individualistic theories

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what does the psychodynamic approach aim to explain?
how personality is shaped by past experiences and the workings of the mind.
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what does this theory focus on?
the role of the conscious and unconscious mind.
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3 parts of personality:
ID, superego, ego.
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ID principle
pleasure
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ego principle
reality
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superego principle
morality
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weak superego
individual feels less guilty about anti social behaviour and less inhibition to act on ID's selfish or aggressive urges.
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deviant superego
does not consider right and wrong
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excessively strong superego (1)
can lead to self hate when committing a crime, tends to continue to commit them to get caught.
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ESS (2)
too strict, stopping any impulses from ID being satisfied. builds up over time eventually expresses anger or aggression.
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psychological theories
Eysenck's personality theory
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eysenck's 2 dimensions
extrovert/introvert
neuroticism/stability
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personality traits of criminals-
extrovert, neurotic, psychotic.
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what does this theory focus on?

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the role of the conscious and unconscious mind.

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3 parts of personality:

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ID principle

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ego principle

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