chapter two: perspectives in psych Flashcards
what were the problems with structuralism
the accuracy of self-report and no role given to unconscious processes
what is correlated to sigmund freud
psychoanalysis
what was freud’s goal
to access the unconscious mind
what are the different layers of personality freud found
id, ego, and super ego
what is id
the savage uncontrolled part of the mind and the first thing we develop as humans
what principle is id controlled by
the pleasurable principal
what is the pleasurable principal
the pleasuring feeling after getting wants
what is the ego
the sense of control and where actions are assessed, objective and asking if you can get away with things
what principal is ego controlled by
reality principle
what is the reality principal
objective assessment over situation
what is superego
governs the right and wrong of every situation
what is superego influenced by
morality, right and wrong
what is hypnosis
taking away conscious defenses and ask questions when the mind is more vulnerable
what is free association
giving a word and having someone think of word that comes to mind
what are projective tests
pictures that can be interpreted however patient wants
what does freud believe about dreams
dreams are roads to the unconscious mind
what is manifest content
the description of the dream and the most obvious
what is latent content and who can access them
the dream’s underlying meaning. what dream is trying to say, only skilled psychoanalysts can interpret this content
what is psychic energy
ego employs defense mechanism, keep unwanted thoughts out
what is anxiety reduction
freud’s defense mechanisms
what is repression
unwanted thought is blocked out of memory, can be seen in all other kinds of defense mechanisms
what is denial
external refusal of facts
what is displacement
when there is unresolved conflict and you take frustration out on something unrelated
what is reaction formation
having a thought and reacting opposite to what you think
what is rationalization
when you do something wrong but convince yourself that it is okay
what is projection
having a problem but making it someone else’s problem, putting blame else where
what is sublimation
having negative thought/desires and channel it to somewhere it can be accepted; sports
who was alfred adler
the first major follower to break from freud and created individual psychology
how did adler explain striving for superiority
the want to overcome helplessness
how did adler describe inferiority complex
someone remains dependent and could not overcome their helplessness
what is neglect according to adler
did not get proper support and had difficulty to resolve their inferiority. usually results in a life of deviance and crime
how does adler define pampering
is dependent on other people and cant do anything on their own. lack of initiative makes a hesitant child
what do first born children end up becoming
feel the resentment for not being pampered anymore and are more likely to become criminals
what do middle children end up as
are usually not neglected and was not overly pampered and the most well adjusted adult of all birth orders according to adler
what are the youngest usually like
overly pampered and get the attention from both siblings and parents, lack initiative
what did carl jung do
analytic psychology. travelled and was interested in ancient mythology and eastern religions
what was jung’s idea of collection unconscious
everyone share feelings towards outside thing, similar ones
