Lecture 8: Freud's Psychoanalytic theory Flashcards
1
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what are the three key assumptions
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- structure of the mind
- mental energy
- conflict
2
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what is the structure of the mind
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- conscious section (what you actively think about)
- preconscious section (not thinking about but can be brought into the conscious mind)
- unconscious (completely unaware of)
- id (the unconscious, wants everything)
- ego (negotiator, part of all three consciousnesses)
- the superego (conscious, source of good, angel on the shoulder)
3
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mental energy
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- libido: the drive for pleasure
- Thanatos: death instinct
- energy is finite and a closed system
4
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conflict
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- id ego and superego are always in conflict
- how these conflicts are sorted determines personality
5
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oral stage
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- first 18 month
- develop ego (learn to delay gratification)
- successful = trust
- unsuccessful = fixation / over indulged
6
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anal stage
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- 18 months - 4 years
- task is to develop self control (toilet training)
- successful = mastery and self control
- unsuccessful = anal retentive or under controlled or fixation
7
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phallic stage
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- age 4-6
- task: develop superego and masculinity/femininity
- successful = adopt gender roles
- oedipal complex: boys repress love for mom and identify with dad and become masculine
- Electra complex: repress envy for dad and identify with mom
8
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latency stage
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- 6-12
- no erogenous zone
- quiet period with same sex friendships
- task: drives need to be transformed through sublimation (reorient needs in new direction that are socially appropriate, learning coping skills)
9
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genital stage
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- puberty
- tasks: learn to love others, contribute to society by productive, cooperative work
10
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five defense mechanisms
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- repression
- denial
- regress (revert to an earlier stage)
- projection
- sublimination (channel feelings into acceptable outlets)
11
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criticisms
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- animalistic passion and pleasure
- criticized penis envy
- challenging empirically tests on these ideas (they were just ideas none actually tested by him)
