9-11 Intrapsychic domain Flashcards

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Thanatos

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Freud: The idea that human have fundamental instinct toward destruction which is manifested in the aggression towards others (lack testability)

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Libido

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Freud: Sexual, but also need-satisfying, life-sustaining, and pleasure-oriented urges (lack testability)

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Unconscious motivation-three parts

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  1. Conscious mind; contains thoughts, feelings & perceptions we are aware of
  2. Preconscious mind; not present thinking, but can easily be retrieved and made conscious
  3. Unconscious mind; largest part of the human mind; when society does not allow the expression of sexual and aggressive urges, we keep them from entering the conscious awareness
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Id

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drives and urges, desire for immediate gratification. Primary process thinking

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Ego

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constrains id to reality, develops in the first 2-3 years. Secondary process thinking

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Superego

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values, morals, ideal in society; develops from age 5 and forward

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Three types of anxiety

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  1. Objective anxiety; fear
  2. Neurotic anxiety; direct conflict between id and superego
  3. Moral anxiety; conflict between ego and superego
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Repression-defense mechanism

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The process of preventing unacceptable thoughts, feelings, or urges from reaching conscious awareness; forerunner of all forms of defense mechanisms

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Denial

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Insisting things are not the way they seem, refusing to see facts

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Displacement

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The impulse is channelled or redirected from its original source to a non-threatening target

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Rationalisation

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Involves generating acceptable reasons for outcomes that might otherwise appear socially unacceptable; coming up with an explanation for an event that is easier to accept than the real reason

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Projection

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we project our own unacceptable qualities onto others; inner conflict

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Sublimation

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most adaptive because it allows for me a limited expression of id tendencies; channeling of unacceptable instincts into socially desired activity; boxing

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Freud’s psychosexual stages

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  1. Oral stage; birth-18 months, pleasure via mouth tongue and lips
  2. Anal stage; 18 months-3 years, pleasure via anal
  3. Phallic stage; 3y-5y: discovery of genitals, realization that pleasure can be derived from that
  4. Latency stage; 6y-puberty
  5. Genital stage; sexual awakening of puberty; Oedipus/Electra complex resolved
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Free association

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Let the mind wander

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Erikson’s eight stages

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Trust vs. mistrust;
taken care of well: develop a sense of trust
not taken care of well: trust issues
Autonomy vs. shame and doubt;
experimenting: develop self-confidence and sense of autonomy
inhibiting autonomy: shame and doubt over the things the child cannot achieve
Initiative vs. guilt;
take initiative to accomplish goals in school
Industry vs. Inferiority;
children start comparing with others and either feel like they can achieve what they want or feel inferiority
Identity vs role confusion
Intimacy vs. isolation
Generativity vs. stagnation;
what is important in life?
Integrity vs. despair

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Narcissism

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A style of inflated self-admiration and constant attempts to draw attention to the self and to keep others focused on oneself

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Narcissism paradox

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Although narcissistic people appear to have a high self.esteem, they are actually most likely to have doubts about themselves

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Strange situation procedure

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mother and baby in the lab room
secure attachment: calm when the mother leaves and approach stranger, happy when the mother return
avoidantly attached: avoided mothers when they returned; unfazed when the mother left
ambivalent attachment: anxious when the mother left; difficult to calm down when mother was gone; when returned the baby showed ambivalently behavior (seeking attention and then turn away)

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Motives

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Internal states that arouse and direct behavior toward specific objects or goals; often caused by a deficit or lack of something (e.g. not eaten-motive of hunger)

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Murray’s list of fundamental human needs- associated with… (3)

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  1. A specific desire or intention
  2. A particular set of emotions
  3. Specific action tendencies
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Hierarchy of needs

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an individual’s various needs can be thought of as existing at different levels of strenghts

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Two types of press

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Alpha Press: objective reality

Beta press: reality-as-it-is-percieved

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Apperception

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the act of interpreting the environment and perceiving the meaning of what is going on in a situation; influenced by needs and motives

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Thematic apperception test (TAT)

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Murray and Morgan- to assess needs and motives. Black and white images, person is to make up a story that has a beginning, a middle and an end, then psychologists evaluate the story and find the motives in the story.

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State levels of a need

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A persons momentary amount of a specific need

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Trait levels of a need

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Measuring a persons average tendency on a specific trait

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Multi motive grid

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Combines features of the TAT with features of self-report questionnaires

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Need for achievement (nAch)

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The desire to do better, to be successful and competent. People with high achievement motives are drawn to careers that have more potential risk and uncertainty, where success is a matter of personal responsibility and where emergency problem solving is routine

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Need for power (nPow)

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A readiness or preference for having an impact on other people. Arguments with other people, gambling.

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Power stress

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Strong stress responses shown when high nPow people do not get their way or when their power is challenged or blocked

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Need for intimacy (nInt)

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Preference for warm, close and communicative interaction with others. Women have higher need than men.

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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (5)

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  1. Physiological needs(bottom): survival needs
  2. Safety needs: shelter and security
  3. Belongingness: being accepted
  4. Esteem needs: esteem from others and oneself
  5. Self-actualization need: need to develop ones potential

-supported theory