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Personality Who are we ? See Ch. 11 in Text Who are you ? Who am I ?

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Personality

Who are we ?

See Ch. 11 in Text

Who

are

you ?

Who

am

I ?

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Personality

An individual's unique pattern of thoughts,

feelings, and behaviors that persists over time

and across situations

Two key components

1. Personality refers to unique

differences

2. Personality is presumed to be stable &

enduring

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Psychodynamic Theories

Psychodynamic theories see behavior as a product of

psychological forced within the individual, often outside

conscious awareness

Five propositions common to all psychodynamic theories

Much of mental life is unconscious

Mental processes such as emotions, motivations

& thought may conflict with one another

Early childhood experiences strongly affect

personality development

Our mental representation of ourselves and

others guides our interactions with others

Development of personality involves learning to

regulate sexual and aggressive urges

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Sigmund Freud

Best known of

psychodynamic theorists

Freud was first to stress the

unconscious

The unconscious is all the

ideas, thoughts, and

feelings of which we are

normally not aware

Freud’s ideas form the basis for psychoanalysis

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Psychoanalytic Approach

Developed by Sigmund Freud

Psychoanalysis is both an approach

to therapy and a theory of

personality

Emphasizes unconscious motivation

- the main causes of behavior lie

buried in the unconscious mind

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Structure of Personality

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Psychoanalytic Approach

Conscious

Unconscious

Superego Preconscious

Id

Ego

Information

which can

easily be

made

conscious

Thoughts,

feelings,

urges and other

information

that is difficult

to bring to

conscious

awareness

Information

in your

immediate

awareness

Rational,

planning,

mediating

dimension

of personality

Moralistic,

judgmental,

perfectionist

dimension of

personality

Irrational,

illogical,

impulsive

dimension of

personality

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Conscious

- all things we are aware of at any given moment

Conscious

Unconscious

Superego Preconscious

Id

Ego

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Preconscious

- everything that can, with a little effort, be brought into consciousness

Conscious

Unconscious

Superego Preconscious

Id

Ego

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Unconscious

- inaccessible warehouse of anxiety-producing thoughts and drives

Conscious

Unconscious

Superego Preconscious

Id

Ego

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Psychoanalytic

Divisions of the Mind

Id - instinctual drives present at birth

does not distinguish between reality and fantasy

operates according to the pleasure principle

Ego - develops out of the id in infancy

understands reality and logic

mediator between id and superego

Superego - develops over time

internalization of society’s moral standards

responsible for guilt

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Id

Collection of unconscious urges and

desired that continually seek expression

Operates according to the

Pleasure Principle

i.e. seeks immediate pleasure and to avoid pain

Operates entirely in the unconscious mind

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Ego

Mediates between reality, conscience

(superego), and instinctual needs (id)

Operates according to the

Reality Principle

Operates at the conscious, preconscious,

and unconscious levels

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Superego

The social and parental standards that have

been internalized

Conscience

Our sense of morality

Ego Ideal

The standard of what one would like to be

We are not born with the superego, but it

develops over time

Operates at the conscious, preconscious &

unconscious levels

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Freud’s Development of Personality

Freud believed that personality development is

the result of various ways in which the sexual

instinct (also called the libido) is satisfied during

the course of life

There are several stages, each focusing on

different bodily areas

These stages are called the psychosexual stages

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Defense Mechanisms

Anxiety is produced when the ego

cannot satisfy the demands of the id in a

way acceptable to the superego

This anxiety causes feelings of uneasiness

and worry

Ego may employ any of a number of

defense mechanisms to protect the

conscious mind from this anxiety

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Defense Mechanisms

Denial

Refusal to acknowledge a painful reality

Repression

Unpleasant thoughts are excluded from consciousness

Projection

Attributing one’s feelings, motives, wishes on/to others

Identification

Taking on traits of others to avoid feeling incompetent

Regression

Reverting to childlike behavior

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Defense Mechanisms

Intellectualization

Thinking about stressful problems in an

abstract way to detach oneself from them

Reaction Formation

Expression of exaggerated ideas and

emotions that are opposite of true feelings

Displacement

Shift repressed motives from an original

object to a substitute object

Sublimation

Redirecting repressed motives and feelings

into socially acceptable activities

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Defense Mechanisms--Activity

Choose Five (5) of the mechanisms and prepare brief

scenarios representing each.

