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| universal inherited human tendencies to perceive and act on things in particular ways |
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the most prominent personality traits; neuroticism, extroversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness
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| the most dominant aspect of an individual's personality and behavioral patterns |
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| the 5-10 most salient aspects of an individual's personality which affects much of the person's behaviors |
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| according to Jungian theory, this is the layer of the mind which contains the universal memories and behavioral predispositions of humankind thoughout evolution |
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| techniques used by the ego to keep threatening and unacceptable material out of the consciousness and thus reduce anxiety |
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| a personality structure that develops in childhood and tries to balance the competing demands of the id, the superego, and reality. (operates on the reality principle) |
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| external locus of control |
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| the belief that one's fate is determined by chance or outside forces that are beyond one's own personal control |
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| the psychological perspective popularized by Rogers and Maslow that emplasizes the human capacity for choice and growth |
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| a personality structure that exists at birth and houses sexual and aggressive drives, physical needs, and simple psychological needs. (operates on pleasure principle) |
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| a guiding force by which a person's actions are dictated by internalized authority figures without regard for rationality or even external reality |
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| when people compensate for their perceived mistakes and shortcomings by acting ways that make them appear superior |
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| Internal locus of control |
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| the belief that individuals control their own destinies and behaviors (not fate) |
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| the repressed impulses and other unconscious material that makes up the true meaning of our dreams |
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| the events or story lines of our dreams |
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| the idea that people relate to one another and conceptualize their relationships largely in terms of their investment in other people or objects |
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| inventories which assess one's personality in an unbiased manner by relying on mathematical scoring instead of a person's intuition |
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| a personality theory which strongly emphasizes the self and deals with the ways in which people perceive themselves consciously |
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| a guiding force by which a person irrationally pursues immediate gratification, regardless of external realities |
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| personality tests in which users interpret indistinct stimuli to reveal aspects of their personality |
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| a guiding force by which a person interacts with the world as it is perceived to be, rather than as one may want or believes it should be |
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| Bandura's belief that a human functioning results from an interaction between one's behaviors, personal variables, and the environment |
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| a personality structure that is formed during early childhood and houses the sense of right and wrong, based on the internalization of parental and cultural morality (operates on the idealistic principle) |
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| thematic apperception test (TAT) |
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| a projective test that asks users to create stories about ambiguous characters, scenes and situations |
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| a person's enduring characteristics or dispositions which give rise to their behaviors or behavior patterns |
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