Theories of Personality Rationalization

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THEORIES OF PERSONALITY RATIONALIZATION

1. C. Prediction

Goals of Psychology
1. Describe behavior
- What, Why, How
2. Understanding***
3. Explain
- Why is the behavior being manifested?
4. Prediction
- Anticipation of behavior
- Aims to answer what would happen if a person behaves in a specific way
5. Control/ Modification
- In a manner that will benefit both the person and the society

Understanding the Basics


● Structure
● Dynamics - what motivates behavior?
● Development - how does human development progress according to the theories?
● Psychopathology - looks at behavior patterns that are considered abnormal
● Psychotherapy -
● Application - recommendations

2. B. Behavioral
3. A. Joseph Breuer
4. A. Id
Sigismund Schlomo Freud (Psychodynamic)
Structure: Provinces of mind & Levels of mental life
Dynamics: Instincts, Defense Mechanisms, Tension/ Energy
Development: Erogenous Zones, Psychosexual Stages; Oedipus Complex

Alfred Adler (Individual Psychology)


Structure: United and Self-Consistent, Social Interest, Style of Life
Dynamics: Striving for success or superiority, Compensation, Safeguarding Tendencies
Development: Subjective Perceptions, Creative Power

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6. D. Sublimation
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9. D. Striving for superiority thru creative power
10. C. Conflicts in the team are affecting his memory
11. C. Votes manifested safeguarding tendencies
12. D. The client wants to preserve his style of life
13. B. Feeling of membership in a concerned community

Carl Gustav Jung


Structure: Levels of the Psyche, Archetypes, Complexes
Dynamics: Causality, Teleology, Progression/ Regression, Attitudes and Function
Development: Four periods, Individuation

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