Psychology Review

7. one’s feelings of high or low self-worth.
8. according to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories.
10. the part of personality that, according to Freud, represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment.
12. one’s sense of competence and effectiveness.
14. a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy.
15. in psycho-analysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing.
16. excessive self-love and self-absorption.
18. according to Freud, a lingering focus of pleasure - seeking energies.
19. a readiness to perceive oneself favorably.
20. the process by which, according to Freud, children incorporate their parents’ values into their developing superegos.

1. view personality with a focus on the potential for healthy personal growth.
2. Freud’s theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts.
3. a personality test, such as the Rorschach, that provides ambiguous stimuli designed to trigger projection of one’s inner dynamics.
4. in psychoanalytic theory, the basic defense mechanism that banishes from consciousness anxiety -arousing thoughts, feelings, and memories.
5. all our thoughts and feelings about ourselves, in answer to the question, “Who am I?”.
6. giving priority to the goals of one’s group.
9. according to Maslow, one of the ultimate psychological needs that arises after basic physical and psychological needs are met.
11. in contemporary psychology, assumed to be the center of personality, the organizer of our thoughts, feelings, and actions.
13. the largely conscious, “executive” part of personality.
17. giving priority to one’s own goals over group goals and defining one’s identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications.