Freud Flashcards
opposition to mainstream
we are no different than animals and are driven by primal needs
tip of the iceberg-above water
conscious
just below the water
preconscious
the bottom of the iceberg
unconscious
conscious
directly avaliable as our inner monologue
preconscious
environmental aspects we can ignore, memories, ideas, beliefs
unconscious
beyond awareness
id
pleasure priciple and immediate gratification
ego
modifies the id
reality principle
superego
idealistic principle
pride and guilt
sexual instinct
life instict
destructive instinct
death instict
anxiety
signals to the ego of dangers and requires response
realistic anxiety
response to real danger
neurotic anxiety
response to imaginary danger
moral anxiety
response from the super-ego and guilt
libido
sex instinct
thanatos
death instincts
reflex action
automatic response, cough, blink, scratch
wish fulfillment
temporarily relieves stress by imagining a biological deficiency
repression
blocking a wish or desire from being conscious
projection
attributing unconscious impulse to someone else
reaction formation
expressing impulse as its opposite
regression
returning to an early form of impulse
