Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Psychology > Psychodynamic > Flashcards

Psychodynamic Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
Psychology 101 flashcards GRE® Psychology flashcards AP® Psychology flashcards
1
Q

Who proposed the psychodynamic theory

A

Sigmund Freud

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

The psychodynamic theory states that the causes of behaviour have their origin in the

A

Unconscious mind

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Most of the content of the unconscious is

A

Unacceptable or unpleasant and could cause feelings of pain, anxiety or conflict if it becomes conscious

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

We posses innate drives that

A

energize our minds to motivate behaviour as we develop through our lives

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

traumatic childhood experiences pushed into the unconscious mind can later lead to

A

mental disorders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What are the components of the psyche

A

ID, ego, superego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

childhood experiences have significant importance in determining our

A

personality when we reach adulthood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

what is the psyche

A

our three part personality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What is the ID

A

drives us to satisfy urges

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What is the ego

A

Acts rationally, balancing the ID and the superego

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

At what age does the ego develop

A

2-4

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

When does the ID develop from

A

birth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What is the superego

A

concerned with keeping to moral norms and attempts to control a powerful ID with feelings of guilt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

When does the superego develop

A

4-5 years

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

How many psychosexual stages are there

A

5

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What is the oral psychosexual stage

A

sucking behaviour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

when does the oral stage begin

A

0-18 months

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What is the anal stage

A

Holding or discarding faeces

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

When does the anal stage take place

A

18 months- 3.5 years

20
Q

What is the phallic stage

A

fixation on genitals

21
Q

What age does the phallic stage consist of

A

3.5-6

22
Q

What is the latency stage

A

repressed sexual urges

23
Q

when does the latency stage take place

A

6-puberty

24
Q

what is the genital stage

A

awakened sexual urges

25
Q

when does the genital stage take place

A

puberty onwards

26
Q

What is anally retentive

A

the tendency to cope with conflicts later in life by demonstrating an extreme sense of cleanliness

27
Q

when does anally retentive originate from

A

when conflict occurs over potty training

28
Q

in areas of significant conflict the ego can redirect psychic energy using

A

defence mechanisms

29
Q

What are the three defence mechanisms Freud proposed

A

repression, displacement, denial

30
Q

what is the defence mechanism repression

A

burying an unpleasant thought or desire in the unconscious

31
Q

What is the defence mechanism displacement

A

emotions are directed away from their source or target towards other things

32
Q

What is the defence mechanism denial

A

a threatening thought is ignored or treated as if it were not true

33
Q

What is free association

A

expressing immediate thoughts as they happen

34
Q

What is dream interpretation

A

analysing the latent content of manifest content

35
Q

How do current psychologists use the psychodynamic approach still utilize case study evidence

A

to provide proof of their explanations

36
Q

Prior to reaching the phallocrate stage children have no concept of

A

Gender identity

37
Q

When does the Oedipus complex occur

A

In the phallic stage

38
Q

What is the Oedipus complex

A

When boys develop incestuous feelings towards their mother, they harbour a jealous and murderous hatred for their father who stands in the way of the boy possessing his mother.

39
Q

What is castration anxiety

A

When a child is afraid their genitalia will be harmed by the parent of the same sec as retribution for sexual feelings for the other parent

40
Q

What does the boy do to resolve the conflict over the Oedipus complex

A

The boy gives up his love for his mother and begins to identify with his father

41
Q

Who proposed the electra complex

A

Carl jung

42
Q

What is the electra complex

A

When a girl desires her father and realises that she doesn’t have a penis

43
Q

What is peins envy

A

Anxiety of not having a penis

44
Q

What does a girl replace the feeling of penis envy for

A

Wanting a baby

45
Q

Who do girls blame for their castrated stage

A

Their mom which creates tension

46
Q

Why does a girl identify with her mothers identity

A

To remove tension

47
Q

Little hans

A

5yr old boy terrified of being bitten by horses, transferred his fear to his dad through displacement

Psychology (8 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions