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Chapter 2 - Freud Flashcards

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Most of Freudian theory was …

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discounted, even in his lifetime

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Freudian theory is not the most highly _______ in our _______, except in ___________ psychology

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regarded; history; personality

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Freud was the first to come up with a ____________ _______ of __________ (from birth to death).

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comprehensive theory of personality

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Freud was the most famous student of a very famous ____________, J___ __________

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neurologist; Jean Charcot

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Franz Mesmer and Feud came up with the technique of _________.

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hypnosis

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Freud was trained as a ____________.

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neurologist

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______, _______ and _______ worked on a particular set of disorders which at the time were called ________ disorders.

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Freud, Charcot and Mesmer
hysterical disorders

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What were the two manifestations of hysterical disorders?

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Hysterical blindness
Hysterical paralysis

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What was the belief for the manifestations of hysterical disorders?

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It was believed to be a result of a woman’s uterus becoming unattached and wondering throughout their body.

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What are Hysterical Disorders now known as?

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Conversion Disorders

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What are Freud’s enduring contributions?

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Legitimized (popularized) psychotherapy as intervention
Psychological Defense Mechanism

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What are the topics central to Freud’s Theory? (4)

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o Levels of consciousness
o Parts of personality
o Anxiety and defense mechanisms
o Stages of psychosexual development

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Freud believe that all humans were ______ ___, to some degree

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mentally ill

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What are the Freudian Basic Instincts?

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Eros
Thanatos

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What does Eros mean and what is it?

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Eros = sex instinct

Controlled 90% of human behavior
A destructive self-drive

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What does Thanatos mean and what is it?

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Thanatos = the death wish

Neo Freudians substituted with Aggression

Freud said that all living beings have a desire to turn to their natural state (dying)

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What is the philosophical underpinnings of Freudian Basic Instincts?

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Psychic determinism

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Deterministic theory says that there is no ____ ____ (belief of psychology in general). What looks like a ______ is only one course of action we as humans are going to take.

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free will
choice

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Freud believed that personality development was ____ _______. By age _.

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very limited
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What are the Freudian Levels of Consciousness?

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Conscious Level
Preconscious Level
Unconscious Level

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What is involved in the conscious level?

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Thoughts and perceptions

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What is involved in the preconscious level?

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Memories and stored knowledge
(are easily accessed)

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What is involved in the unconscious level?

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Fears, violent motives, immoral urges, selfish needs, irrational wishes, unacceptable sexual desires, shameful experiences

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Freud claimed that only he could do what?

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Access one’s unconscious level with psychoanalysis

