Personality Exam 1 COPY Flashcards
Life & Death Instincts
Life: survival, sex, drives ensure survival, tension fuels libido, cathexis= investment of psychic energy Death: unconscious wish to die, destroy, aggression
Freud Levels of Personality
Conscious- awareness right now, limited aspect of personality Preconscious - not thinking about right now, but accessible Unconscious -powerhouse where energy comes from, home of drives and desires, major driving power
Freud Structure of Personality
Id- desires, pleasure principle, reduce tension now!!!, source of energy, primary process thinking- childlike, wanting, wishing for what you want Ego- rational, adult, directs & controls (id=horse, ego=rider), secondary process thinking- perception, recognition, judgment, memory Super Ego- moral aspect, inhibit id, internalized parental/societal values, includes conscience, ego ideal= develops out of childhood behaviors you are praised for
Freudian Anxiety
Reality- objective, things we should fear (alligators)
Neurotic- based in childhood, learn from id/ego conflict, unconscious fear of punishment, “not a good idea”
Moral- id/superego conflict, “it is bad & wrong”, leads to shame and guilt
Freudian Assessment Techniques
case study method, memories, free association (leads to catharsis, resistance), dream analysis (manifest v latent content)
Trust V Mistrust
0-1, BS: Hope
Autonomy V Shame & Doubt
2-3, BS: Will (determination to exercise freedom & self restraint)
Initiative V Guilt
3-5, forming superego, BS: Purpose
Industry V Inferiority
6-11, BS: Competence
Identity V Role Confusion
12-18, BS: Fidelity, sincerity ego identity- self image is formed during adolescence, identity crisis- failing to achieve a cohesive identity Identity cohesion- comes from having ego identity role confusion=who you are and who you want to be don’t match up
Intimacy V Isolation,
19-35, BS: Love
Generativity V Stagnation
35-55, teaching, BS: Care
Ego Integrity V Despair
55-death, BS: Wisdom
