| A | B |
|---|
| archetype | Story or theme like "triumph of the underdog." |
| unconscious | Thoughts that "slip out" when you aren't aware |
| conscious | Thoughts that you actively process and are aware of |
| Freudian slip | Words that come out "accidentally" and give a glimpse of the unconscious |
| collective unconscious | Shared ideas, stories, & themes that all people possess but are unaware of |
| neo-Freudian | Psychoanalytic theorist who changed or adapted Freudian theory |
| projective test | Open-ended asessment that is analyzed to uncover unconsious thoughts or motivations |
| objective test | Structured assessment or self-report that is easy to administer and fairly reliable |
| real self | What you see when you look in the mirror; who you are |
| ideal self | Who you want to be and work towards becoming |
| personality | Distinctive behaviors, thoughts, & emotions that influence reactions and adaptations to other people and situations |
| defense mechanism | Process used by the ego to alleviate anxiety when mediating between "wants" & "shoulds" |
| projection | Type of defense mechanism: seeing your own feelings in others instead of yourself (Why are you all so crabby?) |
| displacement | Type of defense mechanism: taking out your feelings on a more accessible or acceptable source (stranger or little sibling) |
| sublimation | Type of defense mechanism: turning your feelings into something prodcutive (running a mile) |
| reliability | Ability of a test to reproduce the same results consistently |
| validity | Ability of a test to measure what it is intended to measure |
| self-actualization | Process of becoming the "best you" possible; reaching your own unique potential |
| unconditional positive regard | Demonstrating love & acceptance without any "strings" attached |
| trait | A relatively stable personality characteristic which can be measured |
| heritability | Statistical estimate of the influence genetics has on a particular personality trait |
| 40% | Amount of your personality that is determined at birth by your genetics |
| 27% | Amount of your personality that is influenced by your individual enviornment--the things you don't even share with siblings |
| 7% | Amount of your personality that is influenced by shared enviornmental factors--things that everyone in you rfamily experiences |
