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
Psychological Theme of the Oral Stage
Dependence and passivity
Adult Character Type of fixation at the oral Stage
Dependent or overly independent
Anal Stage occurs from _______
age 2 to 3 1/2
Mental structure of the anal Stage
Ego
Psychological Theme of the anal Stage
Obedience and self control
Adult Character Type of the anal Stage
Obedient and obsessed with order or anti-authority and chaotic
Phallic Stage occurs from _______
age 3 1/2 to 7
Mental structure of the Phallic Stage
Superego
Psychological Theme of the Phallic Stage
Gender identity and sexuality
Adult Character Type of the Phallic Stage
Over or under sexualized
Latency occurs from age____________ and involves the psychological theme of_______
7 to puberty
Learning and cognitive development
Genital Stage occurs from _______
Puberty through adulthood
Mental structure of the Genital Stage
Id, ego and superego becoming well balanced
Psychological Theme of the Genital Stage
Creation and enhancement of life
Adult Character Type of the Genital Stage
Mature adult (seldom achieved)
Fixation
If the battle at one of theses stages is not completely won libido energy will be left at this stage and the adult will continue to struggle with issues form that stage
Regression
When a person reverts to a previous stage due to stress. Ex. Sucking thumb under when stressed
Through the progression of these developmental stages the mind shifts between two kinds of thinking:
Primary Process Thinking and Secondary Process Thinking
Primary Process Thinking:
The way the unconscious mind operates and how the Id operates. Does not contain the idea of “No”, time or practicalities
Secondary Process Thinking:
Normal thinking, The conscious ego thinks this way. Secondary b/c it develops second and plays a less important role
Primary process thinking uses ________, __________ and ______ to replace ideas
Displacement
Condensation (merge several ideas)
symbolization
Topographic model
Three levels of consciousness posited by Freud.
- Consciousness
- Preconcious
- Unconscious
Consciousness
Part of mental functioning you observe when you turn ideas inward
Preconcious
Part you can bring into consciousness easily
Unconscious
Most important, hypnosis, dream analysis or fee association required to get clues about unconscious so it can be brought to the rational mind
Transference
The tendency to bring ways of thinking, feeling and behaving that developed towards one important person into a later relationship with a different person. Basis for attachment theory
countertransference
the emotional response of the therapist to the patient
