PSY 0160 Chapter 5: Phenomenological Theory
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Q-sort technique: lays out cards how the patient would describe themselves. Semantic differential: rate certain concepts on a polar adjective scale. Self-actualization: tendency to grow from a single entity to a complex one. Congruence: how you view yourself and what you do match. Incongruence: ho(cid:449) you (cid:448)ie(cid:449) yourself a(cid:374)d (cid:449)hat you do do(cid:374)"t (cid:373)atch. Subception: when we perceive an experience that is threatening to our self-concept, so we do not allow that experience into our conscious. Distortion: allows the experience into awareness but in a form that is more consistent with the self. Denial: serves to preserve the self-structure from threat by denying it conscious expression. Highly variable role identities greater anxiety, depression, and lower self-esteem. Individuals are slower to perceive words that are threatening (especially in defensive, poorly adjusted individuals) Aronson and mettee (1968): individuals behave in ways that are congruent with their self-concepts. Need to positive regard: need for people to be accepted and respected by others.
