Chapter 2. Freud: Psychoanalysis Flashcards
Freud called his theory and associated techniques ________.
psychoanalysis
Freud’s psychoanalytic perspective proposed that ________ and ________ influence personality.
childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations
It is when the patient is asked to relax and say whatever comes to mind, no matter how embarrassing or trivial.
free association
3 levels of mental life
- unconscious
- preconscious
- conscious
Early childhood experiences that create high levels of anxiety are repressed into the _________.
unconscious
Events that are not associated with anxiety but are merely forgotten make up the contents of the ________.
preconscious
________ images are those in awareness at any given time.
Conscious
3 provinces of the mind
id, ego, and superego
The id is unconscious, chaotic, out of contact with reality, and in service of the _________.
pleasure principle
The ego is the executive of personality, in contact with the real world, and in service of the ________.
reality principle
The superego serves the ______ and _________.
moral and idealistic principles
Aka impulse; a stimulus within an individual.
drives
2 drives according to Freud;
- Sex or libido
2. Aggression
It is a felt, affective, unpleasant state accompanied by a physical sensationthat warns the person against impending danger.
Anxiety
What is apprehension about an unknown danger and stems from the ego’s relation with the id?
Neurotic anxiety