Depth 2-3 sentences…just be sure to fully explain the

response/reaction to clearly connect w/mechanism.

Denial

Repression

Projection

Identification

Regression

Intellectualization

Reaction Formation

Displacement

Sublimation

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Evaluating the Psychoanalytic Perspective

Were Freud’s theories

the “best of his time”

or were they simply

incorrect?

Current research

contradicts

many of Freud’s

specific ideas

Development does not

stop in childhood

Dreams may not be

unconscious

drives and wishes

Slips of the tongue are

likely competing

“nodes” in memory network

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Freud’s Ideas as Scientific Theory

Theories must explain observations

and offer testable hypotheses

Few Objective Observations Few Hypotheses

Freud’s theories based on his recollections &

interpretations of patients’ free associations,

dreams & slips of the tongue

Does Not PREDICT Behavior or Traits

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Evaluating Psychodynamic Theories

Culture-bound ideas

Freud made no connection between

women’s subordinate status in society

and their sense of inferiority

Psychodymanic theories are largely

untestable in any scientific way

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Post-Freudian Psychodynamic Theories

Carl Jung: Collective Unconscious

Alfred Adler: Individual Psychology

Karen Horney: Focus on Security

Erik Erikson: Psychosocial Development

THEN…

HUMANISTS:

Abraham Maslow: Hierarchy of Needs

Carl Rogers: Person-Centered Perspective

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Carl Jung

Shared Freud’s emphasis on

unconscious processes

Personal Unconscious

That part of the unconscious

mind containing an

individuals thoughts and

feelings

Collective Unconscious

The part of the unconscious

that is inherited and

common to all members of

a species

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Archetypes

Ideas/categories in the collective unconscious

Examples of archetypes

Persona

Our public self

Anima

Female archetype as expressed in male

personality

Animus

Male archetype as expressed in female

personality

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jung’s five (5) main archetypes:

The Self: the regulating center of the psyche and facilitator of individuation

The Shadow: the opposite of the ego image, often containing qualities that the ego does not identify with, but possesses nonetheless

The Anima: the feminine image in a man's psycheor

The Animus: the masculine image in a woman's psyche

The Persona: how we present to the world, usually protects the Ego from negative images(acts like a mask)

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Anima Projection:

The unindividuated man identifies with those personal qualities that are symbolically masculine.

He develops these potentialities and to some extent integrates their unconscious influences into his conscious personality.

However, he does not recognize qualities that are symbolically feminine as part of his own personality but rather projects them onto women.

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Anima Projection:

The unindividuated man identifies with those personal qualities that are symbolically masculine.

He will project his anima—those particular characteristics and potentialities that are significant components of his personal unconscious and therefore carry a special emotional charge—onto a few women for whom he will then feel a strong and compelling emotion (usually positive but occasionally negative).

Infatuation (an instant, powerful attraction for a woman about whom he knows little) is one of the signs of anima projection, as is a compulsive possessiveness.

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Animus Projection:

The unindividuated woman identifies with those personal qualities that are symbolically feminine.

She develops these potentialities and to some extent integrates their unconscious influences into her conscious personality.

However, she does not recognize qualities that are symbolically masculine as part of her own personality but rather projects them onto men.

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Animus Projection:

The unindividuated woman identifies with those personal qualities that are symbolically feminine.

She will project her animus—those particular characteristics and potentialities that are significant components of her personal unconscious and therefore carry a special emotional charge—onto a few men for whom she will then feel a strong and compelling emotion (usually positive but occasionally negative).

Infatuation (an instant, powerful attraction for a man about whom she knows little) is one of the signs of animus projection, as is a compulsive possessiveness.

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Anima Possession:Since the unindividuated man has not consciously developed any of his symbolically feminine qualities (e.g. emotion, need for relatedness), his personality is apt to be taken over or "possessed" by these qualities at times, so that his emotional behavior and relationships may be acted out in childish and immature ways that are apparent to others but not to him.

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Animus Possession:Since the unindividuated woman has not consciously developed

any of her symbolically masculine qualities (e.g. logic, leadership,

need for independence), her personality is apt to be taken over or

"possessed" by these qualities at times, so that she appears

opinionated, argumentative, or domineering to others, though she

will not think of herself that way.

