Module 2 top Flashcards
mental elements in awareness at any given point in time.
Concious
can become conscious either quite readily or with some difficulty
Preconcious
contains all those drives, urges, or instincts that are beyond our awareness
unconcious
concerned only with satisfying personal desires,
id
mediate/ balanced the demands of the Id and the outer forces of reality.
ego
the moral arm of the personality.
superego
the aim of this drive is pleasure, but this pleasure is not limited to genital satisfaction.
Sex ( Eros)
it is manifested during the infant who are primarily self-centered, with their libido invested almost exclusively on their own ego.
Narcissism
develops when people invest their libido on an object or person other than themselves.
Love
the need for sexual pleasure by inflicting pain or humiliation on another person
Sadism
m suffering pain and humiliation inflicted either by themselves or by others.
Masochism
the final aim of the aggressive drive is self-destruction.
Aggression (Thanatos)
apprehension about an unknown danger.
Neurotic Anxiety
stems from the conflict between the ego and superego.
Moral anxiety
defined as an unpleasant, nonspecific feeling involving a possible danger. It is closely related to fear.
Realistic Anxiety