1-freudstud Flashcards

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What are the two instincts Freud thought of?

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Life instinct (ID)

Sex instinct (…)

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The Life Instinct

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***textbook def?

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***textbook def?

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the life instinct

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What are the four components of the Life Instinct?

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1) Source
2) Energy
3) Aim
4) Object

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life: source

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biological sources (e.g. metabolism)

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biological sources (e.g. metabolism)

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life: source

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life: Energy

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a state of biological deprivation

experienced as tension, demands reduction

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a state of biological deprivation

experienced as tension, demands reduction

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life: Energy

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9
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life: Aim

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satisfaction obtained by reducing instinctual tension

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satisfaction obtained by reducing instinctual tension

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life: Aim

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life: Object

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things that satisfy the instinct (reduce tension)

cathexis: investment of energy in important satisfiers

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things that satisfy the instinct (reduce tension)

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life: Object

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13
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cathexis

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investment of energy in important satisfiers

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investment of energy in important satisfiers

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cathexis

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What are the four components of sexual instinct?

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1) Source
2) Energy
3) Aim
4) Object

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sex: source

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processes that occur in the genitalia

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processes that occur in the genitalia

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sex: source

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18
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sex: energy

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tension in genitalia (libido)

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19
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tension in genitalia (libido)

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sex: energy

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sex: aim

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release of tension through sex

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release of tension through sex

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sex: object

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attractive member of the opposite sex

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attractive member of the opposite sex

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sex: object

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ID

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***textbook def

1) self-centered and helpless. wants what it wants when it wants it, without regard for others. But helpless to get it.
2) Primary-Process thought: Can’t distinguish fantasy from reality.

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***textbook def
ID
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EGO
***textbook def 1. Secondary-Process thought: e.g., recognition, remembering, planning. 2. Early on Pleasure-Principle Functioning: Merely tries to satisfy the ID.
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***textbook def
EGO
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SUPEREGO
***textbook def Internal representation of society’s rules and regulations. Punishes the person with guilt when instinctual-gratification rule is broken.
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***textbook def Internal representation of society’s rules and regulations. Punishes the person with guilt when instinctual-gratification rule is broken.
SUPEREGO
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What is the source of punishment and guilt?
start at childhood, learn to feel guilt from parents punishing you
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What are the egos two tasks regarding the superego?
1. Maximize ID instinctual gratification | 2. Minimize punishment from SOCIETY and guilt from SUPEREGO.
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What is anxiety's role concerning id, ego, superego?
anxiety is signal that guilt and/or punishment is imminent. Triggers the defensive process.
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What are Freud's four defenses?
1) Repression 2) Denial 3) Displacement 4) Sublimation
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repression
Ego forms an anti-cathexis with the impulse, shoves it out of consciousness. ***textbook def
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Ego forms an anti-cathexis with the impulse, shoves it out of consciousness. ***textbook def
repression
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projection
Ascribe unacceptable impulse to somebody else. ***textbook def
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Ascribe unacceptable impulse to somebody else. ***textbook def
projection
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reaction formation
Express impulse by emphasizing its opposite. Expresses impulse in a disguised form. ***textbook def
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Express impulse by emphasizing its opposite. Expresses impulse in a disguised form. ***textbook def
reaction formation
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Intellectualization
Think about threats in cold, analytic, and detached terms. Distances the person from desires, buries guilt in the unconscious. ***textbook def
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Think about threats in cold, analytic, and detached terms. Distances the person from desires, buries guilt in the unconscious. ***textbook def
Intellectualization
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Rationalization
“explanation” for an unacceptable thought or behavior ***textbook def
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“explanation” for an unacceptable thought or behavior ***textbook def
Rationalization
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Denial
Refusal to believe a condition exists or an event took place. ***textbook def
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Refusal to believe a condition exists or an event took place. ***textbook def
Denial
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Displacement
Substitution of a less threatening target for a more threatening target. ***textbook def
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Substitution of a less threatening target for a more threatening target. ***textbook def
Displacement
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Sublimation
Expression of an unacceptable impulse in productive behavior. ***textbook def
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Expression of an unacceptable impulse in productive behavior. ***textbook def
Sublimation