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MCAT Psych/Soc: Identity, Personality, and Psychological Disorders

Identity formation, personality theories, disorder categories, and biological bases of nervous system disorders.

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45 basic cards for MCAT MCAT. Set 2 of 5 in MCAT Psych/Soc. It opens with "What is identity achievement according to Marcia's identity statuses?" and "What is identity diffusion (confusion) in Erikson's psychosocial development?". Study it alongside the other MCAT sets below.

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What is identity achievement according to Marcia's identity statuses?
Show answerA state in which an individual has explored options and committed to a personal identity
What is identity diffusion (confusion) in Erikson's psychosocial development?
Show answerThe adolescent stage challenge of finding a coherent sense of self versus remaining confused about one's role
Define moratorium in Marcia's identity status framework.
Show answerA state of active exploration without yet committing to an identity
What does social identity theory explain?
Show answerHow individuals gain part of their self-concept from group membership and in-group/out-group biases
What are acculturation strategies when a minority group adopts a dominant culture's values?
Show answerIntegration, assimilation, separation, and marginalization
Distinguish self-concept from self-esteem.
Show answerSelf-concept is what you believe about yourself; self-esteem is how you value yourself
What are the Big Five personality traits?
Show answerOpenness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism
In Freud's theory, the ____ operates on the pleasure principle.
Show answerid
What is the superego in Freudian theory?
Show answerThe internalized moral conscience that enforces societal rules and produces guilt
Name three of Freud's ego defense mechanisms.
Show answerRepression, denial, projection, rationalization, sublimation, displacement (any three)
What are Jung's archetypes?
Show answerUniversal, primordial symbols and characters in the collective unconscious that shape personality
Define self-actualization in humanistic psychology.
Show answerThe drive to realize one's full potential and become the best version of oneself
What is reciprocal determinism in Bandura's social-cognitive theory?
Show answerThe idea that personality arises from the interaction of personal factors, environment, and behavior
What is self-efficacy?
Show answerAn individual's belief in their ability to succeed at a specific task
Distinguish temperament from personality.
Show answerTemperament is inborn, biologically-based emotional reactivity; personality is the broader set of traits shaped by experience

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