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Psychoanalytic Terms Flashcards

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What is the anal stage?

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The second stage of psychosexual development when pleasure is derived from retaining and expelling feces.

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What is analytical psychology?

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An elaborate explanation of human nature that combines ideas from history, mythology, anthropology, and religion.

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What are anima and animus?

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The biological and psychological aspects of masculinity and femininity, thought to coexist in both sexes.

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What is anxiety?

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A feeling of impending doom arising from repressed feelings, memories, desires, and experiences.

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What are archetypes?

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Universal, inherited images contained in the collective unconscious, representing shared ancestral experiences.

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What is the blank screen technique?

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A stance assumed by psychoanalysts to foster transference by remaining anonymous and neutral.

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What is borderline personality disorder?

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Characterized by instability, impulsivity, and extreme mood shifts, without a clear identity or understanding of others.

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What is brief psychodynamic therapy (BPT)?

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Adapts principles of psychodynamic theory to treat selective disorders within a preestablished time limit.

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What is classical psychoanalysis?

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Traditional Freudian therapy involving long-term exploration of unconscious conflicts and extensive process work.

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What is the collective unconscious?

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Deepest level of the psyche, containing inherited experiences.

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What is compensation?

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An ego-defense that masks perceived weaknesses or develops positive traits to offset limitations.

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What is contemporary psychoanalysis?

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New formulations that share core characteristics of classical theory but differ in technique application.

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What is countertransference?

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A therapist’s unconscious emotional responses to a client, affecting objectivity.

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What is a crisis in psychological terms?

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A critical turning point where an individual faces potential growth or regression.

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What are death instincts?

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Freudian concept referring to an unconscious wish for self-destruction or harm to others.

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What is denial?

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A defense mechanism where unpleasant realities are ignored to avoid anxiety.

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What is dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)?

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Combines cognitive behavioral and psychoanalytic techniques for a structured treatment.

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What is displacement?

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Redirecting emotions from their original source to a substitute target.

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What is dream analysis?

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Interpreting dreams to uncover unconscious material and provide insights.

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What is dream work?

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Transforming a dream’s latent content into the less threatening manifest content.

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What is the ego?

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The part of the psyche that mediates between external reality and inner desires.

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What are ego-defense mechanisms?

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Processes that protect the psyche from anxiety-producing thoughts or feelings.

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What is ego psychology?

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Focuses on the development of the ego at various life stages, often using Erikson’s theories.

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What is fixation?

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Being stuck at one developmental level, unable to move forward psychologically.

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What is free association?

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A psychoanalytic technique where the client speaks freely to reveal unconscious thoughts and feelings.

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What is the genital stage?

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The final stage of psychosexual development, marked by mature sexual interests.

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What is the id?

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The primitive part of the psyche that operates on the pleasure principle, seeking immediate gratification.

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What is id psychology?

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Focuses on instincts and internal conflicts as primary motivators of behavior.

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What is identification?

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A defense mechanism involving emulating and absorbing aspects of another person.

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What is an identity crisis?

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A period of significant personal questioning and identity formation, often during adolescence.

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What is individuation?

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The process of integrating various aspects of the self into a whole personality.

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What is interpretation in psychoanalysis?

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Offering insights into the unconscious meanings of a client’s words or behaviors.

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What is introjection?

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Internalizing the qualities or attributes of other people.

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What is the latency stage?

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A period of psychosexual development characterized by the sublimation of sexual impulses.

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What are life instincts?

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Drives associated with survival, reproduction, and creativity.

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What does maintaining the analytic frame mean?

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Ensuring consistent therapy conditions to support psychoanalytic work.

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What is manifest content?

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The apparent content of a dream, as recalled by the dreamer.

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What is moral anxiety?

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Anxiety resulting from conflicts between one’s actions and one’s moral standards.

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What are multiple transferences?

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The phenomenon where individuals in a group setting project feelings onto others as if they were significant figures from their past.

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What is narcissism?

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Extreme self-love and self-absorption, often hiding insecurity or a poor self-image.

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What is a narcissistic personality?

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Exhibits traits of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy.

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What is neurotic anxiety?

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Anxiety caused by fear of letting uncontrollable instincts gain control.

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What are object relations?

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Mental representations of relationships that guide interactions with others.

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What is object-relations theory?

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Focuses on relationships and their impact on psychological development.

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What is the oral stage?

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The first stage of psychosexual development, focusing on oral pleasures such as sucking and biting.

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What is persona?

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The outward face or role a person presents to the world, often used to mask the true self.

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What is the phallic stage?

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The psychosexual stage where the focus is on genital pleasures and the complexities of identifying with adult role models.

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What is the pleasure principle?

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The driving force of the id that seeks immediate gratification of all desires, wants, and needs.

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What is projection?

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Attributing one’s unacceptable desires, impulses, or thoughts to others instead of oneself.

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What is rationalization?

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Offering a reasonable explanation for irrational behaviors, thoughts, or feelings.

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What is reaction formation?

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Managing unacceptable feelings or impulses by expressing their opposites.

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What is reality anxiety?

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Fear caused by real-world events.

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What is the reality principle?

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The ego’s control over the pleasure-seeking activity of the id by considering real-world constraints.

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What is regression?

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Reverting to an earlier stage of development when faced with stress.

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What is relational analysis?

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Focuses on the dynamics between the client and therapist as a means of understanding and treating psychological issues.

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What is the relational model?

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Views therapy as a mutual, interactive process between the therapist and client.

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What is repression?

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Keeping distressing thoughts and feelings buried in the unconscious.

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What is resistance?

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The client’s attempts to avoid confronting disturbing truths or memories.

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What is self psychology?

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Emphasizes the formation of self through relationships with others who reflect back parts of oneself.

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What is the shadow?

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Represents the dark, unacceptable side of personality.

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What is sublimation?

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Channeling problematic impulses into socially acceptable actions.

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What is the superego?

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Represents the internalized ideals and morals imposed by caregivers and society; often counters the id.

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What is time-limited dynamic psychotherapy?

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A form of therapy that aims for significant therapeutic progress within a set timeframe.

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What is transference?

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The redirection of feelings and desires originally associated with one person to another, especially the therapist.

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What is a transference relationship?

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Ongoing patterns of transference that play out within the therapeutic relationship.

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What is the unconscious?

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The part of the psyche that contains thoughts, memories, and desires that are not currently in conscious awareness.

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What is working through?

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The psychoanalytic process of resolving earlier conflicts re-enacted in therapy.

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