Ch 3 Flashcards
Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
Personality structure
Id
Ego
Superego
Experiences during early stages of life determine individuals lifetime
Id
Pleasure principle
Reflex action
Primary process
Ego
Problem solver
Reality tester
Superego
Moral component
Levels of awareness
Conscious
Preconscious
Unconscious
Conscious mind
Current awareness
Thoughts
Beliefs
Feelings
Preconscious mind
Immediately below the surface
Not currently the subject of our attention but accessible
Unconscious mind
Biggest chunk
Seat of primitive feelings, drives, memories (especially unbearable and traumatic)
Freud’s psychoanalytic theory defense mechanisms
Develop anxiety
Operate on unconscious level
Deny, distort, falsify reality making it less frightening
Sullivan’s theory
Meet needs through interpersonal interactions to decrease or avoid anxiety
Interpersonal theory
“Participant observers”
Actively fluid and challenge maladaptive behaviors and distorted views
Carl Rogers person-centered therapy
People have innate self-actualizing tendencies
Rational- emotive behavior therapy
Ellis
Eradicate irrational beliefs
Recognizes inaccurate thoughts
Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Beck
Tests distorted beliefs and changes way of thinking
Reduces symtoms
Psychopharmacology
Promises biological treatment for mental disorders