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Ch. 2 Psychoanalysis Flashcards

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hysteria (origin)

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the “traveling womb” caused erratic behavior

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levels of mental life

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unconscious
preconscious
conscious

**think iceberg analogy

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unconscious

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beyond awareness

  • includes drives/urges
  • known indirectly
  • sources of unconscious processes: repression & phylogenetic endowment

**underwater part of the iceberg

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preconscious

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not in conscious awareness but can be brought to surface

**part near waterline

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conscious

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mental life that is directly available

  • plays a minor role
  • immediate

**tip of the iceberg

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provinces of the mind

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id
ego
superego

**not synonymous w/ unconscious/conscious/preconscious

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id

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“it”

pleasure principle

  • seeks to increase pleasure, decrease tension or uncomfortable situations
  • primary process
  • sex and aggression

rider to the horse (ego)
devil to the angel (superego)

**id controls = sex pervert

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ego

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reality principle

  • manage id impulses
  • not opposite of id, nor is it the enemy
  • secondary process

horse to the rider (id)
- physically stronger than id

**ego control = anxiety-ridden

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superego

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idealistic principle

  • morals
  • conscience
  • ego-ideal
  • reason for pride

angel to the devil (id)

**superego control = guilt/remorse OR unconfident

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ego-ideal

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(superego) our idealistic view of what is right

- rules for good behavior

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conscience

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(superego) our view of what is considered wrong

**guilt or remorse

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drives

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Eros
libido
Thanatos

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Eros

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life instinct

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libido

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sex drive

- life force that desires to procreate or be alive

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Thanatos

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death instinct or aggression/destructive drive

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types of anxiety

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neurotic anxiety
moral anxiety
realistic anxiety

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neurotic anxiety

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anxiety caused from repeated prevention by parents/circumstances from expressing id impulses
- neurosis

**ego vs. id

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neurosis

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disorder characterized by intense anxiety

- attributed to failure of a person’s ego defense mechanisms to cope with unconscious conflicts

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moral anxiety

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anxiety caused by punishment or threats for expressing id impulses
- inadequate defense mechanisms may lead to generalized anxiety disorder

**ego vs. superego

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realistic anxiety

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anxiety caused by an actual danger

**real-life danger

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types of defense mechanisms

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repression
reaction formation
displacement
fixation
regression
projection
introjection
sublimation
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defense mechanism

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techniques used by ego to defend itself against the pain of anxiety

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repression

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pushing/repressing undesirable id impulses to unconscious
- ego > id

**you can’t remember your father’s funeral

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reaction formation

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conscious behaves opposite of its original form

**two-faced to someone you don’t like

**a man who is attracted to the same sex acts homophobic

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displacement
redirect undesirable impulses on to more acceptable targets - take emotions out on some(one/thing) else **when you get mad at your sister, you break your drinking glass by throwing it against the wall
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fixation
permanent attachment of libido onto earlier, more comfortable stage of development
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regression
revert back to earlier stage of development when stressed or anxious **you and your roommate get into an argument so you stomp off into another room and pout
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projection
putting/projecting on unwanted impulses onto an external object or person **you get really mad at your husband but scream that he's the one mad at you
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introjection
incorporate positive equalities of others unto self **a child, after being separated from his parents, begins to adopt the attitudes and morals of his father
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sublimation
substitute repressed feelings for socially acceptable behaviors **intense rage redirected in the form of participation in sports such as boxing or football
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stages of development
infantile period latency period genital period maturity
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infantile period
(birth - 5 yrs) oral phase anal phase phallic phase
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oral phase
comfort needs wants/desires **root for oral fixations such as smoking, a biting personality or eating disorders
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anal phase
how to relieve self and control **roots for hoarding
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phallic phase
exploring sex - Oedipus complex - Electra complex - castration complex - ego develops during this stage
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Oedipus complex
situation in which child of either sex develops feelings of love and/or hostility for the parent
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castration complex
(male) fear of being castrated - realize women do not have penis, assume women were castrated - assume father cut off mom's penis, boy now looks up to father - superego starts to develop after this stage **accompanies Oedipus complex
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penis envy
(female) desire to have penis - precedes and instigates Oedipus complex **accompanies Oedipus complex
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free association
unfiltered rambling during therapy session | - hope to uncover unconscious
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transference
unwanted feelings will show/reflect onto therapist who tries to free psychic energy - may be sexual or hostile - stem from patient's earlier experiences w/ parents
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manifest content
the dream storyline
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latent content
the meaning behind the dream storyline - id displaces/disguises impulses here - wish fulfillments
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parapraxes
"Freudian slips" slips of the tongue or pen, misreading, incorrect hearing, temporary forgetting of names and intentions, and the misplacing of objects - caused by unconscious wishes
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Freud concept of humanity
``` deterministic and pessimistic causality over teleology unconscious over conscious biology over culture equal emphasis on uniqueness and similarity ```
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Sigmund Freud
created psychoanalysis - "father of modern-day psychology" - eldest of 8 children - was dethroned for discovery of cocaine - cocaine user - created international exclusive circle of followers - fell out of sync w/ multiple colleagues throughout career/life
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seduction theory
theory in which a repressed memory of an early childhood sexual abuse or molestation experience was the essential precondition for hysterical or obsessional symptoms - later abandoned for Oedipus complex - very controversial

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