Terms and Concepts to Remember

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personality

psychodynamic theories

psychoanalysis

unconscious

free association

id

ego

superego

psychosexual stages

Oedipus [ED-uh-puss] complex

identification

fixation

defense mechanisms

repression

projective test

Rorschach inkblot test

hierarchy of needs

self-actualization

self-transcendence

unconditional positive regard

self-concept

trait

factor

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

personality inventory

reciprocal determinism

social-cognitive perspective

self-efficacy

self

spotlight effect

self-esteem

self-serving bias

individualism

collectivism