psychology chapter 14 vocab

2. the pattern of feelings, thoughts, and behavior that sets people apart from one another
3. a person who tends to be active and self expressive and to gain energy from interaction with others
4. in psychoanalytic theory, the personality component that is conscious and that controls behavior
5. an aspect of personality that is considered to be reasonably consistent
6. formation, in psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism by which the ego unconsciously switches unacceptable impulses into their opposites
8. a defense mechanism in which the individual refuses to admit that a problem exists
9. in psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism that removes anxiety arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories from one's consciousness
11. in psychoanalytic theory, the reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives
13. in psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism by which an individual retreats to an earlier stage of development when faced with anxiety
14. mechanism, psychological distortions used to remain psychologically stable or in balance

1. in psychoanalytic theory, the defense mechanism by which an individual finds justifications for unacceptable thoughts, impulses, or behaviors
2. in psychoanalytic theory, a defense mechanism by which people attribute their own unacceptable impulses to others
7. a person who tends to be more interested in his or her own thoughts and feelings than in what is going on around him or her
10. the defense mechanism that shifts negative impulses toward a more acceptable object or person
12. according to Freud, the part of personality that represents the individual's internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment