Freud Flashcards
who was highly ambitious in promoting psychoanalysis and was often dishonest and brutal to his enemies, friends, and to his students?
Sigmund Freud
who was seen to be a sexual renegade out to destroy good and rational people?
Sigmund Freud
who was seen to single-handedly destroy the most cherished notion of Christian morality?
Sigmund Freud
what’s the dumbest idea of Sigmund Freud?
Penis Envy
what was Penis Envy about?
penis envy was a development progression, the idea was at some point a little girl discovers that she doesn’t have a penis. So she turns to her father to get a penis substitute.
What did Freud call the process of penis envy?
The Electra complex
what is the root of Freud’s work?
the root of Freud’s work is the set of ideas and different systems in the mind. It has consequences leading to dreams, errors in speech, jokes, and in some cases madness.
According to Freud, three processes are going on in the mind, what are they?
ID, ego, and super-ego
what does ID mean?
The ID is presented at birth, it’s the animal part of ourselves; I want to eat, drink, poop, pee, get warm and get sensual pleasure.
What is the Pleasure Principle mean?
the pleasure principle is the ‘I want satisfaction and I want it now’
the Ego works on what principle?
the ego works on the reality principle
what is the reality principle?
is the one that tries to satisfy your desires or the one that suppresses them.
what is ego?
The ego is your conscious self, this is where consciousness emerges, as you go through your day, you will think, remember, and plan. That is all your ego doing.
what is the super-ego?
the super-ego is the part of the mind that has internalized rules from parents or society. Like being taught to not cheat in exams.
Who does the ego serve?
the ego has 2 masters, the ID, and the Super-ego.
