Psychodynamic Approach Flashcards
what was freuds model of the mind?
conscious
pre conscious
unconscious
what does the unconscious mind consist of?
superego and id
what are the sections of the psyche?
id
ego
superego
what are the defence mechanisms?
displacement
denial
repression
projection
what is displacement?
when you redirect feelings onto something else
what is denial?
completely rejecting the thought or feeling
what is repression?
pushed into unconscious
what is projection?
attributing your own socially unacceptable thought or feeling to someone else
what did Gagnepain et al (2014) do?
looked at whether suppressing memories into the unconscious affects behaviour
concentrated on visual memories that sufferers of PTSD find most intrusive. participants were asked to learn pairs of words and pictures (e.g. ladders, rabbit and binoculars). the brain activity was measured through fMRI
found memory trace was weakened by suppression
the fMRI showed memories had been disrupted and behaviour may not be affected by suppressed memories as they can’t be recalled
what is libido?
life instinct
main source of energy for life and is connected with survival and sexual reproduction
what is thanatos?
the death instinct
a wish to return to Nirvana
those who have a strong death wish will push themselves to a state all their tensions will finally be relieved in death
what are the psychosexual stages of development?
oral stage anal stage phallic stage latency period genital stage
what is the oral stage?
0-18 months
the mouth is the main source of pleasure
successful completion of this stage is demonstrated by weaning - eating independently
what does too much/little stimulation during the oral stage lead to?
oral fixation
what does too little stimulation of the oral stage mean?
pessimism
smoking
eating and drinking too much
what does too much stimulation of the oral stage mean?
easily fooled
high expectations
dependent on others
what is the anal stage?
18 - 3 years
satisfaction gained from controlling the bowels
successful completion marked by potty training
what does anally retentive mean?
tidy
stubborn
obsessive
perfectionist
what does anally expulsion mean?
generous
messy
thoughtless
what is the phallic stage?
most important stage
oedipus and electra complex
identify with same sex parent
3-5/6 years
superego develops
what is the latency period?
5/6 years
time of consolidation
solving oedipus complex
learn roles which are expected of them
unsuccessful completion leads to being uncomfortable around opposite sex
what is the genital stage?
12-18 years
sexual desires become conscious
strain/fixation leads to frustrations such as difficulty relating to opposite sex and being shy and immature
hormone levels alter
what is little Hans case study?
fear of white horses
freud linked this to his father
he has oedipus complex and fantasied about his mother being the mother to his children
improved over several weeks- only scared of horses with black harnesses over their mouths - linked to his fathers moustache
wanted to be like his father
when he wasn’t allowed to sleep in his parents bed this caused unconscious tension between him and his father
what does Old Age Pensioners Lose Glasses stand for?
oral anal phallic latency genital
