Psychodynamic Approach Flashcards
What is the order of the psychosexual stages?
Oral
Anal
Phallic
Latency
Genital
Not resolving a psychosexual stage means….
The person will become fixated and not be able to progress through the other stages
The tripartite theory of personality says that
Our thought processes are governed by 3 aspects of our personality, The Id, ego and superego.
What’s the Id
The impulsive, hedonistic aspect of the personality that seeks immediate gratification.
The Id is in the…
Unconscious
What is the ego?
The ego lies in the conscious layer of our psyche. It dictates the practical compromises between the demands of the Id and superego, resolving conflicts.
The superego is what?
The aspect that acts as our moral reasoning, guiding our behaviour, filtering them through our principles and concepts of what is right and wrong.
The superego is where?
The conscious
When does the superego develop?
Phallic stage
When does the Id develop?
It doesn’t, it’s with you from the beginning
When does the ego develop?
The anal stage
Why does the ego develop in the stage it does?
It develops in the anal stage as it this point the infant should gain self control, reasoning that it’s I their interest not to relive themselves passively but wait until they’re at a toilet because it’s more socially acceptable.
What is anal expulsive and anal retentive?
These are fixation types that can occur from unresolved conflict in the anal stage. Expulsive personalities are overly generous whereas retentive personalities are covetous
