Pother Psychodynamic Theories

Question 1

Affect trauma theory

Answer 1

Pathology- forget things, repress from conscious

Question 2

Conflict theory

Answer 2

Berzoff

Unconscious sexual and aggressive wishes seek expression, kept out of conscious by other mind forces

Question 3

Psychoanalysis tools

Answer 3

Free association

Dream interpretation

Question 4

Anna Freud

Defense mechanisms

Answer 4

Level 1- severely pathological

Denial
Distortion
Delusional projection

Question 5

Level 2 defense mechanisms. Anna Freud

Answer 5

Common in adolescents

Out of touch with reality

Immature
Lessen distress an anxiety
Symptoms of social discomfort

Fantasy

Projection
Somatization
Passive aggression
Acting out
Idealization

Question 6

Level three defense mechanisms

Answer 6

Neurotic- common in adults

Displacement- shift impulses too less threatening target
Dissociation- separation, postponement of normal feeling I distressful situation
Isolation- separate feelings from ideas and events
Intellectualization- like isolation, more thought focused, avoid anxious emotion
Reaction formation- convert dangerous unconscious wishes or impulses into opposite behavior.
Repression- painful thoughts pulled into unconscious Emotion present but idea behind it absent
Regression- temporary reversion of ego to earlier stage of development
Rationalization- false reasoning to make wrong right. Excuses

Question 7

Level 4 defense mechanism- emotionally healthy

Answer 7

Altruism- constructive service to others. Brings pleasure and satisfaction

Anticipation- planning for future discomfort

Humor- not wit
Identification- unconscious modellin of self after other
Introjection- idea object so closely identified becomes part of person

Sublimation- negative emotions into positive actions
Suppression- conscious pushing thoughts into preconcious