Freud

Question 1

freud’s summary

Answer 1

The unconscious is the motivating force behind personality, which is shaped by our past (childhood). Our instincts define the unconscious, and a persons personality is expressed in the ways that you please those instincts. We have two instinctual drives, sex (pleasure) and aggression. personality is made up of impulses and defenses.

Question 2

to freud, body language is:

Answer 2

indicator of internal

Question 3

to freud, human nature is:

Answer 3

determined (by the past, unconscious, and instincts)

Question 4

freud’s levels of personality

Answer 4

1. conscious: thoughts and perceptions we are aware of
2. preconscious: stored memories and knowledge
3. unconscious: fears, violent urges, selfish desires

Question 5

the id

Answer 5

(freud)
“i need it now”
-primary thought process to avoid pain and seek pleasure
-houses our instincts

Question 6

the super ego

Answer 6

(freud)
“this is the right thing to do”
-parental voice telling right from wrong
-like a conscious

Question 7

the ego

Answer 7

(freud)
“traffic cop/mediator”
-peacemaker between the id and superego
-secondary process that serves the id

Question 8

freud’s types of instincts

Answer 8

1. life instincts (libido): give us pleasure and lead to growth
2. death instincts (thanatos): aggressive drive

Question 9

freudian defense mechanisms

Answer 9

-anxiety (repression and denial)
-reaction formation
-projection
-regression
-rationalization
-displacement
-sublimination

Question 10

reaction formation

Answer 10

(freud) pretending to like or believe something because the truth is shameful or uncomfortable

Question 11

projection

Answer 11

(freud) pushing blame onto someone or someone to avoid taking blame yourself

Question 12

regression

Answer 12

(freud) reverting to a previous state of self often due to a stressful or traumatic event

Question 13

rationalization

Answer 13

(freud) agreeing with something you normally wouldn’t
-cognitive dissonance

Question 14

displacement

Answer 14

(freud) pushing feelings out onto someone who did not cause those feelings

Question 15

sublimination

Answer 15

(freud) immoral things that are socially acceptable

Question 16

psychosexual stages

Answer 16

(freud)
1. oral stage
2. anal stage
3. phallic stage
4. latency stage
5. genital stage

Question 17

freud’s oral stage

Answer 17

-0-1 year
-pleasure from the mouth
-in reality: needs are being met (being fed)
-fixation: oral incorperation behavior (overly reliant adult) or orally aggressive

Question 18

freud’s anal stage

Answer 18

-18 months- 3 years
-pleasure around potty training
-in reality: having to use the bathroom is uncomfortable and relief is gained
-fixation: aggressive personality or anal retentive personality (obsession with order or pleasing authority)

Question 19

freud’s phallic stage

Answer 19

-4 years- 7 years
-pleasure around genitals
-in reality: genitals begin to respond to stimulation
-fixation: narcissistic personality

Question 20

freud’s latency stage

Answer 20

-5 years- 12 years
-dormant stage during identity formation

Question 21

freud’s genital stage

Answer 21

-12 years- 18 years
-genital pleasure
-in reality: sexuality is forming in a young adult

Question 22

freud’s psychology

Answer 22

psychoanalytic psychology