Individual Differences Area

Question 1

What is the psychodynamic perspective.

Answer 1

Emphasises the role of the unconscious mind, the structure of personality, childhood experiences and psychosexual development

Question 2

What is the Oedipus Complex and how is it shown in Freud

Answer 2

Boys unconscious sexual desire for their mother and fear of competition from their father.
It’s shown by multiple fantasies such as giraffe when hans stole little giraffe from his father and fear of horses.

Question 3

Identify the 5 stages of psychosexual development

Answer 3

1-Oral Stage (0-1)
2-Anal Stage (1-3)
3-Phallic Stage (3-5/6)
4-Latency Stage (5/6-puberty)
5-Genital Stage (puberty-maturity)

Question 4

What is meant by the theory of mind

Answer 4

The ability of a person to project themselves onto someone else

Question 5

1 finding of baron cohen

Answer 5

Normal females performed better than normal males on the eyes task

Question 6

How is baron cohen used to understand disorders

Answer 6

The study suggests that people with autism or Asperger’s syndrome experience a lack of theory of mind