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definition term trait that distinguishes between those who have high engagement with the external world and those who are not engaged the tendency of the ego to postpone gratification until it can find an appropriate outlet defense mechanism - avoiding emotions associated with anxiety-provoking experiences by focusing on abstract and impersonal thoughts Freudian belief that all psychological events have a cause emphasize thinking as a cause of personality, internal/external locus of control defense mechanism - providing a reasonable-sounding explanation for unreasonable behaviors or failures psychoanalytic theory was pioneered by him defense mechanism - unconscious attribution of our negative characteristics to others Freudian agency controlling basic instincts; primitive impulses, including sex and aggression unique pattern of psychological and behavioral characteristics; enduring thoughts, feelings, actions defense mechanism - returning psychologically to a younger, and typically safer, age trait that distinguishes between people who place emphasis on social harmony and those who emphasize self-interest the tendency of the id to strive for immediate gratification Freudian belief that we rarely understand why we do things defense mechanism - motivated forgetting of emotionally threatening memories or impulses defense mechanism - directing an impulse from a socially unacceptable target onto a safer and more socially acceptable one transcendent moments of excitement and tranquility marked by a profound sense of connection to the world

definition term Freudian agency controlling our sense of morality unconscious maneuvers intended to minimize anxiety trait that distinguishes intellectually curious, imaginative people from down-to-earth, conventional people defense mechanism - transformation of an anxiety-provoking emotion into its opposite trait that distinguishes between those likely to experience negative emotions from those who are emotionally stable traits that have surfaced repeatedly in factor analysis of personality measures Freudian belief that all actions are meaningful defense mechanism - motivated forgetting of distressing external experiences statistical technique that analyzes the correlations among responses on personality inventories relatively enduring predispositions that influence our behavior across many situations “third force” in psychology; compared to psychoanalysis and learning theories trait that distinguishes those who are disciplined from those who are spontaneous the drive to develop our innate potential to the fullest possible extent Freudian concept that dreams transform our sexual and aggressive instincts into symbols that represent wish fulfillment and require interpretation Freudian agency controlling the psyche’s executive and principal decision making five Freudian psychosexual stages (in order)

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