Freud Flashcards
humans were born with a series of innate, biologically based drives such as hunger, sex, and aggression early experiences shaped later functioning.
psychosexual theory
viewed inborn as ___________ , an inherently selfish creature driven by instincts.
seething cauldron
strongly believed in ____________ the power of instincts and other inner forces to influence our behavior without out awareness.
unconscious motivation
Emerge during infancy when psychic energy is diverted from the id to energize cognitive processes.
ego
develops from the ego as 3-6 years old internalize the moral standards and values of their parents.
superego
healthy personality = ___________
balance of the id, ego, superego
arrest in development that can show up in adult personality; libido remains tied to an earlier stage of development.
fixation
youngsters develop an incestuous desire for the
parent of the other sex and must defend against it
phallic stage
loves his mother, fears that his father will retaliate by castrating him, and resolves the conflicts through identification with his father.
oedipus complex
a girl having desire with her father, seeing her mother as a rival.
electra complex
son believes his father knows about his desire for his mother and fears that his father will castrate him.
castration anxiety
a girl wants a penis as she desires her father.
penis envy
physical sexual urges reawaken repressed needs
genital stage
sexual urges sublimated into sports and hobbies
latency stage
ego adapts unconscious coping devices
defense mechanism
a woman who experienced sexual harassment cannot
recall what happened to her.
repression
your father throws a tantrum when he was left alone at home.
regression
an employee shouted at his child after being scolded
by his boss.
displacement
a swimming athlete who lost her competition took her loss as something she expected anyways, and she did
not want the trophy
rationalization
a widow never accepted that her husband died in an accident.
denial
A woman fat-shamed another woman because she is insecure about her body.
projection
An angry man jogged instead to cool down his anger.
sublimation
A mother who unconsciously resent her child, acts
lovingly consciously.
reaction formation
may grow up to become nail-biters or smokers
oral fixation
may be obsessively clean, rigidly tied to schedules and routines, or defiantly messy
anal fixation
