CH5 Auchincloss

Question 1

Topographic model

Answer 1

Consists of 3 domains:
Conscious
Preconscious
Unconscious
Separated by a barrier of repression

Question 2

Censor

Answer 2

Kind of like the superego. It decides which wishes are socially/morally acceptable.

Question 3

2 ways of Dynamic unconscious

Answer 3

The unconscious wishes seek to express themself all the time, effecting all that we experience.

We don’t want to know about them, having judged them unacceptable (by the censor). This leads to response of repression (preserved in unconscious)

Question 4

Dreams

Answer 4

Reflect primary process (guided by the unconscious)

Eg condensation (1 idea is capable of representing many related ideas, linked by idiosyncratic associations)

Displacement ( idea represents other idea, linked by symbolic ass. )

Dreams typically show overdetermination caused by primary process. Single idea/symbol represents many ideas.

Question 5

Secondary process

Answer 5

Guided by preconscious. Capable of judging mental content and censor unacceptable. Logical and goal directed. also how consciousness functions

Question 6

Transference

Answer 6

An unconscious wish transfers, or displaced intensity to. an unobjectionable preconscious thought.

Use din psycho analytic therapy to try and understand the unconscious mind of the patient.