Psychoanalysis Flashcards
What is the EGO and the consequences of a WEAK ego?
the Ego is the CONSCIOUS part of the brain which is the reality
if you have a WEAK ego, there is a constant battle between doing what is right and wrong, meaning you make irrational decisions and feel bad after, eg bipolar
What is the ID and the consequences of having a STRONG ID?
The Id is the unconscious part of the brain which has all of your instincts and drives
if you have a STRONG Id, it could result in a psychotic psyche, only care about your self eg addict, drug, sex, alcohol.
What is the SUPEREGO and what is the consequences of having a STRONG superego?
The Superego is the conscious where you have your morals, rules that are taken from society.
Consequences of having a STRONG superego could result in a neurotic psyche (worrier) and could end up with an anxiety disorder.
Outline the three defence mechanisms
REPRESSION-if someone has a traumatic event in their life, they repress it into the unconscious part of the memory, IT IS NOT FORGOTTEN. these repressed memories cause abnormalities. Eg if someone has an unresolved issue (child abuse) they may develop depression as a result
DISPLACEMENT-this occurs when an unacceptable drive, eg hatred is displaced from its primary source to a more acceptable target. Eg if someone shows severe aggression towards a sibling, this abnormality may be due to them displacing that anger from haterd towards their parent
DENIAL-this occurs when an individual refuses to accept that an event has happened. EG if you have an addiction, you have to accept it so you can move on with your life.
Psychosexual stages of development
Oral
0-1 years old
this is in the mouth, pleasure gained from activities such as sucking or biting. infants explore the world with their mouth and putting objects into it.
the abnormality leading from this could be an addiction; to food, drugs, alcohol etc. Food-eat too much or too less
Psychosexual stages of development
Anal
1-3years old
Anus, pleasure is gained from passing faeces. this is when a child is learning to control its impulses.
It is all about control
so an abnormality that could come from this being under or over developed could be OCD
Psychosexual stages of development
Phallic
3-5years old
children become aware of gender differences
this is where the oedipus and electra complex develops
unsuccessful completion of the oedipus and electra complex leads to weak morality and gender identity. this could lead to an anxiety disorder.
Evaluation of the psychodynamic approach
Based on retrospective data-childhood experiences, could be exaggerated and therefore not an accurate representation
The unconscious mind is there, although you cannot measure it, it doesnt mean that it doesnt exist, for example, love exists but you cannot measure it.
However, it is unscientific as you cannot test to measure if there is an unconscious. you cannot prove that it is right.
Outline psychoanalysis (free association)
The client is to express anything that comes into their mind. this could be anything to an account of what they experienced on the way to the therapy. this may then lead to the association of ideas leading back to the childhood. by asking indirect questions, this may reveal their TRUE thoughts
outline psychoanalysis (dream analysis)
patients were to keep a dream diary and the therapist would analyse and discuss certain dreams, for example, a reoccuring dream. then they would identify the Latent and Manifest content
Manifest content=snake or rollercoaster
Latent content=penis or sex
evaluate psychoanalysis
+ it aims to treat the cause, unlike drugs which only sepress the symptoms. each patient is treated as an individual
- it is time consuming and expensive as it may take many years or months to see improvements. unlike drugs which have an immediate effect and because it takes so long to cure someone, it is therefore costly.
- the patients will be psychologically harmed when leaving as they are surfacing repressed emotions and past events
