Psychoanalytic Theory Flashcards
It is the personality theory, which is based on the notion that an individual gets motivated more by unseen forces that are controlled by the conscious and the rational thought.
Psychoanalytic Theory
He was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis.
Sigmund Freud
It is a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.
Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality argues that human behavior is the result of interactions among three component parts of the mind which are?
id, ego, superego
Psychoanalytic theory is known as what?
Freud’s structural theory of personality
The psychoanalytic theory places great emphasis on the role of unconscious psychological conflicts in shaping _____ and _____.
behavior; personality
Over the last century, however, Freud’s ideas have since been met with criticism, in part because of his singular focus on _____ as the main driver of human personality development.
sexuality
Conflicts among these three structures (id, ego, superego), and our efforts to find balance among what each of them “_____,” determines how we behave and approach the world.
desires
Conflict within the mind: According to Freud, the job of the _____ is to balance the aggressive/pleasure-seeking drives of the _____ with the moral control of the _____.
ego; id; superego
The most primitive of the three structures. It is concerned with instant gratification of basic physical needs and urges. It operates entirely unconsciously.
Id
It is the rational, pragmatic part of our personality.
Ego
It is what Freud considered to be the “self”
Ego
It is concerned with social rules and morals - similar to what many people call their “conscience” or their “moral compass.”
Superego
It develops as a child learns what their culture considers right and wrong.
Superego
Freud believed that a person who has a strong ego has a healthy personality and that imbalances in this system can lead to _____ (what we now think of as anxiety and depression) and unhealthy behaviors.
neurosis
What are the five psychosexual stages of development?
Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital
Across these five stages, the child is presented with different conflicts between their biological drives (id) and their social and moral conscience (superego) because their biological pleasure-seeking urges focus on different areas of the body (what Freud called “_____”).
Erogenous zones
The id must be controlled in order to satisfy social demands; this sets up a conflict between _____ and _____.
frustrated wishes; social norms
Birth to 1 year old
Oral stage
1 to 3 years old
Anal stage
3 to 6 years old
Phallic stage
6 years old to puberty
Latency stage
Puberty to adult
Genital stage
Mouth
Oral
Bowel and Bladder Control
Anal
Genitals
Phallic
The _____ describes these feelings of wanting to possess the mother and the desire to replace the father.
Oedipus complex
However, the child also fears that he will be punished by the father for these feelings (Oedipus complex), a fear Freud termed _____.
castration anxiety
Context: Oedipus complex
The term _____ has been used to describe a similar set of feelings experienced by young girls. Freud, however, believed that girls instead experience _____.
Electra complex; penis envy
Horney proposed that men experience feelings of inferiority because they cannot give birth to children, a concept she referred to as _____.
womb envy
Sexual feelings are inactive
Latency
During this stage, the _____ continues to develop while the _____’s energies are suppressed.
superego; id
Maturing sexual interests
Genital Stage
The onset of _____ causes the libido to become active once again.
puberty
