Psycho-dynamic theory (freud) Flashcards
Freud thought that the mind was composed of 6.
Thoughts (ideas) feelings instincts drives conflicts motives
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The repressed area was a barrier under which disturbing material had been placed by the defense mechanism of ?
repression
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Repression is a process in which unacceptable 3 are excluded from consciousness by sending the material into the ? under the repressed barrier.
unacceptable desires, memories, and thoughts
unconscious
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When material has been repressed, it acts as an unconsious irritant, producing unwanted 2?
unwanted emotions
bizarre behavior
The “id” is the ? psychic force hidden in the?
primitive psychic force
hidden in the unconscious
id represents the ?(2) on which other personality factors are built.
basic needs and drives
The id involces all of the basic instincts such as ?4
hunger
thirst
sex
self-preservation
The id is governed by the ?
pleasure principle
The instincts within the id seek to be expressed regardless of
the consequences.
Freud believed that the basic drives(id) provide the main energy source for
personality development
The “ego” controles a person’s thinking and acts as the ? of personality.
coordinator
The ego evaluates ? and determines courses of action in a rational manner.
consequences
The id indicates to a person what is ?; the ego helps the person figure out how to ?.
id: what is needed/wanted
ego: figure out how to get it
Superego (conscience)
develops normally between the ages of
3 & 5
superego consists of the ? that are interpreted to a child by the parents.
traditional values and mores of society
The superego’s main function is to determine whether something is ?
right or wrong
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When an instinctual demand strives for expression that the superego disapproves of, the superego sends a signal of ? as a warning to the ? to prevent the expression of the instinct.
anxiety
warning to the ego
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The emotion of ? is said to originate from the superego.
guilt
Psychosexual development
The term Freud used for the energy of the id’s biological instincts was?
libido
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people in their development of personality progressed through 5 consecutive phases.
oral anal phallic latency genital
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During any one of the earlier phases, conflicts or disturbances were not resolved, the person is “?” at that particular level of development.
fixated
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In order to develop optimal mental health, an individual have to resolve the crises, or, use one of several ? mechanism.
Defense mechanism