PSYCH 1300- Ch. 16.2

the process that occurs when displacement causes a person to direct his or her energy into important or valuable activities.

the process of changing a wish into its more acceptable opposite.

the process by which a person who unconsciously experiences an impulse attributes that impulse to someone else.

the act of unconsciously taking on the characteristics of another person who seems better able to cope with feelings of threat and anxiety.

the use of conscious reasoning to explain away anxiety-inducing thoughts and feelings.

is a shared pool of memories and images common to all humans

is a particular image, such as mother as caretaker and nurturer, persistent across time and cultures.

is a drive for perfection and superiority throughout adulthood in an effort to compensate for feelings of both physical and mental inferiority rooted in childhood.

presents a participant with a series of random, unfamiliar images and asks him or her to tell stories about them; these stories supposedly reflect the person’s inner hopes, fears, and desires.

presents a participant with a series of nebulous inkblots and asks him or her to say whatever comes to mind upon viewing the inkblots; interpretations of the inkblots supposedly are related to the viewer’s unconscious thoughts

is a type of personality theory that emphasizes people’s conscious understanding of themselves and their abilities to attain self-fulfillment.

is a person’s understanding of who he or she is.

is a personality theory that states that all people want to become their “real” selves; to do so, people need to live according to their own wishes rather than those of other people.

involves valuing a person despite his or her problems and weaknesses

is a life-story conception of personality.

is a person’s sense of controlling his or her environment rather than feeling helpless.

refers to a person’s perception of whether he or she has control over a given situation.

is a person’s tendency to believe that he or she controls his or her own rewards and fate

is a person’s tendency to believe that his or her rewards and fate are controlled by outside forces

is a person’s assumption about the consequences of his or her own behavior

describes a feeling of hopelessness and passivity caused by being unable to avoid or control traumatic events.

is a culture that emphasizes people’s interdependence

to a person’s view of himself or herself as part of a larger network of family and community members.

is a culture that emphasizes each person’s individual rights and freedoms and deemphasizes the social roles that people play in relation to others.

refers to a person’s view of himself or herself as a self-directed, self-contained entity.

a personality trait exhibiting the tendency to think and act in a collectivist manner

a personality trait exhibiting the tendency to think and act in an individualistic manner