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Mrs. Gribben
AP Psychology
16 February 2016
Directions:
What would each theorist say about Jaylene's case?
Apply specific aspects of theories to specific behavior demonstrated by Jaylene.
Concept from theory explained in own
words
Sigmund Freud
1. Defense mechanisms:
Reaction formation- the ego unconsciously
makes unacceptable impulses look like their
opposites.
3. Defense mechanism
Displacement- diverts sexual or aggressive
impulses toward an object or a person that is
psychologically more acceptable than the one
that aroused the feelings.
4. Psychosexual Development
Jays negative feelings of herself may be due
phallic stage- occurs between 3-6 years of
to the fixation of being in the phallic stage.
age and focuses on the pleasure zones of the According to Freud, personality
5. personality development:
latency stage- occurs during the ages of 5 or
6 until puberty; the stage focuses on dormant
sexual feelings.
Carl Jung
Ever since Jay was born, her father had seen
1. Personal Unconscious- which includes
potential in her and have always strived to
anything which is not presently conscious, but help her achieve her best and become a
can be.
successful person. In fact, he is one of the
reasons to why Jay has become the
successful person that she is. Even though
that fact is stored in her unconscious mind, it
can be conscious by her admitting it.
2. Collective unconscious- It is the reservoir
of our experiences as a species, a kind of
knowledge we are all born with. And yet we
can never be directly conscious of it. It
influences all of our experiences and
behaviors, most especially the emotional
ones, but we only know about it indirectly, by
looking at those influences.
a doctor.
4. principle of equivalence-The energy
created from the opposition is "given" to both
sides equally. When more energy is put into
one side while the other side is
acknowledged, then a persons psyche
improves.
Karen Horney
1. Neurosis- a "psychic disturbance brought
by fears and defenses against these fears,
and by attempts to find compromise solutions
for conflicting tendencies" (The Neurotic
Personality Of Our Time, 28-29).
2. Neurotic needs:
The neurotic has a need to be recognized
socially. They are extremely concerned with
appearance and popularity. So, they strive to
be outgoing.
3. Neurotic needs:
The neurotic has a desperate need for
acceptance and affection.
affection.
4. Psychoanalysis- the characteristics and
description of a personality and how it came
to be when considering the persons
environmental factors, their homes and their
parents.
Alfred Adler
1. Striving for perfection- It is a principle
similar to the concept of self-realization,
where a person is always striving to reach his
or her full potential and achieve it.
Abraham Maslow
1. Hierarchy of needs- According to Maslow,
one goes through a hierarchy of needs in
which when a basic need is fulfilled they can
move on to satisfy a higher need.
Belongingness and love needs- need to love
and be loved, to belong and be accepted;
need to avoid loneliness and separation.
2. Hierarchy of needs
Esteem needs: Need for self-esteem,
achievement, competence, and
independence; need for recognition and
respect from others.
3. Hierarchy of needs:
Physiological needs- needs to satisfy hunger
and thirst.
4. Hierarchy of needs:
Safety needs- need to feel that the world is
5. Hierarchy of needs:
self-actualization needs- need to live up to
our fullest and unique potential.
Carl Rogers
1.Growth-promoting climate:
genuine- being open with feelings, dropping
their facades, and being transparent and selfdisclosing.
2.Growth-promoting climate:
acceptance- when a person is accepted no
matter what their flaws are.