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Anima/Animus Integration:

We can avoid anima/animus possession and withdraw

projections by integrating the contrasexual archetype into

consciousness, realizing we are cutting off our human

potential by recognizing and developing only those

symbolic qualities that match the sex of our bodies.

Integration of

the

Anima/Animus

is often termed

Androgyny.

Androgyny is symbolized in narratives through achievement of a special bond (frequently sexual union/marriage) between the ego-bearer and the anima/animus figure.

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Attitude Types

Extraverts

Focus on external world & social life

Introverts

Focus on internal thoughts & feelings

Jung felt that everyone had both

qualities, but one is usually dominant

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Personality Types

Rational individuals

People who regulate their actions

through thinking and feeling

Irrational individuals

People who base their actions on

perceptions, either through their

senses or intuition

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Personality Types

TYPE A: “THE competitor/achiever“

TYPE B: “THE SOCIALIZER/dreamer”

TYPE C: “the detailed designer“

TYPE D: “the reticent, yet reliable ”

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TYPE A: “Competitor/Achiever”* Risk taker * Very independent * Direct, to the point (blunt): may alienate coworkers * Dislike routine * Competitive / Driven / High Achievers* Entrepreneurs/Business/Government leaders* Embrace change: especially if their idea. * Look for practical solutions * Prone to High Blood Pressure * High sense of time urgency. * Often work on own projects, not willing to share or delegate. * Prone to being “workaholic” * Studies reveal Type A's generally felt insecure at one point of their lives and so they decided to fight the insecurity by changing their lives and making achievements as fast as they can.

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TYPE B: “Socializer/Dreamer”

*Highly extroverted

*Love the spotlight: Entertaining

*Charismatic

*Relaxed/Easy-going

*Dreaming vs. Doing

*Creative & Imaginative

*Patient & Philosophical

*Non-competitive

*Common in Sales and marketing

*Can be achievers, but not as competitive as Type A's.

*May delay work and do it in the last moment

*May be procrastinators

*Often struggle with success due to procrastination, follow-

through.

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TYPE C: “Detailed Designer”

*Antithesis of Type “B”

*Introverted

*Detail-Oriented/Focused /Meticulous

*May have trouble communicating to/with other people.

*Talented crunching numbers &/or writing program code

*Tend to be very cautious and reserved

*Will not venture into something until all facts ckd out.

*Can spend a lot of time trying to find out how things work

and this makes them very suitable for technical jobs.

e.g. accountants, programmers, and engineers

*Not assertive and suppress their own desires even if there is

something that they dislike.

*Lack of assertiveness tends to result in stress & depression.

*More vulnerable to depression compared to type A & type B.

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TYPE D: “Reticent, yet Reliable”*Antithesis of Type “A” *Not adventurous *Resist change ~ Prefer routine * Work behind the scenes with predictable results * Reliable follower * Resist responsibility: prefer to be told what to do * Punctual, Consistent, Compliant * Social Inhibition * Pessimistic & Reticent * Lack of self assurance * May experience negative emotions like hostility, anxiety, anger, depressed mood, tension and view of self.

* Research: 3X for future cardiovascular issues & risk for

clinical depression, anxiety and poor mental health:

“…due to increased levels of anxiety, irritation and depressed

mood across situations and time, while not sharing these emotions

with others because of fear of disapproval."

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Personality Types

…but wait, there’s more…

•Not uncommon to find people with a blend of personalities, particularly A-B and C-D.

•These basic personality types explain why some people work well together and others do not.

•For example ~Type-A clashes with Type-D

simply because one is more adventurous than the other, ~Type-B clashes with Type-C

one exhibits extroverted personality-other introverted. ~Conversely, Type-A works well with Type-B

~And, Type-C works well with Type-D.

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Personality Types

…and lastly…

•Personality traits, though fairly embedded through our early years, can be -- and have been -- changed.

•There are many factors which design our primary types: Nature AND Nurture.

•Certainly, genetics may play a guiding role as the template.

•However, birth order, social experiences, activities, benchmark moments, belief systems, culture, necessity, demographic variables, family dynamics, etc. all play a role to some extent.

