Chapter 7: Psychoanalysis Flashcards

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who did Freud work with

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  • Charcot –> was doing work on using hypnosis as treatment for hysteria, and how hysteria could cause paralysis
  • Charcot made the comment “it was always about the genitals” –> inspired Freud’s theory
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describe the case of Anna O

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  • after death of father, had problems like headaches, paralyses, periods of overexcitement, etc.
  • other symptoms of multiple personalities, hallucinations, etc.
  • Breuer used hypnosis the reach causes of symptoms –> used catharsis method
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describe the catharsis method

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  • symptoms were believed to be the result of pent-up emotions
  • if the emotion was released, the symptoms would disappear
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what led Freud to his theory of psychoanalysis

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Breuer’s treatment of Anna O. with the catharsis method (although Breuer disagreed with Freud’s sexual take on it)

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what were the three interdependent achievements by Freud

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  • a method
  • a theory of the neuroses
  • a theory of the normal mind
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describe the id according to Freud

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  • present at birth
  • life instincts (sexual) and death instincts (aggression)
  • most primitive part of mind, most inaccessible
  • no morality
  • pleasure seeking energy (libido)
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describe the ego according to Freud

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  • purpose is to help id satisfy its demands
  • operates according to reality principle
  • controls instincts (but doesn’t inhibit them)
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describe the superego according to Freud

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  • develops through child’s experiences, parental teachings, etc.
  • represents individual’s moral compass
  • may act in direct opposition to the id
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what were some symptoms of “hysteria”

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  • mostly in women
  • hallucinations, headaches, paralysis, etc.
  • sexual dysfunction
  • neuroses
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what were central to Freud’s theory of neuroses

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anxiety, defence mechanisms and childhood sexuality

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according to Freud when does anxiety develop

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when the demands from any of the three factors of the mind overwhelm the ego

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neurotic anxiety

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results from concerns about the id

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moral anxiety

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experienced from violations of the restrictions imposed by the superego

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objective anxiety

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experienced by threats from the external world

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describe Freud’s notion of defence mechanisms

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  • developed by ego to cope with anxieties
  • operate at unconscious level
  • e.g. repression, denial, rationalization, projection
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rationalization

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inventing new ways to think about disappointing or tragic events

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projection

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attributing negative qualities to others that are part of ourselves

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describe the benefits and downfalls of defence mechanisms

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  • can temporarily help avoid or reduce anxiety
  • psychic energy needed to keep anxiety repressed can eventually cause defence mechanisms to break down –> neuroses and psychoses result
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seduction theory (Freud)

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theory of the etiology of hysteria –> children were seduced by adults into sexual encounters (some argued this meant child abuse or rape, but Freud argued it was sexual fantasies not assault)

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what were some of the techniques used by Freud in psychoanalysis

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  • free association –> listen to what is and is not being said when patient is asked to say whatever comes to mind
  • dream analysis
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what were the two “contents” examined in dream analysis

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  • manifest content –> dream as actually recalled
  • latent content –> hidden information in the dream, the real meaning of the dream
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according to Freud, what two processes aided a patient’s repression

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  • resistance –> refusing to reveal or think about certain material during therapy
  • transference –> transferring feelings to the therapist (love, lust, anger)
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describe the reception of Freud’s theories in America

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  • Americans were prudish with regard to sexual matters
  • however, it eclipsed experimental psychology
  • influenced American medical community
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describe some assessment tools in clinical psychology that were influenced by psychoanalysis

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projective tests like the Rorschach Inkblot Test and Thematic Apperception Test

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what are some common criticisms of Freud’s work

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  • based in anecdote and limited case studies
  • not a falsifiable theory
  • creation off too many concepts that explain opposite outcomes
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what are some of the most important lasting contributions that Freud has made to the field of clinical psychology

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  • recognition of unconscious processes
  • importance of early experiences in shaping later behaviours
  • psychological disorders resulting from psychic (rather than somatic) causes
  • defence mechanisms is coping with anxiety
  • attention to matters of sexual behaviour
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who were the three neo-Freudians who had the largest impact

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  • Carl Jung
  • Alfred Adler
  • Karen Horney

–> all believed Freud overemphasized sexuality in his theory

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what were some of the differences between Adler and Freud’s views

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  • Adler also believed libido was the id’s energy force
  • BUT did not see libido as principally sexual
  • libido = general life force (which includes sex)
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describe Adler’s “individual psychology”

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  • emphasized social (not biological) motives as the primary determinants of behaviour
  • individuals seek superiority and a gain of mastery over their environment, striving for perfection
  • seeking a significant life that mattered beyond the individual (i.e. through contributions to society)
  • more about striving for future than controlling past
  • recognized uniqueness of individuals and life style
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describe Adler’s notion of life style

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  • individual’s life style is responsible for self-consistency in attitudes and behaviours and unity of personality
  • develops in childhood
  • operates at unconscious level
  • defines individual in terms of thoughts, feelings and behaviours
  • life styles are combination of behavioural and personality variables (e.g. activity level, social interest)
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getting individual (Adler)

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typology of life style where person is always taking but never giving anything back

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ruling individual

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typology of life style where person has high activity but little/no social interest

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socially useful individual

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typology of life style where person is high in activity and social interest

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what research did Jung start off doing

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schizophrenia research –> eventually did work defending Freud’s notion of neuroses

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describe Jung’s analytic psychology

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  • divided unconscious into two parts: personal unconscious and collective unconscious
  • personal = repressed wishes, experiences, motives
  • collective = archetypes (behavioural tendencies of mystical nature)
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personal unconscious (Jung)

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repressed wishes, experiences, motives

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collective unconscious (Jung)

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archetypes (behavioural tendencies of mystical nature) –> predisposed people to behave in certain ways

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what was the most important archetype according to Jung

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  • the self –> served to integrate conscious and unconscious personality components
  • developed by process of individuation (person comes to accepts their archetypes into a unity of personality)
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how did Jung see libido

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  • generalized life energy, not just sexual (same as what Adler thought)
  • could be directed outward towards objects or other people
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describe Jung’s notions of introversion/extraversion

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  • saw libido as generalized life energy
  • libido could be directed towards other people in form of introversion or extraversion
  • this influenced the use of these concepts on the MBTI
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what psychological technique did Jung come up with

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the word association technique

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what did Karen Horney argue to critique Freud’s psychoanalysis

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  • presented on the castration complex (i.e. penis envy) in women, critiquing his demeaning views of women
  • argued that males actually had womb envy –> this is why they denied women of opportunities to maintain the illusion of superiority
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describe what Horney argued about anxiety

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  • opposed Freud’s notion that anxiety was a product of psychic demands on the ego
  • emphasized social factors in life as the principle determinant
  • basic/generalized anxiety (feelings of being lonely and helpless in a hostile world)
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basic hostility (Horney)

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outcome for individuals whose response to environmental factors was manifested in rage

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according to Horney, how do individuals cope with anxiety and hostility

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  • behaviours that take them toward others, away from others, or take action against others
  • propensities identify various personality types
  • e.g. neurotic needs, need for personal admiration, need for perfection, need to exploit others, need for power