Midterm Exam Flashcards
Psychological theory which
asserts that the perception and conception of beauty is conditioned
by the subconscious mind.
Psychoanalytic theory of beauty
Psychologist (1856-1939) considered to be
father of psychoanalysis. He formulated the theory of the
subconscious mind.
Sigmund Freud
Psychologist (1875-1961) who formulated the theory
of collective consciousness and the archetypes.
Carl Jung
Terrifying experience of a child whose memory lies in
the subconscious mind, and which conditions the perception and
conception of ugly things.
Trauma
Considered as the storage room of
everything that is currently NOT in
your conscious mind.
Subconscious mind
The ___________________ stores all of
your previous life experiences, your
beliefs, your memories, you skills, all
situations you’ve been through and
all images you’ve ever seen.
Subconscious mind
Father of Psychoanalysis
Theory of the Subconscious Mind
Sigmund Freud
1856-1939
Theory of the
Collective Consciousness
Carl Jung
1875-1961
3 Levels of Awareness
Conscious
Preconscious
Unconscious
- Current contents of
your mind that you
actively think of - What we call working
memory - Easily accessed all the
time
Conscious
- Contents of the mind
you are not currently
aware of - Thoughts, memories,
knowledge, wishes,
feelings - Available for easy
access when needed
Preconscious
- Contents kept out of
conscious awareness - Not accessible at all
- Processes that actively
keep these thoughts
from awareness
Unconscious
Freudian Components of Personality
The Id
The Ego
The Superego
- Resides completely at the
unconscious level - Acts under the pleasure
principle
– immediate gratification,
not willing to compromise
– Generates all of the
personality’s energy
Id
- The moralist and idealistic part of
the personality - Resides in preconscious
- Operates on “ideal principle”
– Begins forming at 4-5 yrs of age
– initially formed form environment
and others (society, family etc)
– Internalized conventions and
morals - Essentially your “conscience”
Superego
- Resides in all levels of
awareness - Operates under “reality
principle” - Attempts negotiation
between Id and Superego
to satisfy both realistically
Ego
Various ways to show Conflicts of Personality Components
– Slips of tongue (“Freudian slip”)
– Dreams
– Jokes
– Anxiety
– Defense Mechanisms
_______________ are ancient or archaic images that derive from the collective unconscious
Archetypes
- Jung’s most distinctive concept.
- Emotionally toned experiences derived from ancestors.
- Responsible for myths, legends, and religious beliefs.
- Refers not to the inherited ideas but to man’s innate tendency to act in a certain way whenever experience stimulates a biologically- inherited response tendency.
- Contains the “archetypes”.
Collective Unconscious
- which is the side of personality that people
show to the world. - Not necessarily the same as the public face that
one shows others
Persona
- consists of morally objectionable tendencies as well as a
number of constructive qualities that we are reluctant
to face - archetype of darkness and repression, representing the
qualities that we do not wish to acknowledge but
attempt to hide from ourselves and others
Shadow
- feminine side of men and originates in the collective
unconscious as an archetype and remains extremely
resistant to consciousness - Jung believed that the ____ originated from early
men’s experiences with women including mothers,
sisters, and lovers which combine into the concept of
women.
Anima
- masculine side of women and originates in the collective
unconscious as an archetype that, too, is resistant to
consciousness - symbolic of thinking and reasoning and is capable of
influencing the thinking of women yet it does not belong
to her
Animus