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Alfred Adler 1870 –1937

Compensation

Our efforts to overcome

real or perceived

weaknesses

Inferiority Complex

Fixation on feelings of personal

inferiority that can lead to emotional

and social paralysis

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Single "drive" or motivating force behind all our behavior and experience.

Motivating force the striving for perfection.-the desire we all have to fulfill our potentials, to come closer to our ideal.

Basic motivation: compensation-striving to overcome.

Our personalities = the ways in which we do -- or don't -- compensate or overcome those problems.

Alfred Adler

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Alfred Adler

Striving for superiority = Teleology.

Unlike Freud, Adler saw motivation as a matter of moving towards the future, rather than being driven, mechanistically, by the past.

So what makes so many of us self-interested?

Adler says it's a matter of being overwhelmed by our Inferiority

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Alfred Adler

If overwhelmed by the forces of inferiority --whether it is your body hurting, people around you holding you in contempt, or just the general difficulties of growing up -- you develop an Inferiority Complex.

Inferiority complex is a neurosis, a life-size problem.

-One becomes shy & timid, insecure, indecisive, cowardly, submissive, compliant

Begin to rely on people to carry you along, even manipulating them into supporting you

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Alfred Adler

You can also develop a Superiority Complex.

Superiority Complex involves covering up inferiority by pretending to be superior.

Four psychological types

Ruling type. They are, from childhood on, characterized by a tendency to be aggressive and dominant over others.

Leaning type. They are sensitive people who have developed a shell around themselves which protects them, but they must rely on others to carry them through life's difficulties.

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Alfred Adler

Four psychological types cont.

Avoiding type. -The lowest levels of energy, only survive by avoiding life, especially other people.

-When pushed to the limits, tend to become psychotic, retreating finally into their own personal worlds.

Socially Useful type. This is the healthy person, one who has both social interest and energy.

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Karen Horney (1885-1952)

Viewed anxiety as powerful

motivating force

Environmental and social factors

seen as important

Neurotic trends

Irrational strategies for

coping w/ emotional

problems

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Family DynamicsKaren had on-going conflicts with her strict father (a Sea Captain).

Karen's mother was more flexible.

She married man that shared some of these same authoritarian qualities.

Her older brother, Brendt, was the „favorite‟ child

Karen felt that she had been unwanted.

Karen was very attached to Brendt.

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Depression

Karen Horney struggled w/ depression.

Her struggles/difficulties helped her understand the dynamics of neurosis.

Her analysis of neurosis has been recognized as very insightful, and her theories are enjoying a renewal of interest.

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The Cause of Neurosis

Main source of neurosis:>feelings of anxiety, obsessive thoughts and

a degree of social or interpersonal

maladjustment.

*in the experience of betrayal *in not being loved*in being helpless to bring about that love.

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CausesLack of genuine warmth/affection for the child.

Parent not necessarily abusive, but indifferent--unaware of effects of her/his behavior on child.

Translates into behaviors like:

* Unjust reprimands* Unfulfilled promises * Unpredictable changes between scornful rejection and overindulgence * Ridiculing independent thinking * Spoiling child's interest in her/his pursuits.

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First reaction is hostility.

But, as the child needs the parent, and hostility threatens that bond, hostility is repressed.

The repression of basic hostility results in basic anxiety:

feeling lonely and helpless in a hostile world.

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“I Am not Worthy to Be Loved”

The "despised real self" says:

I am truly a disgraceful creature, a bad person, someone that no one can truly love…

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But I Should…The Ideal Self says:“People would love me if I were kinder, more athletic, more outgoing, more unselfish, a better friend, parent, mate.”

They would love me if I were more courageous, more disciplined, achieved more…”

This is a Neurotic Solution to the conflict --as no one can be such a person.

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The Tyranny of the “Shoulds”

A person can be driven by these demands of the ideal self.

These demands are impossible, the attempts to satisfy the "shoulds" is bound to fail.

Thus, self hate & feelings of false guilt increase, as well as despair & helplessness.

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When succumbing to the tyranny of the "shoulds" individuals will:

Hate themselves, not want to really know themselves, want to run from themselves

Lose their own creativity as they strive to please

Feel despair -- helpless in the face of their own behavior.

