freud Flashcards
what is the ID
Instinctive part of personality such as biological urges ie food, warmth and sex. it seeks satisfaction urgently. when not satisfied aggression emerges.
what is the ego
aims to channel the ID urges within the constraints provided by parents and society.
what is the oedipus complex
a boy around 5 yo begins to develop an intense sex drive for opposite sex - his mother. the desire causes him to reject and display aggression towards his father as he is his rival. thus an internal conflict arises in the boy as he fears his father will castrate him for pursing his mother affection. so he internalises his fathers superego. if the father is weak or absent then superego will be weak. if the father is strong and strict the superego will be strong.
what is the Electra complex
that young girls of the age of 5 develop a sexual drive towards the opposite sex - their father. , a young girl is initially attached to her mother. When she discovers that she does not have a penis, she becomes attached to her father and begins to resent her mother, who she blames for her “castration.”
As a result, Freud believed that the girl then begins to identify with and emulate her mother out of fear of losing her love. Resolving the Electra complex ultimately leads to identification with the same-sex parent.
Freud referred to a daughter’s tendency to compete with her mother for possession of her father as the feminine Oedipus attitude or the negative Oedipus complex.
how can an individual live a normal life in terms of the id, ego and superego
you can only lead a stable life if the id ego and superego are sufficiently balanced.
how can a weak superego and a strong ID lead to aggression.
if the id is strong and the superego is weak then the individual will seek immediate gratification and pleasure regardless of other people. they are typically selfish, uncaring and uncontrolled aggression. typically due to absent parents. although aware of punishment, this will not stop them.
how can a strong superego lead to aggression
strong feelings of guilt and obsession. law abiding, the individual unconsciously desires to be punished and so commits a crime. guilt precedes the crime
what is the pseudo-hereditary
when a father has a deviant superego and the boy internalises his fathers superego.
what is thanatos
death instinct. risky behaviour, aggression and reliving trauma (exposing yourself to further pain). aggression is redirected from the person towards others.
what is catharsis
a way in venting anger ie watching aggression on tv or punching a pillow. to prevent it building up.
give research to support catharsis how good
freshbach and singer studies 8-18 yo boys divided into two groups ie watching only violent programmes for 6 weeks and watching only non-violent programmes for six weeks. the boys who watched non violent tv showed more aggression then the boys who did watch aggressive tv shows. ‘letting off steam’
low generalisability - all male sample, young, unrepresentative
what is eros
this life instinct. survival, cooperation and procreation
what is the application
Bresin et al. (2013) found that adaptive forms of aggression could create a calming effect and empower participants with the skills to regulate anger in the future, so psychodynamic explanations have practical application.
what is the libido
our sex drive
what are the 5 different stages during childhood and how can this cause aggression.
oral anal phallic latency and genital. if we experience trauma during these phases are we may experience neurosis dependencies and addictions later on in life.
