Freud Flashcards
1
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WHAT ARE INSTINCTS
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basic elements of personality
motivating forces that drives behaviour
mental representation of stimuli (e.g hunger)
form of psychic energy
2
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What is the aim of instincts
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To maintain homeostatic control of the body
3
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What are the 2 types of instincts and what are they oriented towards?
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Eros = Oriented towards survival. Like sex, hunger , social affiliation
Thanatos = Oriented towards aggression. Agro to others and self , trauma
4
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Explain the life instinct
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Life = Libido - drives a person towards pleasurable things
Sex - primary motivation, people are primarily pleasure-seeking
Cathexis = Investment of psychic energy into another person
5
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Explain death instinct
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Agressive drive = The complusion to destory conquer and kill
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