Alienation from the Self

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Horney's Concept of the SelfThe Actual self: the person you actually are --regardless of anyone's perceptions

The Real self: the core of your being, your potential, need to be who you are truly (the subjective view of the actual self).

The Despised Real self: negative view of the self, based on the lack of love and acceptance by others.

The Ideal self: the perfect self you think you should be, so you can be loved.

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How can I keep you from hurting me?

I'll be so nice… helpful, conforming, self-effacing solution, moving toward people

I'll control things, manipulate, exploit, attack if needed: the expansive solution ofmoving against people

I'll grow my own protective shell, be independent, rebellious, or not look at painful things: the resignation solution:moving away from people

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If those Defensive Strategies Become a Lifestyle

Moving toward people leads to a COMPLIANTpersonality with these traits:

Need for affection and approvalNeed for a dominant partner

Moving against people leads to an AGGRESSIVEpersonality with these traits:

Need for power, exploitation, prestige, admirationNeed for achievement

Moving away from people lead to a DETACHEDpersonality with these traits:

Need for perfectionSetting narrow limits to life

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Some Auxiliary Defenses (1)

Externalization:Other people become the center of the neurotic's life. Result: feeling of inner emptiness.

Creation of blind spots:Inability to see how different one is from one's ideal image

Compartmentalization:Between various areas of life

e.g. business, family, church

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Auxiliary Defenses (2)

Rationalization: e.g. I did this to make them happy (no--to make them like you)

Excessive self-control: Don't want to be caught in any emotion, vulnerability

Arbitrary rightness: Seemingly impulsive decisions (to avoid the pain of real decision making) that are then rationalized.

Elusiveness: Constant clouding of issues

Cynicism: Assuming that self-interest is the only motivation in operation, and therefore behaving that way oneself.

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Humanistic Personality Theories

Humanistic view asserts the fundamental

goodness of people and their constant

striving toward higher levels of

functioning

Does not dwell on past occurrences, but

rather focuses on the present and future

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Extrinsic MotivationExtrinsic motivation is when one is motivated by external factors, as opposed to the internal drivers of intrinsic motivation. Extrinsic motivation drives one to do things for tangible rewards or pressures, rather than for the fun of it.

Example Supermarkets use loyalty cards and discounts, airlines use air miles, companies use bonuses and commissions. Extrinsic motivation is everywhere.

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Intrinsic MotivationIntrinsic motivation is when one is motivated by internal factors, as opposed to the external drivers of extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation drives one to do things just for the fun of it, or because one believes it is a good or right thing to do.

Example Most people's hobbies are intrinsically motivated. Notice the passion with which people collect items or build detailed models. Few people carry that passion into their workplace.

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Motivation Team Activity

1) Discuss activities, pursuits, etc. that you would consider intrinsically motivating for you.

2) Discuss and respond to the statement below:

There is no such thing as intrinsic motivation…we are always motivated by some extrinsic reward in al that we do.

Agree? Disagree? Why?

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The Humanistic Perspective

Maslow’s

Self-Actualizing

Person

Roger’s

Person-Centered

Perspective

“Healthy” rather than “Sick”

Individual: greater than the sum of test scores

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Maslow & Self-Actualization

Physiological

Safety

Love Needs

Esteem

Self-Actualization

the process of fufilling our potential

• Studied healthy, creative people

• Eleanor Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln,

Tom Jefferson

• Self-Aware & Self-Accepting

• Open & Spontaneous

• Loving & Caring

• Problem-Centered not Self-Centered

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Abraham Maslow is a Humanistic Psychologist.

•Humanists do not believe that human beings are pushed and pulled by mechanical forces, either of stimuli and reinforcements (behaviorism) or of unconscious instinctual impulses (psychoanalysis).

•Humanists focus upon potentials.

•They believe that humans strive for an upper level of capabilities.

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•Abraham Maslow developed a Theory of Motivation and Personality that has

influenced a number of different fields,

including education.

•This wide influence is due in part to

the high level of practicality of

Maslow's theory.

•This theory accurately describes many

realities of personal experiences.

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Hierarchy Of Needs

Physiological Needs

Biological needs: oxygen,

food, water, and a relatively constant

body temperature, etc.

