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Ch. 10: Psychoanalysis Intro Flashcards

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Why did Freud think talking helps?

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saying out loud makes thoughts/fears explicit = rational mind can deal w them

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List the 4 ideas of psychoanalysis

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  • psychic determinism
  • internal structure
  • psychic conflict
  • mental energy
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Define the psychic determinism assumption

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assumption that everything in your mind & everything you do has a specific reason (rooted in personality)

-many important mental processes are unconscious

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What does psychic determinism not account for?

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miracles, free will, random accidents (ex. said smt not intended)

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Define the internal structure assumption & how the mind is divided

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the mind has an internal structure made of parts that can fxn independently & sometimes conflict

-id (irrational, emo), ego (rational), superego (moral)

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How does research support psychic determinism?

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supports idea that only some of what the mind does is in conscious awareness

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How does research support the theory of internal structures? What is not supported?

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  • supports idea that mind includes separate, independent structures that process diff thoughts/motivations at same time
  • doesn’t support 3 divisions
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Define compromise formation

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ego’s main job is to find compromise btw competing motivation/morality/practicality/desires

-internal compromise; what person thinks/does next

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Define the mental energy assumption

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limited amount of libido (mental energy) = drive to creation, nurturing, enhancement of life

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According to Freud, what are the two motives? Describe them

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  • life drive/libido: force of creation, protection, enjoyment, productivity, growth
  • death drive/Thanatos: destructive beh, everyone dies
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Entropy define

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basic force in universe toward randomness & disorder

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Doctrine of opposites + implication

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  • everything requires its opposite (life/death drive)

- extremes on a scale are more similar than an extreme to the middle

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What does “follow the energy” refer to?

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psychic energy - necessary and limited

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According to Freud, how is libido involved in psychosexual development?

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describes how life energy becomes redirected

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Name & define the 3 aspects of the psychosexual stages

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  1. physical focus: energy concentrated; gratification
  2. psychological theme: related to phys focus & demands
  3. adult character type: assoc w being fixated on that stage
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What happens when someone fails to resolve the issues of a psychosexual stage?

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leaves a psychological scar tissue throughout life

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List the psychosexual stages in order

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  • oral
  • anal
  • phallic
  • latency
  • genital
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Oral stage: age, phys focus, mental structure, psyc theme, character

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  • birth to 18 mo.
  • mouth, lips, tongue (main pleasure source)
  • Id (wanting stuff)
  • dependence, passivity
  • dependent//overly independent
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Anal stage: age, phys focus, mental structure, psyc theme, character

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  • 18 mo. - 3.5 yrs
  • anus, organs of elimination (toilet training)
  • ego (mediate desires vs what’s possible)
  • obedience, self-ctrl
  • obedient & obsessed w order//anti-authority & chaotic
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Phallic stage: age, phys focus, mental structure, psyc theme, character

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  • 3.5 - 7 yrs
  • sexual organs
  • superego = morality (values of same-sex parent)
  • gender identity & sexuality (love, fear, jealousy)
  • over // under-sexualized
21
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Latency period: age and psyc theme

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  • 7 yrs to puberty

- learning & cognitive dev

22
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Genital period: age, phys focus, mental structure, psyc theme, character

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  • puberty - adulthood
  • sexuality in mature relationship
  • well-balance Id, ego, supergo
  • creation & life enhancement (reproduction, add smt to society)
  • mature adult (rarely achieved)
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What happens if one’s needs during the oral stage aren’t fulfilled?

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mistrust, never depend on others, fear of betrayal

24
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What happens if one’s needs during the oral stage are met instantly?

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dependency, passivity

25
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Name & describe the adult personality type that results from extremes during the oral stage

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oral character: obsession, irrationality abt issues related to dependency/passivity

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Name & describe the adult personality type that results from extremes during the anal stage

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anal character - control issues, obsessive/orderly VS little self-ctrl/disorganized/defy authority

more likely to switch from one extreme to the other than reach middle

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What realizations are associated w the phallic stage?

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sex differences, parents are different sexes

28
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Define identification + what stage it’s associated with

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  • taking on the values/worldview of another person (parent)

- phallic

29
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Most important result of the phallic stage

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image of self as masculine or feminine

30
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Name & describe the adult personality type that results from extremes during the phallic stage

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phallic character - over/underdeveloped superego

31
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How is the genital stage different from the others?

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an achievement to be sought

32
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Freud’s definition of mental health

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to love and to work

33
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Define regression

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retreating to an earlier stage due to stress/play/creativity

34
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Describe the 2 incomplete shifts in thinking during development

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  • primary process: unconscious id, does not contain “no”, goal: gratification
  • secondary: conscious ego, rational, can delay/redirect gratification
35
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How is secondary process thinking secondary?

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  • only appears when ego develops

- less imp/powerful role (Freud)

36
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Describe condensation and symbolization + which thinking process that’s associated

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  • compress several ideas together, one representing another

- primary thinking

37
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Topographic model

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3 lvls of consciousness:

  • conscious
  • preconscious
  • unconscious: id, almost all of superego, most of ego
38
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List the methods for bringing the unconscious to the surface

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hypnosis, slips/accidents/memory lapses, free association

39
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Another word for Freudian slip

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parapraxes

40
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Where can anxiety be generated from?

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  • outside world

- conflicts of mind

41
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List the ego defense mechanisms

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  • denial
  • repression: prevent recall of reminders
  • reaction formation: protect forbidden thought by stating the opposite (homophobe)
  • projection: attribute unwanted trait to other people
  • rationalization: find logical reason for smt shameful
  • intellectualization: translate threatening situation into intellectual terms (“the patient expired”)
  • displacement: redirect forbidden impulse onto safer target (voodoo doll)
  • sublimation: convert impulse into noble cause (cut ppl open; surgeon)
42
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What do psychoanalysts call ‘running away from the solution’?

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flight from health

43
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Term for therapist-patient emotional bond

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therapeutic alliance

44
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Describe transference

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  • to form the therapeutic alliance
  • tendency to bring ways of thinking/feeling/behaving
  • therapist relationship based on patient’s past relationships
45
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Describe countertransference

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therapist in return has pos/neg reactions to patient

46
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List 5 shortcomings of psychoanalytic theory

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a) excessively complex
b) case study method = confidential, non-verifiable
c) vague definitions
d) untestability (cannot prove/disprove)
e) sexism: tragedy that female is not male

47
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Supported ideas CH 11***

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  • Perceptual defense (unconscious perception)
  • Unconscious thought (parallel distributed processing)
  • Defense mechanisms
  • Catharsis: freely expressing troubling issues
48
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Unsupported

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Oedipal crisis at phallic stage

49
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What does modern psychoanalytic theory say about Freud’s concept of mental or psychic energy?

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it’s the mind’s limited capacity for processing information, rather than its raw energy

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