personality
a person's behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking that make them who they are
psychologist
a person who studies how people think, feel, and behave
modeling
to learn how to behave by observing and copying older people; a child who learns to be respectful by watching a parent be respectful is modeling.
peer group
a group of friends who share similar interests and are about the same age
identity
a person's sense of him or herself
self-esteem
how much you respect and enjoy yourself
self-actualization
the process by which people achieve their full potential
hierarchy of needs
Maslow's idea of a pyramid of human needs; physiological needs must first be satisfied, then safety needs, then belonging needs, then esteem needs, and last is self-actualization needs
emotion
a reaction to a situation that involves the mind, body, and behavior
primary emotions
emotions expressed by people in all cultures, such as happiness or anger
grief
a period of deep sorrow, typically triggered by the death of a loved one
learned emotion
emotions not expressed the same way by all people
coping strategy
a way of coping with an uncomfortable or unbearable situation or feeling
defense mechanism
coping strategies that help a person to protect him or herself from difficult feelings