigmund Freud, Psychodynamics, Trait Theory
14 Nov 2016
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Chapter 12-the individual mind: personality and the self. The distribution of the short (s) allele as a function of culture type. The serotonin transporter gene: short s: more anxious & cautious, long l: prone to greater risk taking and creativity. Freud viewed mind as closed system in which energy flows from one compartment to the next. Psychodynamic: a theory put forward by sigmund freud in which psychic energy moves among the compartments of the personality: id, ego, & superego. Psychoanalysis: sigmund freud"s treatment approach based on his psychodynamic theory. Id: the component of freud"s personality theory containing primitive drives present at birth. Ego: the component of freud"s personality theory that is the self that others see. Superego: component of freud"s personality theory that internalizes society"s rules for right and wrong, or the conscience. Defense mechanism: in freud"s personality theory, a protective behav. that reduces anxiety. Psychosexual stage: stage in freud"s theory of dvlping personality.
