p2 - topic 3: ego-psychology (neoanalytic perspective)

Question 1

ego-seeds

Answer 1

ego’s own energy sources from the beginning

Question 2

ego-control

Answer 2

block and block
to what extent does a person inhibit wishes / needs

Question 3

forms of autonomy

Answer 3

hartmann
primary ego-autonomy: ego works separately from id functions (from birth)
secondary ego-autonomy: functions coming from sphere of conflicts, gaining autonomy from the id

Question 4

ego-flexibility

Answer 4

block and block
to what extent can a person change the level of ego-control (know when to restrain and act more freely) (adapting to circumstances)

Question 5

competence and effectance

Answer 5

white
effectance: makes you happy that you can have an affect on the environment (active adaption), basic motivation for the child (tendency to explore and influence environment)
competence: improvement of one’s self, basis of adaptive ego functioning

Question 6

seperate spheres

Answer 6

hartmann
sphere of conflicts (original view of handling conflicts of needs/wishes)
sphere without conflicts (ego is developing on its own from it’s own, with own ego seeds and identity)

Question 7

phases of ego development (loevinger)

Answer 7

1. symbiotic
2. impulsive
3. self-defensive
4. conformist
5. self-conscious
6. conscientious
7. individualistic
8. autonomous
9. integrated