Approaches Flashcards
What is introspection
Systematic experimental attempt to stufy the mind by breaking up conscious awareness into basic structures of thoughts,images and sensations
Who is Wundt
‘Father of psychology’ set up first laboratory in germany.
-involves looking into their own mental and emotionall states to gain knowledge about themselves
Emergence of psychology as a science
Watson proposed that truly scientific psychology could be observed and measured
Who is sigmud freud
Founder of psychodynamic approach,argued that behaviour is due to factors of the mind
What is the unconscious mind
Mental activity we know about
What is the preconscious mind
Memories we could be aware of if we tried
What is the unconscious mind
Memories we are unaware of
What 4 things is the unconscious mind shown through in out behaviour
•freudian slips
•creativity
•neurotic symptoms
•dreams
3 parts of the structure of personality
•ID
•Ego
•Superego
What is the ID
Primitive part of our personality that operates on the pleasure principle and gets what it wants
What is the Ego
It operates on the reality principle and is the mediator between ID and Superego
What is the superego
Our internalised sense of right and wrong which operates on the morality principle
3 defence mechanisms
•repression
•denial
•displacement
Oedipus complex
Little boys develop incestuous feelings towards their mother and a murderous hatred for their mothers rival in love
Electra complex
Girls desire their father as the penis is the primary love object and they hate their mother
