Harry Stack Sullivan "Interpersonal Theory" – Flashcards
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What was the big difference in Sullivan's view of Personality development?
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INTERpersonal -Meaning he focused on the relationships and interactions BETWEEN PEOPLE and how that forms our personality -Freud focused on INTRAperson meaning he LOOKED INWARD at how we formed our personality
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What were the 7 major Concepts of Sullivans "Interpersonal Theory"
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1) Anxiety 2) Satisfaction of needs 3) Interpersonal Security 4) Self-system 5) the "Good Me" 6) The "Bad Me" 7) The "not me"
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What are sullivans concepts on -Anxiety? (3)
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1) feeling of emotional discomfort 2) Anxiety is the Chief disruptive force in interpersonal relationships 3) Anxiety stems from the inability to satisfy needs -or achieve interpersonal security
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What are sullivans concepts on -Satisfaction? (2)
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1) fulfillment of all requirements associated with an individuals physiochemical environment 2) Basically anything that when absent provides discomfort -Oxygen -food -sex -ect
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What are sullivans concepts on -Interpersonal security? (2)
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1) Feeling associated with relief from Anxiety 2) When all needs are met -You experience a sense of TOTAL WELL BEING -AKA Interpersonal Security -Sullivan believes everyone has an innate need for this
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What are sullivans concepts on -The "good me"? (3)
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1) Part of the personality that develops in response to -postivie Feedback from caregiver 2) The Child learns what behavior is Good and experiences -Pleasure -Gratification -Contentment 3) These Good Behaviors are learned and become part of the Self-System
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What are sullivans concepts on -The "bad me" ?
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1) Part of personality that develops in response to -negative Feedback from caregiver 2) The Child learns what behavior is Bad and experiences -Anxiety -Discomfort -Displeasure -Distress 3) Child wants to Avoid these (-) feelings by ALTERING certain behaviors
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What are sullivans concepts on -The "not me"?
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1) part of personality that develops in response to situation that produce -INTENSE ANXIETY in the Child 2)Child experiences -feelings of Horror -AWE -DREAD -LOATHING 3) Leading Child to Deny these feelings in an effort to relieve anxiety 4) These feelings are denied and become the " NOT ME" -Withdrawal from emotions has serious implications for mental disorders in adult life
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What are Sullivans 6 stages of Personality Development?
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1) Infancy 2) Childhood 3) Juvenile 4) Preadolescence 5) Early Adolescence 6) Late Adolescence
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What is the time frame of the infancy stage?
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Birth- 18 months
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What is the time frame of the Childhood Stage?1
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18 months to 6 years
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What is the time frame of the juvenile stage?
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6 to 9 year
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What is the time frame of the Preadolescence stage?
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9- 12 years
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What is the time frame of the Early adolescence stage?
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12-14 years
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What is the time frame of the Late adolescence stage?
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14-21 years
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What is the major goal of the Infancy stage?
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1) Relief from anxiety through Oral Gratification of needs
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What is the major goal of the Childhood stage?
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1) Learning to experience a delay in personal gratification -without undue anxiety
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What is the major goal of the pre-teen stage? (2)
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1) Learning to form satisfactory relationships -with people of same gender 2) initiating feelings of affection for another person
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What is the major goal of early teen stage?(2)
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1) Learning to form relationships with people of opposite gender 2) Developing a sense of Identity
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What is the major goal of Late teen stage? (3)
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1) Establishing Identity of self 2) Experience satisfying relationship 3) working to develop lasing intimate opposite gender relationship
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Characteristics of Infancy stage?
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1) Major developmental task is for child to obtain gratification of needs -accomplished by mouth activities -crying -nursing -thumb sucking
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Characteristics of Childhood stage?
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1) child learns that life may somtimes get in the way of what they want resulting in DELAYED gratification 2) Child will learn to suck it up -accept it -Later be comfortable with change 3) As they realize that delayed gratification may result in parental approval ( a more long lasting type of reward)
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what are the 6 tools of the childhood stage? 18 month - 6 years
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Tools of this stage include 1) mouth 2) Anus 3)Language 4) Experimentation 5) Manipulation 6) Identification
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What are the characteristics of the Juvenile stage? (2) 6-9 years
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1) major task -formation of relationships with peer groups 2) acomplished through use of -Competition -cooperation -compromise
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Characteristics of the Pre teen Stage? 9-12 years
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1) Major focus -developing relationships with persons of same gender 2) Ability -to collaborate -show love -show affection Begin at this stage
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Characteristics of early teen stage? 12-14
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1) struggling to develop sense of Identity -separate from parents 2) Major Task formation of relationships with members of opposite gender 3) Emergence of -lust response to puberty
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Characteristics of Late teen stage? 14-21
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1) Task associated with attempt to achieve -interdependence within society 2) formation of intimate relationship with select member of opposite gender 3) Focus on genitals
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Sullivans theory is important why?
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1) important to nursing b/c shows insight into Relationship development 2)Nurses use sullivans theory to help clients acheive a higher degree of -independence -interpersonal functioning
