Chapter 1 : Freud

Question 1

Conscious

Answer 1

The small amount of mental activity we know about. “Working memory”

Question 2

Preconscious

Answer 2

Contents of the mind you are not currently aware of but could be if you tried.(thoughts,memories,knowledge)

Question 3

Unconscious

Answer 3

Contents kept out of conscious awareness.

Question 4

ID

Answer 4

“What you want”

Question 5

EGO

Answer 5

Mediator

Question 6

SUPEREGO

Answer 6

Morality/rule book

Question 7

Word association

Answer 7

To locate potential cathexis
Therapist listens 1 on 1 to patient after reading a list of words.
Therapist examines response and looks for cathexis

Question 8

Free association

Answer 8

To gain insight into unconscious/preconscious
Therapist would present patient with a word and listen for patients response while they were in a relaxed state(couch) the patient would speak there stream of thoughts out loud.

Question 9

Dream Analysis

Answer 9

To identify hidden content

Therapist asks patient to keep a dream journal, then examines journal and looks for and hidden meanings.

Question 10

Transference

Answer 10

To overcome resistance and promote insight.

When patient acts/feels towards therapist the same way they did towards an important person in their life.

Question 11

Oral stage

Answer 11

• (birth-2)
• theme:mouth and feeding
• conflict:child must give up breastfeeding
• causes: over-gratifying at the mouth can lead to oral fixation. Because all the libidal energy is cathected at the mouth.
• As adult:eat,drink or smoke…guilible,sadistic,cynical,hostile(fingernail biter or symbolic action.)

Question 12

Anal stage

Answer 12

• (2-4)
• theme:anus and relieving oneself
• conflict:toilet trained
• too much control= anal retentive(rigid and orderly)
• not enough control= anal expulsive(lacks self control & messy)

Question 13

Phallic stage(4-7)
Two complexes

Answer 13

Theme=genitals and desire
Oedipus complex=
-boys desire mother and see dad as a rival
-boy repressed his sexual desire for mom and later on the boy identifies with father and has harmless affection for mother.
-channels his impulses towards becoming like dad so he can have someone like mom.

Electra complex=

• girls experience penis envy and blame mother
• desire s father and wishes to replace mom
• wants to be more like father/brother later on generalizes or repressed these impulses and identifies with mom.