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the rational part of the personality responsible for medi-
ating between the id and the superego, striving to satisfy
ego
the id's desires in a realistic way while operating on the
'reality principle'
the part of the psyche that operates on the 'pleasure
id principle' and represents innate, instinctual desires and
drives, seeking immediate gratification
a tendency to experience negative emotions or anxiety
neurosis disorders caused by imbalances in the psyche, often due
to conflicts between the id and the superego
a theory proposed by Freud that suggests that personality
development during early childhood is influenced by a
psychosexual development stages
series of stages, each associated with a ditterent area of
the body and a set of primary desires and conflicts
the moral component of the personality that develops
through social interactions and enforces societal norms
superego
and rules, leading to feelings of guilt or pride based on
one's behavior
the ditterentiation between mental processes and infor-
mation that we are aware of (conscious) and those that
unconscious versus conscious experience are inaccessible and occur beyond our awareness (un-
conscious). According to Freud, the unconscious contains
repressed, unacceptable urges and desires.
the part of the unconscious mind responsible for auto-
adaptive unconscious
matic processes and quick decision-making
universal themes and symbols present in the collective
archetypes unconscious that are common to all cultures, such as the
hero, the maiden, the sage, and the trickster
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the conscious part of the mind that deals with reality and
ego
mediates between the id and the superego
variations among individuals, including tendencies to be
individual ditterences open to intuitive experiences and ditterent psychological
functions
part of the unconscious that holds an individual's unique
personal unconscious
experiences and memories
a defense mechanism where unacceptable urges and de-
repression
sires are pushed into the unconscious
the process of achieving a deeper understanding of one-
self-realization self and integrating unconscious elements into conscious-
ness
the part of the mind that represents social rules and bal-
superego ances the demands of the id based on the 'reality princi-
ple'
the process of modifying one's behavior and mindset to fit
adaptation and adjustment
into society and ettectively manage life's challenges
factors related to a person's genetics and physiological
biological influences
aspects that contribute to their personality development
mental activities such as thinking, reasoning, and percep-
cognitive processes
tion, which play a crucial role in shaping personality
awareness of one's thoughts and feelings, considered
conscious experience and thought
important in Adler's psychology
variations in personality, behavior, and motivations among
individual ditterences
individuals
Founder of individual psychology and psychodynamic
Alfred Adler
theory.