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Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6 years) - ✔✔
Sigmund Freud - ✔✔Psychoanalysis
What are the three components of Freud's personality theory? - ✔✔Id - Unconscious,
pleasure-seeking, impulsive.
Ego - Reality-driven, mediates between Id and Superego.
Superego - Morality, conscience.
Id - ✔✔Freud stage 1 - Unconscious, pleasure-seeking, impulsive.
Ego - ✔✔Freud stage 2 - Reality-driven, mediates between Id and Superego.
Superego - ✔✔Freud stage 3 - Morality, conscience.
What are Freud's Psychosexual Stages? - ✔✔1. Oral (0-1 yr) - Pleasure from
sucking/biting (fixation: dependency or aggression).
2. Anal (1-3 yrs) - Control over elimination (fixation: perfectionism or messiness).
3. Phallic (3-6 yrs) - Oedipus/Electra complex, gender identity development.
4. Latency (6-12 yrs) - Sexual urges dormant, focus on social development.
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,5. Genital (12+ yrs) - Sexual maturity, relationships.
Carl Jung - ✔✔Analytical Psychology
What are Jung's four major archetypes? - ✔✔1. Persona - Social mask we wear.
2. Shadow - Unconscious dark side of personality.
3. Anima/Animus - Feminine aspect in men (Anima) & masculine aspect in women
(Animus).
4. Self - Integration of all parts of personality (individuation).
What is the Collective Unconscious? - ✔✔Jung - A shared, inherited reservoir of
knowledge and experiences from humanity.
Alfred Adler - ✔✔Individual Psychology
What is Adler's main focus in his theory? - ✔✔Striving for superiority and overcoming
feelings of inferiority.
What are Adler's key concepts? - ✔✔Inferiority Complex - Feeling inadequate, leading
to compensation.
Birth Order Theory - Personality traits are shaped by sibling position.
Erik Erikson - ✔✔Psychosocial Development
How does Erikson's theory differ from Freud's? - ✔✔Erikson focuses on social and
identity development across the lifespan, not just childhood.
What is the first of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Trust vs. Mistrust (0-1 yr) - Can
I trust caregivers?
What is the second of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Autonomy vs.
Shame/Doubt (1-3 yrs) - Can I do things myself?
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, What is the third of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6 yrs) -
Can I take control?
What is the fourth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Industry vs. Inferiority (6-12
yrs) - Can I accomplish tasks?
What is the fifth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Identity vs. Role Confusion
(12-18 yrs) - Who am I?
What is the sixth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Intimacy vs. Isolation (18-40
yrs) - Can I form close relationships?
What is the seventh of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Generativity vs. Stagnation
(40-65 yrs) - Am I contributing to society?
What is the eighth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Integrity vs. Despair (65+
yrs) - Did I live a meaningful life?
Carl Rogers - ✔✔Person-Centered Therapy
What are Rogers' three core conditions for therapy? - ✔✔Unconditional Positive Regard
- Accepting clients without judgment.
Congruence - Therapist is genuine and real.
Empathy - Deep understanding of client's experience.
What is Self-Actualization? - ✔✔rogers - reaching one's full potential and authentic self.
Abraham Maslow - ✔✔Hierarchy of Needs
What are the 5 levels of Maslow's Hierarchy (bottom to top)? - ✔✔Physiological - Food,
water, shelter.
Safety - Security, stability.
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Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6 years) - ✔✔
Sigmund Freud - ✔✔Psychoanalysis
What are the three components of Freud's personality theory? - ✔✔Id - Unconscious,
pleasure-seeking, impulsive.
Ego - Reality-driven, mediates between Id and Superego.
Superego - Morality, conscience.
Id - ✔✔Freud stage 1 - Unconscious, pleasure-seeking, impulsive.
Ego - ✔✔Freud stage 2 - Reality-driven, mediates between Id and Superego.
Superego - ✔✔Freud stage 3 - Morality, conscience.
What are Freud's Psychosexual Stages? - ✔✔1. Oral (0-1 yr) - Pleasure from
sucking/biting (fixation: dependency or aggression).
2. Anal (1-3 yrs) - Control over elimination (fixation: perfectionism or messiness).
3. Phallic (3-6 yrs) - Oedipus/Electra complex, gender identity development.
4. Latency (6-12 yrs) - Sexual urges dormant, focus on social development.
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,5. Genital (12+ yrs) - Sexual maturity, relationships.
Carl Jung - ✔✔Analytical Psychology
What are Jung's four major archetypes? - ✔✔1. Persona - Social mask we wear.
2. Shadow - Unconscious dark side of personality.
3. Anima/Animus - Feminine aspect in men (Anima) & masculine aspect in women
(Animus).
4. Self - Integration of all parts of personality (individuation).
What is the Collective Unconscious? - ✔✔Jung - A shared, inherited reservoir of
knowledge and experiences from humanity.
Alfred Adler - ✔✔Individual Psychology
What is Adler's main focus in his theory? - ✔✔Striving for superiority and overcoming
feelings of inferiority.
What are Adler's key concepts? - ✔✔Inferiority Complex - Feeling inadequate, leading
to compensation.
Birth Order Theory - Personality traits are shaped by sibling position.
Erik Erikson - ✔✔Psychosocial Development
How does Erikson's theory differ from Freud's? - ✔✔Erikson focuses on social and
identity development across the lifespan, not just childhood.
What is the first of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Trust vs. Mistrust (0-1 yr) - Can
I trust caregivers?
What is the second of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Autonomy vs.
Shame/Doubt (1-3 yrs) - Can I do things myself?
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, What is the third of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Initiative vs. Guilt (3-6 yrs) -
Can I take control?
What is the fourth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Industry vs. Inferiority (6-12
yrs) - Can I accomplish tasks?
What is the fifth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Identity vs. Role Confusion
(12-18 yrs) - Who am I?
What is the sixth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Intimacy vs. Isolation (18-40
yrs) - Can I form close relationships?
What is the seventh of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Generativity vs. Stagnation
(40-65 yrs) - Am I contributing to society?
What is the eighth of Erikson's 8 Psychosocial Stages? - ✔✔Integrity vs. Despair (65+
yrs) - Did I live a meaningful life?
Carl Rogers - ✔✔Person-Centered Therapy
What are Rogers' three core conditions for therapy? - ✔✔Unconditional Positive Regard
- Accepting clients without judgment.
Congruence - Therapist is genuine and real.
Empathy - Deep understanding of client's experience.
What is Self-Actualization? - ✔✔rogers - reaching one's full potential and authentic self.
Abraham Maslow - ✔✔Hierarchy of Needs
What are the 5 levels of Maslow's Hierarchy (bottom to top)? - ✔✔Physiological - Food,
water, shelter.
Safety - Security, stability.
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