Freud Flashcards

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1
Q

humans were born with a series of innate, biologically based drives such as hunger, sex, and aggression early experiences shaped later functioning.

A

psychosexual theory

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viewed inborn as ___________ , an inherently selfish creature driven by instincts.

A

seething cauldron

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3
Q

strongly believed in ____________ the power of instincts and other inner forces to influence our behavior without out awareness.

A

unconscious motivation

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4
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Emerge during infancy when psychic energy is diverted from the id to energize cognitive processes.

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ego

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5
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develops from the ego as 3-6 years old internalize the moral standards and values of their parents.

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superego

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6
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healthy personality = ___________

A

balance of the id, ego, superego

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7
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arrest in development that can show up in adult personality; libido remains tied to an earlier stage of development.

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fixation

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8
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youngsters develop an incestuous desire for the
parent of the other sex and must defend against it

A

phallic stage

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9
Q

loves his mother, fears that his father will retaliate by castrating him, and resolves the conflicts through identification with his father.

A

oedipus complex

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10
Q

a girl having desire with her father, seeing her mother as a rival.

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electra complex

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11
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son believes his father knows about his desire for his mother and fears that his father will castrate him.

A

castration anxiety

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12
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a girl wants a penis as she desires her father.

A

penis envy

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13
Q

physical sexual urges reawaken repressed needs

A

genital stage

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14
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sexual urges sublimated into sports and hobbies

A

latency stage

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15
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ego adapts unconscious coping devices

A

defense mechanism

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16
Q

a woman who experienced sexual harassment cannot
recall what happened to her.

A

repression

17
Q

your father throws a tantrum when he was left alone at home.

A

regression

18
Q

an employee shouted at his child after being scolded
by his boss.

A

displacement

19
Q

a swimming athlete who lost her competition took her loss as something she expected anyways, and she did
not want the trophy

A

rationalization

20
Q

a widow never accepted that her husband died in an accident.

A

denial

21
Q

A woman fat-shamed another woman because she is insecure about her body.

A

projection

22
Q

An angry man jogged instead to cool down his anger.

A

sublimation

23
Q

A mother who unconsciously resent her child, acts
lovingly consciously.

A

reaction formation

24
Q

may grow up to become nail-biters or smokers

A

oral fixation

25
Q

may be obsessively clean, rigidly tied to schedules and routines, or defiantly messy

A

anal fixation