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Freud believed that humans live in a constant state of _______ (but the degree varies) and stems from ______ _____ that we have. He said that the only way people can survive these high ______ ______, have ______ _________. These _______ _________ which push _______ thoughts down into the _________.
anxiety sexual urges anxiety thoughts defense mechanisms defensemechanisms immoralthoughts unconscious
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What are the parts of the personality?
Id Ego Superego
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Parts of Personality - Id Governed by the ________ Principle __________ level Present and _____ Home to ______ and _________ drives
Pleasure Unconscious birth sexual and aggressive
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Parts of Personality - Ego _______, __________ and __________ levels Develops in _________ (before superego) Governed by the _______ principle Acts as a _______ between __ and _______
Conscious, preconscious and unconscious childhood reality referee; id; superego
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Parts of Personality - Superego ____________ and __________ levels Develops in _________ Home to ________ and _________ Governed by the ___ ideal Incorporation of praise by _______ and ______ for things that the _____ does _____
Preconscious and unconscious childhood morality and conscience ego ideal parents; adults; child; well
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Define Freudian Defense Mechanisms
Unconscious processes that prevent unacceptable thoughts or urges from reaching conscious awareness
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Name 10 Freudian Defense Mechanisms
Repression Denial Regression Projection Introjection Reaction formation Displacement Rationalization Sublimation Humor
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Name the defense mechanism: o The most basic defense mechanism o Forgetting unpleasant events
Repression
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Name the defense mechanism: o Blocking external events from awareness o Common process of alcoholics and substance abusers
Denial
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Name the defense mechanism: o Occurs under times of stress o Reverts to coping mechanism appropriate for an earlier developmental period
Regression
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Name the defense mechanism: o Commonly used in ambiguous situations o An attribution about another’s motives o In reality, provides information about the person making the attribution o (Very commonly used in ambiguous situations)
Projection
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Name the defense mechanism: o Another attribution o Made about the self o Attributing good quality to one’s self that one does not have
Introjection
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Name the defense mechanism: o Behaving in a manner opposite to true feelings o Person’s true feelings: “I hate my mother” o Person’s actions: Visits mother three times per week and constantly buying gifts for mom
Reaction formation
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Name the defense mechanism: o Occurs between people of unequal status o Taking one’s feelings out on someone else o Feelings not expressed to person for whom they are intended because to do so might have bad consequences for the person due to power differential
Displacement
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Name the defense mechanism: o Excuse-making o Presented as a rationale for the person’s actions
Rationalization
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Name the defense mechanism: o Putting one’s own goals on hold for the good of the group o An appropriate defense mechanism o Used frequently by individuals who achieve greatness
Sublimation
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Name the defense mechanism: o Cracking a joke at a tense moment o Purpose: restore equilibrium and good feeling o An appropriate and high-level defense
Humor
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Freud believed that ___________ development occurs simultaneously with s_____ development
personality sexual
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P___________ development solely related to ______ development
personality sexual
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Oral Stage (b____-_ year) Erogenous zone = Developmental task =
birth - 1 year Erogenous zone = the mouth Developmental task = weaning (transitioning from breast milk to solid/baby food)
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Anal Stage (_-_year) Erogenous zone = Developmental task = Fixation =
1-3 years Erogenous zone = the anus Developmental task = toilet training Fixation = anal retentiveness or anal explusiveness
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Phallic Stage (_-_year) O______ and E______ complexes Erogenous zone = Developmental task = Fixation =
3-6 years Oedipus; Electra Erogenous zone = the penis or vagina Developmental task = resolution of Oedipal complex Fixation = masturbation
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Latency period (_-__) Erogenous zone = Developmental task =
6-12 years (until puberty) Erogenous zone = NONE Developmental talk = reading & writing and making same-sexed friends
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Genital stage (_______-______) Erogenous zone = Developmental task = Fixation =
puberty-onward Erogenous zone = penis or vagina Developmental task = establishing intimate relationships with someone of opposite sex Fixation = masturbation
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What was the purpose of psychoanalysis? Cause the individual to...
Cause the individual to have a full blown psychotic break and then Freud would reconstruct based on what he thought the personality should.
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Psychoanalysis would only occur to ____________ patients
hospitalized
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Psychanalysis - patient had no ability to ___________ by answering his ________. If they disagree, Freud called them as being "__________"
participate; questions; resistant
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People that generally sought out Freud were...
wealthy white women
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Freud's personality theory was based on...
5 wealthy white women
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Freud also believed that all psychopathology resulted of a woman unable to achieve an ______ through _______ __________.
orgasm; vaginal intercourse
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In psychoanalysis, patients often spent how long in therapy?
12 years
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What are the 3 main techniques of Freudian Therapy?
Dream analysis Free association Parapraxis
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Which of Freud's main 3 techniques did he believe was the most important?
Dream analysis
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What was the goal of dream analysis?
to unlock contents of the unconscious "The royal road to the unconscious"
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What are the 2 part of every dream according to Freud?
Manifest content Latent content
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In dream analysis, what does manifest content refer to?
The dream narrative The story which comprised the dream
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In dream analysis, what does latent content refer to?
Only known to Freud, could not be discovered by the person having the dream
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What does Freud's Free association technique refer to?
50 minute sessions Say everything that comes to mind Freud provided interpretation of disclosure
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What does Freud's Parapraxis technique refer to?
"The Freudian Slip" Contents of the unconscious rising to consciousness Today: verbal misfiring in the brain
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What is Transference in Freudian Therapy?
Inappropriate behavior of patient to the therapist Normal artifact of being in therapy
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What is Countertransference in Freudian Therapy?
Inappropriate behavior of therapist
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What are the non-scientific critiques of Freud? (3)
o Concepts not well-defined o Concepts reflect his personal pathology o Claims are hard to falsify
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What are Freud's contributions?
Legitimized psychotherapy Defense mechanisms
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Frued - Research supported: Importance of early _____________ ______ D______ m_________
childhood events defense mechanisms
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Freud - more limited research support
Unconscious (very limited) Dreams
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Freud - no research support
Parapraxis
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What are the stats for 2012 Statistic of Theoretical Orientation – Div. 12 of APA? Cognitive-behavioral - __% Eclectic - __% Psychodynamic - __%
46 22 18
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What are the stats for 2013 Statistics of Canadian Psychological Association? Cognitive-behavioral - __% Eclectic - __% Psychodynamic - __% Systems - __%
56 34 28 22
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Carl Jun - Important Contributions C__________ u_____________ (believed in only ________ and ___________) First one to belive P_________ D__________ occurred over _____ _____ Creator of the terms E_________-I__________ First to talk about Personality T_____ and Personality T____
o Collective unconscious (believed in only conscious and unconscious) o First one to believe Personality development occurred over life span o Creator of the terms Extraversion – Introversion o First to talk about Personality Types and Personality Tests
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Explain what Carl Jung believed about the psyche
The mind as a whole Contains all conscious and unconscious processes
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Carl Jung -- Levels of Consciousness (_ parts)
Unconscious Conscious
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What is an architype? How do we know they exist?
Emotionally charged images We know they exist through dreams and hallucinations

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