Freud

Question 1

DM - Repression

Answer 1

We force down id impulses or painful/upsetting information

Question 2

DM - Denial

Answer 2

Pretending our fear is not real

Question 3

DM - Projection

Answer 3

We assign our negative qualities to someone else

Question 4

Rationalisation

Answer 4

We use rational explanations to reduce our anxieties

Question 5

Intellectualisation

Answer 5

We seek information to make us feel better

Question 6

Displacement

Answer 6

Transferring anxieties onto a less threatening subject to help us deal with it

Question 7

Somatization

Answer 7

Physical manifestation of anxieties e.g. feeling ill or injured
No real medical problem

Question 8

Id

Answer 8

Pleasure principle
Devil on your shoulder

Question 9

Super ego

Answer 9

Morality principle
Angel on your shoulder

Question 10

Ego

Answer 10

Reality principle
Tries to find a balance between super ego and id

Question 11

Conscious mind

Answer 11

Things we are aware of

Question 12

Preconscious mind

Answer 12

Have not come into our awareness yet but will do later on e.g. tip of the tongue
Not repressed, just not conscious at the moment

Question 13

Unconscious mind

Answer 13

Things we’re unaware of
Often negative and repressed