Freud Flashcards
Whats the ID
unconscious pleasure principle
Whats the EGO
reality principle which mediates the ID and SUPEREGO
what 3 things are in the Topographical model
conscious, preconscious, unconscious
whats the conscious
awareness of internal and external existence
whats the preconscious
parts of the brain which are readily available to the conscious mind but aren’t in use
whats the unconscious
part of the mind that contains repressed ideas, memories, desires and impulses
what are the 2 inherited instincts
life and death instinct
what does the life (eros) instinct do
aids in survival
what are the 2 types of life instinct
ego and sexual instinct
what do the ego and sexual (libido) instinct do
self preservation aim
what is the death (thanatos) instinct
the reason why people do dangerous things
what are defence mechanisms
Unconscious strategies that involve a distortion of reality to protect our conscious mind from unpleasant emotions
what are the 5 types of defence mechanisms
repression, denial, splitting, rationalisation and displacement
what are the 2 types of repression
primary repression and after expulsion repression
whats primary repression
unconscious blocking of unacceptable thoughts and impulses
whats after expulsion repression
Unwanted material noticed in consciousness and tries to be rid of
whats denial
refusal to accept reality to not deal with painful feeling
whats splitting
seperating the world into black and white
whats rationalisation
Admitting the bad thing/ trauma but justifying why
whats displacement
redirection of thoughts or feelings in a more socially acceptable way
whats altruism
mature defence mechanism
