Chapter 2 - Sigismund Schlomo Freud Flashcards
The drug often used by Sigismund Freud
Cocaine
The most famous personality theory
Psychoanalysis
Freud used what experiences to create Psychoanalysis?
Experiences with patients, his analysis of his own dreams and his vast readings in the sciences and humanities
Psychodynamics
The compilation of different theories that stemmed from psychoanalysis. Focuses on past experiences and the unconscious mind.
Jean-Martin Charcot
Worked with Freud on Hypnosis in 1886
The Interpretation of Dreams (Book)
Published in 1899. Most influential book of Freud. “What if (Freud’s) dreams showcased desire”.
Born - Death of Freud
1856 in Moravia (Czech Republic) and died on 1939 in London.
Relationship with Family of Freud
Close to his mother; distant to father. Had 6 children with his wife, had a good marriage.
Evolution of the term psychoanalysis
In Freud and Breuer’s “Studies on Hysteria” the term “psychical analysis” was used which turned into the “psychoanalysis” approach
Levels of Mental Life
- Conscious
- Preconscious
- Unconscious
Levels of Mental Life: Conscious
Thoughts you are aware of. Often changes to accomodate new thoughts.
Levels of Mental Life: Preconscious
Retrievable information that require specific stimulus to re-acquire into consciousness
Levels of Mental Life: Unconscious
Cannot be brought into consciousness unless uncer certain extreme situations. Vast majority of thoughts are contained here
Three Provinces of the Mind
- Id
- Ego
- Superego
Three Provinces of the Mind: Id
- Acts on aggressive and sexual impulse. (Pleasure Principle)
- Present at birth and is the selfish-primal part of a persona.
- Concerned with only pleasure and immediate personal satisfaction.
Three Provinces of the Mind: Ego
- I/You
- Develops during the first two years of life
- Based on “Reality Principle”, must keep Id in check
- Executive Self (Consciously acts)
- Tries to balance the Id and Superego
Three Provinces of the Mind: Superego
- Develops around five years of life (may not due to poor child-rearing)
- Societal (parental) values and standards
- Restriction of actions
- Guilt (if superego is not followed), Superego tells Ego to repress impulses
- “Moralistic and Idealistic Principles”
The Healthy Personality
The Ego properly balances the Id and Superego. There is constant conflict between the three.
Drives
Human behavior is motivated by “Triebe” (german) understood as “instinct, desire and impulse”.
1. Sex or Eros (Libido/Sex Drive) (Pleasure)
2. Aggression, Distraction, or Thanatos
Id’s Two Processes
Primary Process - To motive/ To want/ To desire
Secondary Process - To put into action and manifest itself in the external world
Superego’s Two Subsystems
Conscience - Lessons learned from punishment tell us what we should not do
Ego-ideal - Lessons learned from rewards tell us what we should not do
Drive (Heading): Sex
Aims for sexual pleasure. However, all sort of pleasure can be traceable to sexual drive. Sex can be: Narcissism, Love, Sadism, and Masochism
Drive: Impetus
Amount of force a drive exerts
Drive: Source
The region of the body in a state of excitation or tension
Drive: Object
Person or thing that will give pleasure to satisfy the desire
Drive: Aim
To seek pleasure to remove excitation or lessen the tension
Erogenous Zones
- Mouth (Oral)
- Anus (Anal)
- Genitals (Phallic, Yonic)
Primary Narcissism - Narcissistic Libido
Infants are self-centered and only care for themselves. Until they start to develop an interest in others due to their growing Ego. Narcissistic Libido may turn into Object Libido in early years and then during adolesence (puberty) NL may turn to OL again to improve on physical appearance.
Secondary Narcissism - Self-love
Everyone has some degree of Secondary Narcissism. You care about yourself but also others.