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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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what is a world view?

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is a way of viewing things in life….biases….religion…atheism….feminism….being kind…

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when are genetics most prevalent for survival?

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early age and as we age its effect becomes less and less

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3
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what has the biggest impact on us as we age?

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our nurture….environment

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give some general knowledge about Sigmund Freud.

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  • —-Lived in Morovia but moved to Vienna Austria
  • —mom gave special attention
  • —felt sexually attracted to his mother
  • —did not like his father
  • —father was Jewish
  • —smart and did well in school
  • —enjoyed reading and learning
  • —went into medicine
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5
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What Psychiatrist got Freud interested in the field?

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Charcot

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Who did Freud usually study in his beginnings?

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Women who had a sexual problem

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Who coined the talking cure?

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Breuer and it was when the psychiatrist just allowed the people to talk about everything

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What is neurotic?

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anxiety….depression….distorted reality

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what is psychotic?

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schizo….hallucinations…dellussions…

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what did Freud think contributed neuroticism to?

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hysteria…exagerated or uncontrollable emotion

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11
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what was Freud sex life like?

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stopped having sex after 40

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what did Freud attribute sexual desire to?

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Sexual abuse

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13
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how did freud view religion?

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was against it

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14
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what did freud say we live by?

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Triebe or instincts

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what is the goal of our isnstincts?

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to reduce tension

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what are the two kinds of instincts?

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life instinct or eros…and death instinct Thanatos

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what is the psyche?

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who we are as a person….the center of the person….is split into three-part id, ego, super ego….closed energy system

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what is the id?

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part of the unconcious….this is the natural desires that operates on wanting pleasure….wants food and water…sex…goal is to reduce tension

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what is the ego?

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part of the conscious mind….uses rationality and intellect…tries to get the needs of ID in the best way….use the reality principle and acts in a way a person would in the world….keeps Id in check

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what is the superego?

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part of the preconscious.. helps function in culture and family….morality principle which meant to follow rules

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what are the 3 levels of consciousness?

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conscious, preconscious, and unconscious

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what is the conscious level?

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being aware…your surroundings…what is in front of you

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what is the preconscious?

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beliefs…values…memories

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what is the unconscious?

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things that you are not aware about….not in your mind….don’t need thought.

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what are the two parts of the superego?

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ego ideal….that praises self and gives a sense of pride

conscience…..learns what rules are…the voice within

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26
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what is moral anxiety?

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problems between superego and ego…..the idea that everything must be right…

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27
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what is neurotic anxiety?

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problem between ego and id….out of awareness….being scared of being bite due to an aggressive dog

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what is reality anxiety?

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problems between ego and enviornment….the real world and all the demands

29
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what are defense mechanisms?

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occur at an unconcious level…done to reduce anxiety…

30
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what is repression?

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put things behind you…try to not think about it..

31
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what is psychosexual development?

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central element of the psychoanalytic sexual drive theory, that human beings, from birth, possess an instinctual libido that develops in five stages..

32
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What is an erogenous zone?

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butt hole, sexual part, mouth

33
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what is the oral stage?

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birt to one…focus on mouth…breastfeeding and sucking…things in the mouth

34
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what the anal stage?

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1 to 3…potty training…ego begins to develop…

35
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what is the phallic stage

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3 to 6….libido begins..penis and vagina erogenous zone…superego really begins to develop…

36
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what is latency stage?

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6 years to puberty…sexual things are repressed

37
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what is the genital stage?

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puberty to adulthood….trying to find love and work…sexual desires

38
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give general knowledge about Carl Jung?

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from Switzerland….father worked in church…thought men were to serious…loner type…carved figures for company…..believed in paranormal activity…was friends with Freud…

39
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What were the three parts of the conscious according to Jung?

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Conscious….in the now

Personal Unconscious..person experiences unique to you…

Collective Unconscious….all people possess

40
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what are Jung’s 4 kinds of functioning in the Ego?

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thinking…feeling…sensing…intuity….these 4 can be Into and Extro

41
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What is thinking according to Jung?

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rationality…..intellect

42
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What is feeling according to Jung?

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emotion

43
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What is sensing according to Jung?

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5 senses

44
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What is intuity according to Jung?

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just knowing

45
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What does Jung say about the Ego and it being Intro and Extro

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the ego can change depending on demand.

46
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What is an complex?

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an association to something…..

47
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what type of energy system did Freud think we have?

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closed

48
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what type of energy system did Jung think we have?

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closed with a little in and out

49
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what is the organ inferiority complex?

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something that is physical defect…..mental weakness

50
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what is the spoiled child complex?

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when in the real world they want things given and cant meet expectations

51
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what is the rejected abused child complex?

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deep feelings of being inferior and uninvolved

52
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Who is Karen Horney?

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first women in psych…..German….father tried to tell her not to learn…..argued that humans have to much competition

53
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What is basic anxiety according to Karen Horney?

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All of us have some level of it

Come from a doubts caused by bad parenting

54
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What are Karen horney 3 neurotic trends?

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Movement towards people…..movement against people….movement away from people

55
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What are movement towards people ?

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Compliant types…please others…need people to be happy

56
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What are movement against people?

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Competition and use people

57
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What is movement away from people?

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Avoid and detached from people

58
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General knowledge of Alfred Adler?

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Austria…..didn’t pay attention in school…was smart…physician in German army…did not follow Jewish faith…cams to USA

59
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What is a self ideal?

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The goal version of oneself

60
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Are we born with inferiority?

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Yes start helpless and continue to try to go and reach self ideal

61
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What is inferiority complex?

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Feelings of being helpless and hopeless

62
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What is birt order according to Adler

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That each child in a order has different upbringing according to chronological number

63
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What is the ruling type according to Adler?

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Push others….want superiority….high energy…..bullies

64
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What Is the getting type according to Adler

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Sensitive….low energy….dependent on others….when overwhelmed can develop phobia

65
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What is the avoiding type according to Adler?

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Avoid life…Lowe energy…own shell…

66
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Socially useful type

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Healthy person….right amount of energy…care about self and others

67
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What did Adler say about complex?

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Not good

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