psychoanalytical theories of personality Flashcards
who was FREUD?
influence of early childhood
unconscious motives and conflict
how we cope with sexual urges
conscious level
what we are currently aware of
preconscious level
not currently aware but can be if we focus on them
unconscious level
sexual and aggressive drives
can be conscious if focus on them
strong influence of behaviour
model of personality structure
ego - reality principle
superego - morals
ID - immediate gratification, bad
freudian slips
may express hidden wishes
dreams and interpretation of them
thoughts and intentions
manifest content - remember
latent content - hidden meaning
nightmare = repressed wish breaking through
psychic energy
human motivation
limited amount
used for psych functioning
cathexis
investment of psychic energy
not permanent can we directed to different activities
pleasure/tension
anxiety
due to ego worrying about id doing bad
superego become out of control and guilty
defence mechanisms
unconscious reactions to protect from unpleasant emotions
repression as a defence mechanism
forget thing that cause anxiety
regression as a defence mechanism
revert to immature patterns of behaviour
denial as a defence mechanism
refuse to accept nature of situation
displacement as a defence mechanism
transfer ideas from original source to less threatening object
sublimation as a defence mechanism
channeling impulses into behaviour that benefits society
reaction formation as a defence mechanism
behave exact opposite of true feelings
rationalisation as a defence mechanism
false excuses to justify behaviour
projection as a defence mechanism
attribute guilt onto others
fixation as a defence mechanism
stick in an immature stage
identification as a defence mechanism
identify with powerful people to boost low self esteem
ORAL stage of psychosexual development
pleasure = oral
conflict = weaning
frustrated - smoking, drinking, sarcastic, pessimistic
overindulged - clingy, attention seeker, relationship dependant
ANAL stage of psychosexual development
pleasure = contract/ relax of muscle to control bowel
conflict = toilet training
retentive = waiting to go toilet - perfectionist, OCD
explusive = letting go - careless, messy
PHALLIC stage of psychosexual development
pleasure = masturbation
oedipus - boys attracted to mum, hate dad
electra complex - attachment to dad, penis envy and blame mum
not resolved = reckless, vain, fear of intimacy
LATENCY stage of psychosexual development
dormant libido
schooling and same sex friends
GENITAL stage of psychosexual development
focus on sex
mature
