Freud

Question 1

To Freud, all dreams have their source in early _________changed slightly after?

Answer 1

-early childhood-after WWI when soldiers came back with PTSD, but he still regarded early childhood as primary source

Question 2

Id, aka?includes?operates on what principle?born with?

Answer 2

Das es, biological part of brain-includes mental processes of psyche, entire personality, and some unconscious-operates on pleasure principle: seek what is pleasurable-only born with id, no ego/superego

Question 3

Ego, aka?Operates on the?Seeks to please the? In what ways?

Answer 3

Ich.operates on reality principle: weighs costs and benefits of a situation (don’t just give into sexual impulse).wants to please the id in realistic ways that will benefit it in the long term

Question 4

Superego, aka?tells tells us what is/isnt?grants us a fear of?.reflects internalization of?

Answer 4

Uberich, Over I.our conscience.what is inappropriate, appropriate, grants fear of consequences.reflects internalization of cultural rules

Question 5

repression, literally?.how do children repress? e.g.?

Answer 5

.to crowd out (not pushing under!).when children afraid of negative feelings, will repress them by focusing on something else. e.g. when a parent dies, will grieve for only a short time and then go play

Question 6

origin of dreams, to freud?e.g.?what triggers them?what do we use to crowd them out?but when we’re asleep?

Answer 6

.repressed feelings from childhood.e.g. overwhelming fear/anger.present day experiences trigger them (current impressions).we use defense mechanisms to continue to crowd them out.but they’re harder to use when asleep, so the feelings come out!

Question 7

purpose of dreaming?to keep us?

Answer 7

1. to keep us asleep, otherwise overwhelming childhood experiences would wake us up (b/c can’t use defense mechanisms)2. To express wishes of the person, by drawing on earlier experience or DAY RESIDUE

Question 8

day residue

Answer 8

either consciously or unconsciously processed events/occurrences in everyday lives

Question 9

Dream censore.g.this idea today?

Answer 9

.disguises whatever intense experiences might wake us up.e.g. turns rage into something else.this idea has since been discarded by dream theorists

Question 10

manifest content?latent content?

Answer 10

.manifest: the dream as the dreamer experienced it, the imagery the dream presents.latent: the hidden meaning of the dream, one’s unconscious thoughts, drives, desires

Question 11

dream formation and dreamwork process

Answer 11

current impression -> arouses major wish -> arouses childhood memories -> array of memories w/ common motivational/affective theme fused into singular dream imagesclient free associates with dream images -> this identifies the major wish

Question 12

current impression

Answer 12

.a present experience that connects to an early childhood experience

Question 13

condensationprocess?idea today?

Answer 13

.dream formation process.for freud: childhood memories aroused by a current impression from the day are fused into singular dream images that we experience.few theorists disagree with today!

Question 14

free association

Answer 14

.when a thought/image suddenly pops into your mind during the day when you’re relaxed, uncensored.NOT just chaining thoughts

Question 15

freud discouraged overestimating the importance of ______?where did real and important dream work take place?

Answer 15

symbols! and freely translating dream imagery into meaning.real work took place during free association with dream images, and most importantly what the DREAMER says about their dreams

Question 16

what is the beginning of the ego in children?

Answer 16

when they realize the difference/distinction between their own experience and the outside world