8.2 Flashcards
What is personality?
an individual’s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting
What did Freud consider the unconscious mind?
A reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories
What did Freud consider free association?
Whatever came to their minds (in order to tap into the unconscious)
What is a Freudian slip?
if you’re thinking it, you’ll be apt to say it even if you don’t mean to (sports BRA instead of BAR hehe)
Dream analysis:
method to analyze the unconscious mind through interpreting manifest and latent contents of dreams
manifest:
actual dream
latent:
what we don’t readily see; what your dream symbolizes
What were the 3 basic components of the mind according to Freud?
ID, Ego, and Superego
Superego:
ethics, morals, conscience, keeps ID in check, angel on your shoulder
This component of the mind serves as rational thought or the middle man
Ego
ID:
devil on your shoulder, primitive instincts, completely unconscious
if you’re thinking it, you’ll be apt to say it even if you don’t mean to (sports BRA instead of BAR hehe)
What is a Freudian slip?
