Psychoanalytic Theory

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

Psychoanalytic Theory

Question 2

He was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis.

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Sigmund Freud

Question 3

It is a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

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Psychoanalysis

Question 4

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?

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id, ego, superego

Question 5

Psychoanalytic theory is known as what?

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Freud’s structural theory of personality

Question 6

The psychoanalytic theory places great emphasis on the role of unconscious psychological conflicts in shaping _____ and _____.

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behavior; personality

Question 7

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.

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sexuality

Question 8

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.

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desires

Question 9

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 _____.

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ego; id; superego

Question 10

The most primitive of the three structures. It is concerned with instant gratification of basic physical needs and urges. It operates entirely unconsciously.

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Id

Question 11

It is the rational, pragmatic part of our personality.

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Ego

Question 12

It is what Freud considered to be the “self”

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Ego

Question 13

It is concerned with social rules and morals - similar to what many people call their “conscience” or their “moral compass.”

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Superego

Question 14

It develops as a child learns what their culture considers right and wrong.

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Superego

Question 15

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.

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neurosis

Question 16

What are the five psychosexual stages of development?

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Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital

Question 17

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 “_____”).

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Erogenous zones

Question 18

The id must be controlled in order to satisfy social demands; this sets up a conflict between _____ and _____.

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frustrated wishes; social norms

Question 19

Birth to 1 year old

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Oral stage

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1 to 3 years old

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Anal stage

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3 to 6 years old

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Phallic stage

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6 years old to puberty

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Latency stage

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Puberty to adult

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Genital stage

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Mouth

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Oral

Question 25

Bowel and Bladder Control

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Anal

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Genitals

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Phallic

Question 27

The _____ describes these feelings of wanting to possess the mother and the desire to replace the father.

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Oedipus complex

Question 28

However, the child also fears that he will be punished by the father for these feelings (Oedipus complex), a fear Freud termed _____.

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castration anxiety

Question 29

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 _____.

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Electra complex; penis envy

Question 30

Horney proposed that men experience feelings of inferiority because they cannot give birth to children, a concept she referred to as _____.

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womb envy

Question 31

Sexual feelings are inactive

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Latency

Question 32

During this stage, the _____ continues to develop while the _____’s energies are suppressed.

Answer 32

superego; id

Question 33

Maturing sexual interests

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Genital Stage

Question 34

The onset of _____ causes the libido to become active once again.

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puberty