freud's theory Flashcards
What three parts of the mind are there?
conscious, preconscious & the unconscious
What is the conscious mind?
The part that we control and are aware of
What is the preconscious mind?
Just below the conscious that we are semi-aware of
What is the unconscious mind?
what we are unaware of
What is stored in the unconscious mind?
- traumas
- repressed memories
What are the three personalities?
ID, ego & superego
What is our ID?
Our impulsive instincts and the most primitive part of us
What are features of the ID?
- not knowing right from wrong
- demands instant gratification
- lies in our unconscious mind
- pleasure principle
What is our ego?
Our reality which develops soon after birth
What are features of our ego?
- acts as a mediator between our ID and the world
- balances our ID and superego
- lies in our preconscious mind
- reality principle
What is our superego?
Our morality and judgement
What are features of the superego?
- creates guilt and anxiety
- lies in all parts of our mind so we are fully aware
What is a Freudian slip?
An unintentional error that reveals subconscious feelings
What are examples of Freudian slips?
- calling someone the wrong name
- misquoting or misinterpreting a written or spoken word
- using the wrong word
What is the psychosexual stages of development theory?
A theory that personality is based on libido - this moves around different areas of the body during childhood as we pass through stages of psychosexual development
What is libido?
Sex drive
What are the 5 stages of psychosexual development?
1- oral stage (birth-1)
2- anal stage (1-3)
3- phallic stage (3-5)
4- latency period (5-puberty)
5- genital stage (puberty-death)
What is the oral stage?
Fixation of the mouth
What are important influences of the oral stage?
- breastfeeding
- weaning onto solid foods
What are consequences of neglecting the oral stage?
- smoking
- seeks oral stimulation
- manipulative personality
What is the anal stage?
fixation on the anus
What are important influences of the anal stage?
potty training
What are consequences of neglecting the anal stage?
a rigid personality
What is the phallic stage?
Fixation on the phallus (penis)
What are important influences of the phallic stage?
Oedipus and Electra complex
What are consequences of neglecting the phallic stage?
- egoism
- low self esteem
- shyness
- treating women with contempt
- flirty & promiscuous
What is the latency period?
Having little or no sexual motivation
What are consequences of a neglected latency period?
Sexual activity and increase decreases
What is the genital stage?
Fixation on the genitals
What are important influences on the genital stage?
sexual relationships
What are consequences of a neglected genital stage?
- reawakening of Oedipal or Electra conflict
- reworking of childhood identifications
What stage do children begin to identify with their gender?
Phallic (3-5 years old)
What is the difference between the Oedipus and Electra complex?
Oedipus is applicable for boys and Electra is for girls
What is stage one of the Oedipus complex?
boys start to develop an unconscious sexual desire for their mother
What is stage two of the Oedipus complex?
the boy becomes jealous of his father and he fears castration by his father if he finds out about his desires
What is stage three of the Oedipus complex?
the boy is in a state of conflict, but deals with this by identifying with his father and internalising his characteristics
What is stage four of the Oedipus complex?
the boy substitutes his desire for his mother with the desire for other women and the Oedipus complex is resolved
What is stage one of the Electra complex?
girl starts to develop an unconscious sexual desire for her father
What is stage two of the Electra complex?
the girl realises she has no penis and develops penis envy - she is also jealous of her mother
What is stage three of the Electra complex?
the girl realises she can neither have her father or a penis and then identifies with her mother
What is stage four of the Electra complex?
the girl substitutes her desire for a penis with the desire for a baby and the desire for her father turns into the desire for other men
