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Theories of Personality
Theories of Personality
Theories of Personality
safety need A higher-level need for security and freedom from fear. Psychological Functions George Kelly: Personal Construct Theory
secondary traits The least important traits, which a person may display Psychological Types The Development of the Personality Ways of Anticipating Life Events
Childhood to Young Adulthood
inconspicuously and inconsistently. The Personal Unconscious Middle Age
The Construction Corollary
secondary-process thought Mature thought processes needed to Complexes The Individuality Corollary The Range Corollary
Individuation: How to Reach Fulfillment
deal rationally with the external world. The Collective Unconscious The Organization Corollary The Experience Corollary
self archetype To Jung, the archetype that represents the unity, Archetypes The Dichotomy Corollary The Modulation Corollary
integration, and harmony of the total personality. The Choice Corollary The Fragmentation Corollary
self-actualization The fullest development of the self. Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology The Commonality Corollary
B. F. Skinner: Reinforcement Theory
self-characterization sketch A technique designed to assess a Inferiority Feelings: The Source of All Human Striving The Sociality Corollary
Reinforcement: The Basis of Behavior
person’s construct system; that is, how a person The Inferiority Complex Respondent Behavior
perceives himself or herself in relation to other people. Causes of inferiority Complexes Operant Behavior
Birth Order The Self-Control of Behavior
self-control The ability to exert control over the variables that The Superiority Complex The First-Born Child Operant Conditioning and the Skinner Box Stimulus Avoidance
determine our behavior. Striving for Superiority, or Perfection Characteristics of First-Borns From the Skinner Box to the Real World Self-Administered Satiation
self-efficacy Our feeling of adequacy, efficiency, and competence in Fictional Finalism The Second-Born Child Operating on the Environment Aversive Stimulation
coping with life. The Style of Life Characteristics of Second-Borns Personality: A Collection of Operant Behaviors Self-Reinforcement
The Youngest Child Benefits of Self-Control
self-reinforcement Administering rewards or punishments to oneself The Creative Power of the Self The Only Child Schedules of Reinforcement
for meeting, exceeding, or falling short of one’s own Four Basic Styles of Life Fixed Interval
expectations or standards. Social Interest Fixed Ratio
self-report inventory A personality assessment technique in which The Role of the Mother in Developing Social Variable Interval
subjects answer questions about their behaviors and Interest Variable Ratio
feelings. The Role of Adler’s Life Experiences in Developing Social Interest Albert Bandura: Modeling Theory
sensation seeking The need for varied, novel, and complex Modeling: The Basis of Observational Learning
sensations and experiences. Karen Horney: Neurotic Needs and Trends Bobo the Inflatable Doll The Processes of Observational Learning
sentiments To Cattell, environmental-mold source traits that motivate Basic Anxiety: The Foundation of Neurosis Other Modeling Studies Attentional Processes
behavior. Securing Affection Disinhibition Retention Processes
shadow archetype The dark side of the personality; the archetype that Being Submissive The Effects of Society’s Models Production Processes
Characteristics of
contains primitive animal instincts. Attaining Power Self-Protective Mechanisms Characteristics of the Modeling Situation Incentive and Motivational Processes
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