Module 2: Psychodynamic Theory

Question 1

anal stage

Answer 1

the stage of development where children are learning to control impulses; coincides with toddlerhood and toileting

Question 2

defense mechanisms

Answer 2

psychological strategies that are unconsciously used to protect a person from anxiety rising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings

Question 3

ego

Answer 3

the part of the self that helps balance the id and superego by satisfying the id’s desires in a rational way

Question 4

genital stage

Answer 4

the final stage of psychosexual development when individuals develop sexual interests; begins in adolescence and lasts throughout adulthood

Question 5

id

Answer 5

the part of the self that is biologically-driven, includes our instincts and drives, and wants immediate gratification

Question 6

latency stage

Answer 6

the fourth stage of psychosexual development, spanning middle-childhood, during which sexual development and sexual impulses are dormant

Question 7

neurosis

Answer 7

a tendency to experience negative emotions

Question 8

oral stage

Answer 8

the first stage of psychosexual development when infants’ needs are met primarily through oral gratification

Question 9

phallic stage

Answer 9

the third stage of psychosexual development, spanning the ages from 3 to 6 years, when the young child’s libido (desire) centers upon their genitalia as the erogenous zone

Question 10

psychodynamic perspective

Answer 10

the perspective that behavior is motivated by inner forces, memories, and conflicts that are generally beyond people’s awareness and control

Question 11

psychosexual stages

Answer 11

Freud’s oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital stages

Question 12

superego

Answer 12

the part of the self that acts as our conscience, telling us how we should behave