Chapter 10 Flashcards
Freud himself:
Medical doctor originally practiced in Vienna, Jewish,
Free association
Patient says whatever comes to mind with the purpose of getting patients to talk about difficult topics
Who were Freuds most famous followers?
Alfred Alder and Carl Jung
An important part of psychoanlytic training is ________ this is not done in other personlity fields
being pschoanalyzed oneself
4 Key ideas of psychoanalysis:
1) pschic determinism
2) internal structure
3) psychic conflict
4) mental energy
Psychic Determinism
the assumption that everything that happens in a person’s mind has a specific cause. Reason for everything.
Internal Structures
Id, ego and superego
Psychic Conflict
Because the mind is divided into distinct and independent parts it can conflict with itself. Ego forms compromise
Compromise formation:
Done by the ego. Includes finding a course between motivation, morality and practicality.
Mental energy:
Psychic energy or libido. Fixed, finite amount.
Thanatos
The fundemental drive towards death in everyone. Destructive activity that doesn’t seem rational ex. wars
Probably similar to entropy, disorganization
Libido
Sexual drive. To do with creation, protection and enjoyment of life.
Doctrine of opposites
States that everything implies and requires an opposite ex. Libido and Thanatos
The idea that extremes of any scale are closer to each other than they are to the middle is an implication of the __________
doctrine of opposites
Each stage of development has three aspects:
1) Physical Focus
2) Psychological Theme
3) Adult Character Type
Oral Stage occurs from _______
Birth to 18 months
Mental structure of the Oral Stage
ID -pysical focus on mouth lips and tongue