Freud Flashcards
Characteristics of the ID
Demanding
Wants
Operates on pleasure principle
Characteristics of the ego
A self concept
Perfection principle
Holds centre groups
Characteristics of the superego
Takes into account reality
Balances I’d and ego
What is the topographical model a model of?
Consciousness
How many types of consciousness are there ?
3:
Conscious
Unconscious
Preconscious (can be brought into consciousness)
Life instinct is also known as?
Eros - desire to live
Sexual instinct is also known as ?
Libido (energy) - want to reproduce
Death instinct energy is ?
Thanatos - the aim of life is death
What is Freudian denial?
Engaging in potentially ego threatening behaviour but no memory of it
What does splitting and projecting do?
Threatening thoughts and feelings are split
And projected to get rid of them
What is Freudian rationalisation?
Unrecognised actions are replaced with rational enhancing ones
What is displacement?
Redirected to less threatening targets
What does TMT stand for?
Terror management theory
What is TMT?
Threat to ego can trigger anxiety which is coord by being a good member of society eg charity giving
What is personality the result of?
Interplay between the expression and inhibition of extinction