Psychodynamic Approach^

Question 1

Defence Mechanisms

Answer 1

how we deal with stuff we are not ready for
denial - refuse to acknowledge
displacement - taking out feelings on someone else
repression - forcing memories/ feelings out so you don’t think about them

Question 2

Iceberg Analogy

Answer 2

conscious - above water
hypnosis - water level
unconscious - below (repressed)

Question 3

Structure of Personality

Answer 3

Id - unconscious, pleasure principle, when born
Ego - mediates, reality principle, at 2 years old
Superego - morality principle, at 5

Question 4

Psychosexual Stages

Answer 4

Oral - 0 to 1, smoking, biting nails
Anal - 1 to 3, anus witholding/ expulsive, perfectionist
Phallic - 3 to 5, narcissistic, genitals
Latency - 5 to puberty, repressed conflicts, difficult to express emotions, form relations
Genital - puberty to adult, sexual desires, difficult to form heterosexual relations

Question 5

Oedipus

Answer 5

in phallic stage
castration anxiety
- like mother, hate dad
- fear of losing it if dad fins out
Little Hans and horses

Question 6

Electra

Answer 6

in phallic stage
penis envy
- jealous that mom is with dad, wants him
- gave it up when their want for dad goes to wanting a baby
formed cause accused of sexist accusations when he ignored the women part in his explanation

Question 7

Little Hans

Answer 7

saw a horse collapse and developed a phobia of horsesFreud- his phobia was a displacement of his phobia of his dad (castration anxiety)Hans wasn’t interviewed, only his dad
: bias, not report all, lied
- Freud could have asked leading questions as he knew of Oedipus complex

Question 8

Real World Applications

Answer 8

psychotherapy
first attempt to treat mental conditions psychologically instead of physically
dream analysis to try and access the unconscious mind
- bring unconscious to conscious to deal with it

Question 9

Untestable Concepts

Answer 9

unfalsifiability
not a lot of evidence, not scientific
case studies can’t be generalised
unconscious mind cant be assessed

Question 10

Determinism

Answer 10

more valid- no personal control = more scientificno control over actions- defence mechanisms- experiences later in life that we dont control
: self fulfiling prophecy

Question 11

Psychic Determinism

Answer 11

much of beh determined by unconscious conflict
slip of tongue
- no accident, unconscious thoughts
critics
- extreme as it dismisses free will’s influence on beh