Psychoanalytic approch Flashcards

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denial

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convincing yourself that a traumatic event did not occur or was not traumatic

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generating acceptable,logical reasons for outcomes that otherwise would not be acceptable

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threatening impulses or desires is redirecting onto another target ex:being mad at your boss,taking it out in your partner

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to stifle an unacceptable impulse, the exact opposite behaviour desires are displayed ex:I'm mad at my girlfriend, I became really nice towards her

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seeing one's own unactable qualities in others and disliking them for processing those qualities ex: being insecure, I think anna being insecure is pathetic

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most adptive defense -convert unnaceptable behaviour into acceptable ones like being very angry and going to the gym

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-talking cure -mind-body connection -psych might influence behaviour,even when people are not aware of it -case study method

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modern view of repression cognitive view of the unconscious ego psychology narcism object relational theory

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repression was seen as unnaceptable thoughts pushed into the unconscious now as a response of trauma ------ but their are some doubt if memories recovered in therapy are real or false -traumatic events are usually not repressed/they are remembered -therapist can implant false memories in patients (confirmation bias) and as trusted authority patients may go along with it

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motivated view: we bury hidden desires in the unconscious cognitive view:information perceived may become unconscious and influence us - but it is not buried (priming)

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anna frud,erik erikson, had a more complex view of ego goal is to establish self-identity failure to do so creates identity crises

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cover the full life span allows for development during latecy/adulthood

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exagerated positive self-estem narcism is a defense

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people who seem to think they're greate may feel insecure underneath

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grandiodity,dominance,entitlement,superiorty excessive positive view of one self and negative view of others

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parents over-idolize child,set up unrealistic expectations > while cretizing the child for failing to meet those unrealistic expectations > child feel humiliated > narcistic behaviour narcism overconposate for insecurities by self-aggrandizing

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* Unrealistically positive beliefs about abilities and achievements – “I can make anybody believe anything I want them to.” * Preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, and beauty – “If I ruled the world it would be a much better place.” * Strong sense of entitlement – “I will never be satisfied until I get all that I deserve.” * Grandiose sense of self-importance – “I am an extraordinary person.

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it is usually does not work because they do not belive they have a problem-they are perfect

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-Look in the mirror more frequently * Take credit for their accomplishments but blame others for their failures * Self-promote more on social-networking sites like Facebook * Tend to adopt a ‘game-playing’ style in relationships * Become angry and aggressive in response to failure or negative feedback

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they evaluate themselves even better after watching themselves participating in discussion(the opposite of non-narsistic people _

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Grandiose narcissist Fragile narcissit

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-exagerated sense of self-importance -appears to feel privileged and entitled -has little empathy -tends to blame failures in others or circumstances -tend to be critical of others -tends to be controlling -Has little psychological insight into own motives, behavior, etc

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-tends to feel unhappy,depressed,or despondent -tends to be critical of others -has an exaggerated sense-of self importance tends to feel anxious tends to feel envious is prone to painful feelings of emptiness appears to feel priviladge and entitled tends to feel inadquet,inferior or failure

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emphasis on social relationships origins of adult relationship in childhood internalized representations of parents become basis for relating to others

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harlow experiment

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raised monkeys apart from mothers -provide surrogate wire mother or cloth mother -wire mothers provided food and water monkeys spant more time with cloth mother -importance of physical contact with children

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monkeys deprived of real mothers became anxious,insecure and abnormal sexually

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notice a similar parttern in children

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how does children respond to being left with a friendly stranger for a few minutes?

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1-continue exploration,play,happy to see mother when she came back (secure) 2-unfaz when mother left,and avoidant upon return (avoidant) 3.very anxious throughout procedure,cligy and agry upon return (anxious-ambivalent)

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important part of personality releted to relationship behaviours (secure,avoidant,anxious-ambivelent) outcome of attachment style as children (can change along time )

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have the most sex and least avoidant (except males) preoccupied feel greatest need for intamicy

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have worse memory reletionship concepts

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Hetero romantic couples brought into lab; told that male must participate in experiment involving the “machine” * Experimenter leaves couple alone for 10 min. in waiting room – Secretly videotaped * Male participant feels stressed * How does female participant respond?

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female avoidants are less likely to show support secure female most supportive

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anxious attachment high in adolecense and young adulthood, then decline avoidant stable ,with small decline being in a relationship led to greater secure attachment style over time