Module 4

Question 1

Id

Answer 1

A theoretical structure corresponding to the unconscious that comprises basic drives and instinctual energies

Includes the libido

The powerhouse of the mind according to Freud

Question 2

Ego

Answer 2

A theoretical structure that includes both the conscious and preconscious and develops out of the id from experiences that help the child distinguish self from other.

Question 3

Superego

Answer 3

A theoretical structure that is a special part of the ego that punishes or rewards the child with feelings of guilt or shame when internalized values are not followed and with pride and self praise when they are

Social and cultural norms

The conscious part of the mind

The shoulds and should nots

Question 4

Conscience

Answer 4

The aspect of the superego that contains the should nots

Question 5

Attachment

Answer 5

Refers to the behavior and emotional reactions of children seeking proximity to a person whom they perceive offers security in an environment in which they fear danger

Question 6

Coping

Answer 6

The ability to manage present problems without anxiety

Question 7

Criticism of psychodynamic practice

Answer 7

• hard to prove so not in evidence-based practice
• excludes the social aspect
  -doesn’t help clients take practical action to make change. Based on insight only
• metaphorical ideas about how the mind works that cannot be seen
• victim blaming
• limited range of interventions
• deterministic (past experience dictates present behavior making it difficult for people to change their own behavior)
• culturally bound in its own time period.
• not appropriate for short-term work

Question 8

Projection

Answer 8

Unwanted ideas that the ego wants to protect us from become attached in our minds to another person or thing

Question 9

Splitting

Answer 9

Contradictory ideas and feelings are kept in separate mental compartments and applied to different people or situations, leading to inconsistent behavior

Question 10

Sublimation

Answer 10

Energy (from the id) that is directed toward unwanted activities (often sexual) is redirected toward more acceptable activities

Question 11

Rationalization

Answer 11

People believe in acceptable reasons for particular activities and repress emotionally unacceptable reasons for behavior

Question 12

Psychoanalytic developmental theory

Answer 12

Proposes that the interaction between mental structures leads children to develop through a series of stages

Question 13

Separation-individuation theory

Answer 13

Infants do not distinguish themselves from the mother and baby and development begins as they learn to see themselves as a separate being, achieving autonomy and adulthood

Question 14

Primary narcissism

Answer 14

Children start in this stage seeking only gratification of their own needs

Question 15

Freud’s stages

Answer 15

1. Oral
2. Anal
3. Phallic
4. Oedipal

Question 16

Oral stage

Answer 16

Birth- 1 year

The mouth: sucking, swallowing stages. The libido is centered in a baby’s mouth — so the baby gets satisfaction from putting things in its mouth to satisfy the libido.

Oral stimulation could lead to an oral fixation later in life, such as smoking, biting nails, and sucking one’s thumb. These behaviors are often displayed during times of stress.

Question 17

Anal stage

Answer 17

1-3 Years

During this phase, the child experiences pleasure from defecating.

The child is now fully aware that they are a person — and that what they want may be in conflict to external demands of their environment.

This conflict is timed with potty training, which can be a conflict with authority.

Later in life, this individual wants to share, give things away, and they are often disorganized, messy, and rebellious.

Question 18

Phallic stage

Answer 18

Children identify with the same sex parent as they learn to manage appropriate relationships within the family.

The child’s libido centers upon their genitalia. Children in this stage become aware of differences between girls and boys.

Question 19

Oedipal

Answer 19

Children are attracted to the opposite sex parent as they establish their sexual identity

Question 20

Unconscious mind

Answer 20

Holds ideas, thoughts and memories that we can’t access and bring into our conscious awareness

Accessible only through psychoanalysis according to Freud

Question 21

Preconscious mind

Answer 21

Holds ideas, thoughts and memories that we are not currently thinking but can bring into consciousness through concentration

Question 22

Object relations theory

Answer 22

Focuses on the process by which infants store and internalize images of objects that satisfy their instinctual urges particularly nurturance and connection.

Generally people.

Describes how current patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behavior are often reflected at the unconscious level based on our childhood experiences with parent figures.

Question 23

Ego psychology

Answer 23

Psychodynamic theory based on the assumption that people are born with an innate capacity to adapt to their environment.

Emphasizes social influences on our psychological functioning.

Assumes innate drives of mastery and competence are important motivators of human behavior.

Goes beyond Freud’s ego theory.

Question 24

According to Freud, where does the ego drive all its power and energy from?

Answer 24

The id

Question 25

Intrapsychic conflict

Answer 25

Dynamic conflicts within a person’s psychic structure; or

Question 26

Psychosocial conflict

Answer 26

Dynamic conflicts between internal and external (societal) forces.

Question 27

Latent Stage

Answer 27

6 Years- puberty

Little or no sexual motivation is present. The libido is dormant and no psychosexual development takes place.

The child’s energy is focused on such things as school and friendships.