Freud Flashcards
ID
- Consists of innate wants
- born with it
- based on the pleasure principle
- Illogical, irrational and primitive
Ego
- First few years of life it emerges
- Deals with the world rationally and understands consequences
- Aims to please both the Id and the Superego
- Does not have morality
- considers social norms and rules
Superego
- The morality
- It develops at five years
- Forces the ego to consider goals
- it judges us, it’s the source of guilt
3 mental forces behind personality
ID, Ego and Superego
Which mental force is strongest in a healthy person
Ego
What happens if the Id is dominant
Basic urges and self gratification take over (impulsive)
What happens if the superego is dominant
the person would become too moralistic, inflexible and judgemental ( a religious fundamentalist)
Defence mechanisms
Regression Repression Projection Displacement Reaction formation Rationalisation Denial
Regression
Behaving immaturely
Repression
Keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the subconscious to avoid feeling anxious, we forget them
Projection
Attributing one’s own thoughts, feelings and motives to another
Displacement
Diverting emotions from the original source to a substitute target
Reaction formation
Behaving in a way opposite as to how you truly feel
Rationalisation
Creating false excuses to justify unacceptable behaviour
Denial
refusal to acknowledge reality
