Assumptions Of The Psychodynamic Approach

Question 1

What is the name of the personality model

Answer 1

Tripartite model of personality

Question 2

What part of the iceburg is the conscience mind ( what size is it )

Answer 2

The top part of the iceburg above the water and the smallest part

Question 3

What part of the iceburg is the pre conscious mind

Answer 3

Just below the water and neither the biggest or smallest

Question 4

What part of the iceburg is the subconscious mind and what size is it

Answer 4

It is the very bottom of the iceberg under the water and the largest part

Question 5

What is the conscious mind

Answer 5

It is what we are currently aware of , rational and logical thinking and perceptions

Question 6

What is the pre conscious mind

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Part of the mind that can be accessed but with effort , things here could be conscious if thought about e.g. memory knowledge and opinions

Question 7

What is the unconscious mind

Answer 7

The larger part of the mind that cannot be accessed but still contains thoughts and feelings and can influence behaviour - the most influential part

Question 8

What does the ID want / what principle does it follow and behave to

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ID behaves according to the pleasure principle it wants instant gratification , it knows what it wants and it wants it now

Question 9

Give an example of something “ nearly pure ID “

Answer 9

A newborn baby

Question 10

What is the ID often referred to as

Answer 10

The devil ( on the shoulder )

Question 11

How does the EGO function

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It functions according to the reality principle

Question 12

What is an analogy that the EGO is compared too ?

Answer 12

A referee between the ID and SUPEREGO

Question 13

What does the EGO function with

Answer 13

Reality and responsibility and logic - take care of a need as soon as it is appropriate

Question 14

What does the SUPEREGO function according to ?

Answer 14

The morality principle

Question 15

What does the SUPEREGO do ?

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Helps us know right and wrong feel guilt and shame and is the good angel ( inner voice that deters the person from doing bad things

Question 16

What is the SUPEREGO know as

Answer 16

The good angel or the voice of your parents / conscience

Question 17

What is EGO strength

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The ability to function despite the conflict between different the different parts ( ID and SUPEREGO )

Question 18

What will someone with a dominant ID act like

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Narcissistic ( the world revolves around them ) , selfish demanding impulsive anger outbursts and self controlling

Question 19

What will someone with a dominant SUPEREGO act like

Answer 19

Submissive honest considerate guilty and gullible

Question 20

What can someone with a dominant SUPEREGO be like ( in a bad way )

Answer 20

Condescending

Question 21

Who created the tripartite model of personality

Answer 21

Freud

Question 22

According to Freud what do violent criminals often lack

Answer 22

A sence of morality and remorse along with often wanting to seek instant gratification and pleasure regardless of the costs showing a dominant ID

Question 23

Give an example of a psychopath with dominants ID’s

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Ted buddy

Question 24

What are ego defence mechanisms

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Ways that the ego protects itself from unconscious thoughts and feelings that may become harm or stress if they become conscious

Question 25

What do défense mechanisms do ?

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Push a desire or conflict out of the conscience thought or transfer it to somthing safer

Question 26

What are the dangers of defence mechanisms

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Can help in the short term but if overused can lead to disturbed behaviour

Question 27

What are the 4 most common defence mechanisms?

Answer 27

Repression regression projection displacement

Question 28

What is repression

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Pushing negative or bad experiences into the unconscious so you no longer think abt them / forget about them

Question 29

What is an example of repression

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Someone who was in a traumatic car accident not remembering the crash

Question 30

What is regression

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The abandonment of age appropriate coping strategies in favour of more child like patterns of behaviour , it is retreating to a time where the person feels safe

Question 31

Give an example of regression

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After a Romantic break up someone begins to suck their thumb / when someone moves into uni they sleep with a cuddly toy

Question 32

What is displacement

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Transferring undesirable impulses ( anger ) from one person to another or an object

Question 33

Give an example of displacement

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When someone is angry they go punch a wall Or a student who is bullied gets a punching bag and spends hours hitting it

Question 34

What is projection

Answer 34

Undesirable thoughts or emotions are attributed to someone else

Question 35

Give an example of projection

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Scoring low on an IQ test and calling someone else dumb A man who worries he may be gay shouts homophobic insults at a stranger on the bus

Question 36

Give an unconscious mind example

Answer 36

Schizophrenia - conflict in the unconscious mind leads to the onset of SZ symptoms.

Question 37

What are the 5 psychosexual stages

Answer 37

Oral anal phallic latency genital

Question 38

What age is oral stage

Answer 38

0 - 18 months

Question 39

What age is the anal stage

Answer 39

18 months to 3 years

Question 40

What age is the phallic stage

Answer 40

3 - 5 years

Question 41

What age is the latency stage

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5 to puberty

Question 42

What age is the genital stage

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Puberty onwards

Question 43

What is the focus on oral stage

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The mouth ( eating and putting anything in it )

Question 44

What is the focus on in the anal stage

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The anus ( potty training )

Question 45

What is the focus on in the phallic stage

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Genitals ( finding out they exist / immature interest )

Question 46

What is the focus on in the genital stage

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Genitals ( internal sexuality develops )

Question 47

What is present in the oral stage

Answer 47

the ID

Question 48

What is pressent / develops in the anal stage

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ID present and development of the EGO

Question 49

What is present in the phallic stage

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ID and EGO fully formed creation of the superEGO

Question 50

What is present in the latency stage

Answer 50

The ID EGO and superEGO are all well developed

Question 51

What is present in the genital stage

Answer 51

ID EGO and superEGO are all well developed

Question 52

What is healthy development for the oral stage

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Gives us ( the baby ) the ability to understand that we cannot exercise full control of things in our environment

Question 53

What does healthy development for the anal stage look like

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An ability to deal with authority and able to assert their wishes , maintain balance between order and mess

Question 54

What does healthy development for the phallic stage look like

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Knowing what’s right and wrong and a strong gender identity

Question 55

What happens in the latency stage

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Well developed ID EGO and superEGO focus on friendships and a pause in the psychosexual stages

Question 56

What is the term for being overindulged at the oral stage

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Oral receptive

Question 57

What is the term for being frustrated at the oral stage

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Oral aggressive

Question 58

What is the phrase for being over indulged at the anal stage

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Anal expulsive

Question 59

What is the phrase for frustration at the anal stage

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Anal retentive

Question 60

Oral receptive example and adult affects

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Optimistic gulliable trusting dependent Weened too late or fed to soon

Question 61

Oral aggressive example and adult affects

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Agressive dominating pessimistic agressive Kept waiting for food or weened to early

Question 62

Anal expulsive example and adult effects

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Generous messy disorganised careless hoarder Potty trained to late with no regime

Question 63

Anal retentive example and adult affects

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Orderly obsessively tidy stubborn stingy rigid possessive Potty trained to late / too strict

Question 64

What are the fixations of the oral stage

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Smoking or nail biting

Question 65

What happens if they don’t complete the phallic stage

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Excessive guilt or shame around sexuality or over confident in sexuality arrogant or cocky

Question 66

What happens if all the stages are completed

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Well adjusted mature healthy sexual relationships, adult personality is set

Question 67

What stages do the Oedipus and electra complexes appear

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The phallic stage

Question 68

Explain the Oedipus complex

Answer 68

Boy desires mother Boy sees father as a rival Fear of castration from the father Inner conflict resolved by identifying with his father Leads to development of superego The boy substitues desire for mother for women

Question 69

Explain the electra complex

Answer 69

Girl starts to desire father with penis Girl develops penis envy and blames mother for removing her penis Girl sees mother as a rival to her father To resolve this the girl identifies with her mother Superego develops and desire for penis is replaced with a baby