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ap psychology - unit 7: theories of personality

originally streamed in 2019 with Megan RevelloTeacher
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Learn the major theories of personality for AP Psychology Unit 7, from Freud's psychoanalytic approach to humanistic and trait perspectives. This video breaks down the key concepts you need to understand for the AP Psych exam. Psychologists use biol ...more

curriculum note

This video uses the label 'Unit 7' from the old AP Psychology curriculum. In the current AP Psychology course, this content (Freud, psychosexual stages, defense mechanisms, Neo-Freudians) is covered in Unit 4 – Social Psychology and Personality, Topic 4.4 – Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theories of Personality.

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Unit 4 – Social Psychology and Personality
topics
4.4 Psychodynamic and Humanistic Theories of Personality

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Introduction and Announcements

  • 0:35

    Upcoming Sessions Overview

  • 1:06

    Personality Unit Introduction

  • 1:37

    Defining Personality

  • 2:07

    Personality vs Emotion

  • 2:37

    Freud's Background

  • 3:37

    Unconscious Conflicts

  • 4:38

    Free Association Technique

  • 5:42

    Interpreting Unconscious Thoughts

  • 6:44

    Issues with Free Association

  • 7:47

    Iceberg Analogy Explained

  • 8:49

    Conscious and Preconscious Levels

  • 9:52

    Unconscious Drives

  • 10:56

    Id, Ego, Superego Components

  • 12:00

    Id and Basic Drives

  • 12:30

    Superego as Moral Compass

  • 13:33

    Ego as Balancing Force

  • 14:34

    Ego Compromise Example

  • 15:38

    Psychosexual Stages Overview

  • 16:40

    Oral Stage Details

  • 17:44

    Oral Fixation Example

  • 18:16

    Anal Stage and Control

  • 19:22

    Phallic Stage and Complexes

  • 20:25

    Oedipus and Electra Complexes

  • 21:27

    Latency and Genital Stages

  • 21:57

    Defense Mechanisms Introduction

  • 23:00

    Regression and Reaction Formation

  • 24:37

    Reaction Formation Example

  • 25:39

    Projection Defense Mechanism

  • 27:11

    Rationalization Explained

  • 28:15

    Displacement vs Projection

  • 29:50

    Sublimation Examples

  • 31:22

    Denial and Repression

  • 32:54

    Criticisms of Freud

  • 34:57

    Neo-Freudian Psychologists

  • 35:59

    Alfred Adler and Inferiority

  • 37:01

    Karen Horney's Theories

  • 38:33

    Carl Jung's Collective Unconscious

  • 39:35

    Practice Questions Begin

  • 40:07

    Question 1 Discussion

  • 41:13

    Question 2 Analysis

  • 42:21

    Question 3 Review

  • 43:23

    Question 4 Explanation

  • 44:27

    Question 5 and Displacement

  • 45:29

    Unit Summary and Closing

  • 46:00

    Session Wrap-Up

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