freud Flashcards
whats the ID
we are born with it
operates on the pleasure principle and the need for immediate pleasure
whats the ego
the reality priciple
blances the drive of the ID and the control of the ssuperego
get during toddlerhood
whats the superego
the ideal force which operates on the morality priciple
whats catharsis
the process of venting aggression, if not vented we can burst
eros and thanatos
life and death instinct, conflict can lead to aggression being vented outwards
whats the conscious
having an awareness of our environment and our thought/ feelings
whats the preconscious
part of conscious mind and stores our memories
memories are not conscious but we can retrieve them
whats the unconscious
a store of thoughts, feelings, urges and memories that we cannot reach and stay outside of our conscious