Exam 2 Terminology Flashcards
theory
set of ideas that helps to explain a phenomena
Id
major portion of personality; unconscious, aggressive part/impulses
-present at birth
pleasure principle
I want it now!
-demand for immediate impulses
Ego
functions according to reality; takes into account present and future consequences
Superego
takes in the rights and wrongs of society
conscience
internal value system
ego-ideal
person’s internalized perfect gender identity
tertiary process thinking
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fixation
get stuck in stage
age-defined
Erickson’s stages
behaviorally defined
Freud’s stages
Freud
psychosexual stages
regression
can go back to stage
oral stage
teething, eating
anal stage
toilet training (1 1/2-3yrs old)
phallic stage
masturbation (3-7yrs old)
latency
libido is like “what is going on” and shuts down (7-11yrs old)
genital stage
sexual maturity (age 11) interest in the opposite sex/reproduction
oral aggressive
using mouth to attack other people before you are attacked
oral dependent
uses their mouth to constantly wine and ask people to do stuff for them
anal expulsive
don’t worry about it attitude
anal retentive
fixating on time aka Will
Oedipus Complex
castration anxiety
-little boy realizes that “dad was the one who cut penises off person trying to steal mom
Oedipus Complex/castration anxiety
castration anxiety
-little boy realizes that “dad was the one who cut penises off person trying to steal mom