"Perfect 10"- Vocabulary 4

1. The ability to take care of oneself and make one’s own decisions independently.
3. The part of the personality that is the source of conscience and counteracts the socially undesirable impulses of the id.
4. Perceptions that have no direct external cause.
6. The part of the personality that is in touch with reality and strives to meet the demands of the id and the superego in socially acceptable ways.
7. Association A method used to examine the unconscious; the patient is instructed to say whatever comes into his or her mind.
8. The part of the mind that contains material of which we are unaware but that strongly influences conscious processes and behaviors.
10. The consistent, enduring and unique characteristics of a person.
12. The scientific study of behavior that is tested through scientific research.

1. behavior intended to do physical or psychological harm to others.
2. Certain specific means by which the ego unconsciously protects itself against unpleasant impulses or circumstances.
5. An inherited idea based on the experiences of one’s ancestors, which shapes one’s perception of the world.
9. The part of the unconscious personality that contains our needs, drives, instincts, and repressed material.
11. A defense mechanism in which an individual retreats to an earlier stage of development or pattern of behavior in order to deal with a threatening or stressful situation.