The strongest needs because if a person

were deprived of all needs, the

physiological ones would come first in

the person's search for satisfaction.

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(2) Safety

Adults have little awareness of their security

needs except in times of

~emergency or

~periods of disorganization in the social

structure (such as widespread rioting).

Children often display the signs of insecurity

and the need to be safe.

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(3) Love, Affection and Belongingness

When needs for safety and physiological well-being are satisfied, the next class of needs for love, affection and belongingness can emerge.

People seek to overcome feelings of loneliness and alienation.

Involves both giving and receiving love, affection & sense of belonging.

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(4) Esteem

These involve needs for both self-esteem and for the esteem a person gets from others.

Humans have a need for a stable, firmly based, high level of self-respect and respect from others.

When these needs are satisfied, the person feels self-confident and valuable as a person in the world.

When these needs are frustrated, the person feels inferior, weak, helpless and worthless.

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(5) Self-ActualizationWhen all of the foregoing needs are satisfied, then and only then are the needs for self-actualization activated. Maslow describes self-actualization as:

a person's need to be and do that which the person was "born to do." "A musician must make music, an artist must paint, and a poet must write."

These needs make themselves felt in signs of restlessness. The person feels on edge, tense, lacking something, in short, restless.

If a person is hungry, unsafe, not loved or accepted, or lacking self-esteem, it is very easy to know what the person is restless about. It is not always clear what a person wants when there is a need for self-actualization.

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(6) Peak ExperiencesPeak experiences are sudden feelings of intense happiness and well-being, and possibly the awareness of "ultimate truth" and the unity of all things.

•Accompanying these experiences is a heightened sense of control over the body and emotions, and a wider sense of awareness, as though one were standing upon a mountaintop.

•The experience fills individual w/ wonder & awe.

•She/he feels at one with the world and is pleased with it; she or he has seen the ultimate truth or the essence of all things.

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1. We should teach people to be authentic, to be aware of their inner selves and to hear their inner-feeling voices.

2. We should teach people to transcend their cultural conditioning and become world citizens.

3. We should help people discover their vocation in life, their calling, fate or destiny. This is especially focused on finding the right career and the right mate.

Maslow states that parents, mentors, teachers, etc. should respond to the potential an individual has for growing into a self-actualizing person of his/her own kind. Ten points that should be addressed are listed:

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4. We should teach people that life is precious,that there is joy to be experienced in life, and if people are open to seeing the good and joyous in all kinds of situations, it makes life worth living.

5. We must accept the person as he or she is and help the person learn their inner nature. From real knowledge of aptitudes and limitations we can know what to build upon, what potentials are really there.

6. We must see that the person's basic needs are satisfied. This includes safety, belongingness, and esteem needs.

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7. We should refresh consciousness, teaching the

person to appreciate beauty and the other good

things in nature and in living.

8. We should teach people that controls are good,and complete abandon is bad. It takes control to

improve the quality of life in all areas.

9. We should teach people to transcend the trifling

problems and grapple with the serious problems in life. These include the problems of injustice, of

pain, suffering, and death.

10. We must teach people to be good choosers. They

must be given practice in making good choices.

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Maslow Team Activity

1)Discuss where you are on the ‘pyramid’ –and share with your team.

2) Discuss and respond to the statement below:

One must have a depth and breadth of life experience(s) in order to truly achieve self-actualization and/or peak experiences.

Agree? Disagree? Why?

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Erik Erikson

Eight stages of development

Trust vs. Mistrust

Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt

Initiative vs. Guilt

Industry vs. Inferiority

Identity vs. Role Confusion

Intimacy vs. Isolation

Generativity vs. Stagnation

Ego Integrity vs. Despair

1902 –1994

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Lawrence Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

Preconventional (preadolescence)

“Good” behavior is mostly to avoid punishment or seek reward

Conventional (adolescence)

Behavior is about pleasing others and, in later adolescence, becoming a good citizen

Postconventional

Emphasis is on abstract principles such as justice, equality, and liberty

1927 - 1987

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Criticisms of Kohlberg’s Theory

Research shows that many people never progress past the conventional level

Theory does not take cultural differences into account

Theory is considered by some to be sexist in that girls often scored lower on tests of morality