Chapter 3: Psychodynamic Approach I Flashcards
define anal stage (what age, which stage of develop.)
ages 2-3
second stage of development; Freud’s concept-bodily excitation or tension is the anus
define anxiety
a painful emotional experience representing a threat or danger to the person (the ego); repetition of earlier traumatic experience but in a miniature form
what is free-floating anxiety
when the person cannot relate their anxiety/distress to a specific source
define castration anxiety. Which stage does this occur in?
realization that females lack a penis which leads to fear that he may lose his; phallic stage
define catharsis
define conscious
includes thoughts of which we are aware at any given moment
define death instinct
part of the classic psychoanalytic model; Freud’s concept for drives or sources of energy directed toward death or a return to an inorganic state
what is a defence mechanism?
Freud’s concept for those mental strategies used by the person to reduce anxiety. They function to exclude from awareness some thought, wish, or feeling.
define denial
a defense mechanism, emphasized by both Freud and Rogers, in which threatening feelings are not allowed into awareness
define ego
Freud’s structural concept for the part of the personality that attempts to satisfy drives (instincts) in accordance with reality and the person’s moral values
what is an energy system
Freud’s view of personality as involving the interplay among various forces (eg. drives, instincts) or sources of energy
define erogenous zones
according to Freud, those parts of the body that are the sources of tension or excitation
what is free association
in psychoanalysis, the patient’s reporting to the analyst of every thought that comes to mind
what is the genital stage?
in psychoanalytic theory, the stage of development associated with the onset of puberty.
define id
Freud’s structural concept for the source of the instincts or all of the drive energy in people
define identification
acquisition, as characteristics of the self, of personality characteristics perceived to be part of others (eg.parents)
define isolation
defense mechanism where emotion is isolated from the content of a painful impulse or memory
what is the latency stage
in psychoanalytic theory, stage following phallic stage in which there is decrease in sexual urges and interest
define libido
psychoanalytic term for energy associated first with sexual instincts and later with the life instincts
what is the life instinct
freud’s concept of drives or sources of energy (libido) directed toward the preservation of life and sexual gratification
what is a mechanism
intellectual movement of the 19th century; argues that basic principles of natural science could explain not only the behaviour of physical objects but also human thought and action
what is the Oedipus complex
Freud’s concept expressing a boy’s sexual attraction to the mother and fear of castration by the father, who is seen as a rival
what is the oral stage
Freud’s concept for period of life where major center of bodily excitation or tension is the mouth
define penis envy
in psychoanalytic theory, female’s envy of the male’s possession of a penis
what is perception without awareness
unconscious perception or perception of a stimulus without conscious awareness of such perception.
define perceptual defence
process by which an individual defends (unconsciously) against awareness of threatening stimulus.
what is the phallic stage
Freud’s concept for period of life where excitation/tension begins to be centered around genitals and attraction to parent of opposite sex
what is the pleasure principle
according to Freud, psychological functioning based on pursuit of pleasure and avoidance of pain
define preconscious
Freud’s thoughts for those thoughts, experiences, feelings that’s we are momentarily unaware but can readily bring into awareness
define primary process
in psychoanalytic theory, form of thinking that’s governed not by logic or reality testing and seen in dreams and other expressions of the unconscious
what is projection
defense mech. where one attributes to others one’s own expressions of the unconscious
define rationalization
defense mech., where acceptable reason is given for an unacceptable motive/act
define reaction formation
defense mech., where opposite of unacceptable impulse is expressed
what is the reality principle
according to Freud, psychological functioning based on reality where pleasure is delayed until optimum time
define repression
primary defence mech. where thought, idea, wish is dismissed from consciousness
what is secondary process
(psychoanalytic theory) form of thinking governed by reality and associated with development of ego
define sublimation
(def. mech.) og expression of instinct is replaced by a higher cultural goal
what is subliminal psychodynamic activation
research procedure; associated w/ psychoanalytic theory where stimuli are presented below perceptual threshold (subliminally) to stimulate unconscious wishes and fears.
what is the superego
Freud’s structural concept for part of personality that expresses our ideal and moral values
what is the unconscious
the thoughts, experiences, and feelings we are unaware of
define undoing
(def. mech.) one magically undoes an act or wish associated with anxiety
according to Freud, unawareness is the result of?
repression
