1. Freud Flashcards
What are the three components of the Freudian structural model? (IandG Freud)
- Id
- Ego
- Superego
What component controls the conflict between what? (IandG Freud)
The ego controls the conflict between the superego and the Id
Selfishness and childlike characteristics are present in people with a dominant…? (IandG Freud)
Dominant Id
Anxiety and over perfection characteristics are present in people with dominant…? (IandG Freud)
Dominant superego
What are the three components of the Freudian topographical model? (IandG Freud)
- Conscious
- Preconscious
- Unconscious
What three processes in the psyche change or produce a specific behaviour? (IandG Freud)
- Energy
- Anxiety
- Defence mechanisms
How is energy related to the psyche? (IandG Freud)
Energy stems from instincts, but when a challenge is encountered, energy cannot be used elsewhere
What 4 instincts use energy? (IandG Freud)
- Life instinct
- Ego instinct
- Sexual instinct
- Death instinct
How is energy presented in life instinct? (IandG Freud)
Eros
How is energy presented in ego instinct? (IandG Freud)
Self preservation
How is energy presented in sexual instinct? (IandG Freud)
Libido
How is energy presented in death instinct? (IandG Freud)
Thanatos
How is anxiety related to the psyche? (IandG Freud)
Reminds one of a previous trauma
What are three defence mechanisms? (IandG Freud)
- Repression
- Denial
- Altruism
What is primary repression? (IandG Freud)
Unwanted material being turned away before it has reached the conscious mind