Psychoanalytic Therapy Flashcards
Most important component of Psychoanalytic Therapy(“PT”)
Making the unconscious - conscious
- examine repressed experiences and emotions (mostly from childhood): how have they affected the client’s thinking, behavior, and relationships in adulthood?
According to Freud, the driving force in all human behavior is …?
libido, which he later broadened to include the energy of all “life instincts”
What are some examples of when Psychoanalytic Therapy may be used?
depression emotional struggles emotional trauma neurotic behavior patterns self-destructive behavior patterns personality disorders ongoing relationship issues
T/F: the therapist-patient relationship is central to the healing process in Psychoanalytic Therapy?
True.
What is “the stage of therapy when the client becomes overwhelmed by the release of painful, repressed feelings and tries to avoid dealing with them?
Resistance
As patients become more comfortable and less resistant to facing their issues and are able to understand their own motives and behaviors, healing can begin
According to Freud, our behavior is determined by _____, _____, and _____ as these evolve through key _____ in the first years of life.
irrational forces
unconscious motivations
biological and instinctual drives
psychosocial stages
According to Freud, the overall goal of life is to …?
gain pleasure & avoid pain
According to Freud, what accounts for the aggressive drive in humans?
death instincts
- may manifest as an unconscious wish to die or hurt themselves or others
What are the 3 components of personality, according to psychoanalytic theory?
Id
Ego
Superego
(but personality functions as a whole, not 3 discrete segments)
In psychoanalytic theory, what is “all the untamed drives or impulses that might be likened to the biological component of personality”?
id
In psychoanalytic theory, what “attempts to organize and mediate between the id and the reality of dangers posed by the id’s impulses”?
ego
In psychoanalytic theory, what is “the internalized social component of personality, largely rooted in what the person imagines to be the expectations of parental figures”?
superego
PT: The dynamics of personality consist of the ways in which _____ is distributed to the id, ego, and superego.
psychic energy
PT: At birth, a person is all ____.
id
PT: The id is ruled by ___.
the pleasure principle
- It never matures; does not think, but only wishes or acts.
- largely unconscious
PT: The ____ has contact with the external world of reality. (id, ego, or superego)
ego
PT: The ___ is the “executive” or “traffic cop” that governs, controls, and regulations personality and “mediates between instincts and surrounding environment”
ego
PT: The ego is ruled by the ____.
reality principle
PT: The ____ is intelligent and rationale.
ego
PT: The ____ is the judicial branch of personality.
superego
PT: The ____ includes person’s moral code.
superego
- ideal rather than the real
PT: The ____ strives for perfection.
superego
PT: The ____ is the internalization of standards of parents and society
superego
- related to psychological rewards and punishment
According to PT, how does anxiety arise?
from a conflict among the id, ego, and superego over control of the available psychic energy
According to PT, what is the function of anxiety?
to warn of impending danger