1.2.1 The Unconcious Mind (PD)

Question 1

What does this assumption say?

Answer 1

Behaviour is influenced by the unconscious mind

Question 2

What analogy is used to explain the unconscious mind?

Answer 2

The iceberg analogy

Question 3

What are the 3 parts to the iceberg analogy?

Answer 3

The conscious mind
The precocious boundary
The unconscious mind

Question 4

What does the conscious mind contain?

Answer 4

Information you are currently aware of

Question 5

What forms between the conscious and the unconscious mind?

Answer 5

The preconscious boundary

Question 6

What does the unconscious mind do?

Answer 6

Drives our behaviour

Question 7

What is the unconscious mind?

Answer 7

Inaccessible

Unknown

Question 8

What might the unconscious mind contain?

Answer 8

Traumatic memories
Desires
Fears

Question 9

What did Freud believe we are motivated by?

Answer 9

Unconscious emotional drives and conflicts

Question 10

If someone was showing self destructive behaviour what would Freud say it was he result of?

Answer 10

Conflict in the unconscious mind

Question 11

What is the only way to resolve behaviours according the Freud?

Answer 11

To bring the content of the unconscious mind to the conscious mind to resolve the conflict

Question 12

What is the unconscious mind related to?

Answer 12

Ego defence mechanisms

Question 13

When and why does the ego use ego defence mechanisms?

Answer 13

When conflict arises between the id and superego in order to protect itself

Question 14

State 4 types of ego defence mechanisms:

Answer 14

Repression
Displacement
Regression
Denial

Question 15

What is repression?

Answer 15

Unconsciously locking away traumatic or disturbing memories, thoughts and desires to prevent us consciously thinking about them

Question 16

What could use of repression lead to, give an example:

Answer 16

• self destructive behaviours
• e.g someone repressing memories of abuse might unconsciously want to punish themselves or make themselves look less attractive so they demonstrate self destructive behaviour

Question 17

What is displacement?

Answer 17

Unconsciously taking out your feelings about a particular person or situation onto a innocent substitute object

Question 18

What could the use of displacement lead to, give an example?

Answer 18

• aggressive behaviour

- e.g. Taking out your frustrations about your boss on your cat when you get home

Question 19

What is regression?

Answer 19

Unconsciously moving back in psychological time when faced with stress (e.g. Behaving in a way you would associate with a much younger age)

Question 20

What is denial?

Answer 20

Refusing to acknowledge the reality of a situation

Question 21

What condition linked to abnormally high levels of dopamine could be explained by denial?

Answer 21

Addiction