psychodynamic approach Flashcards
what did freud suggest about our unconscious mind
that it is the tip of the iceberg and most of our mind is the unconscious
what is the unconscious
a store of biological drives and instincts that has a signifcant influence on our behaviour
what happens to traumatic events from childhood
they are repressed into the unconscious mind
according to psychodnynamic theorists how can we explore traumatic events
through psychoanalysis
how can traumatic events reveal themselves
through freudian slips, dreams and fantasies
how many parts of the personality are there
3
what is the id
the primitive part of our personality - seeks nothing but pleasure and instant gratification
when is the id present and who governs it
id is present from birth and is governed by the pleasure principle
what is the ego
the egos role is to reduce the conflict between the demands of the id and the superego by using defence mechanisms
when is the ego present and who governs it
the ego is present from 2 years and is goverened by the reality principle
what is the superego
our sense of right and wrong and it punishes the ego for wrongdoing through guilt
when is the superego present and who governs it
it is present from the age of 5 and is governed by the morality principle
what does the superego represent
it reperesents the moral standards of the child’s same sex parents
defence mechanisms are u_c_
unconscious
what are defence mechanisms regarded as
a distorted form of reality, unhealthy and a way to prevent us from being overwhelmed from temporary threats or traumas
what is repression
forcing a distressing memory out of the conscious mind into the unconscious mind
what is denial
refusal to acknowledge some aspects of reality
what is displacement
transferring feeling from true source of distressing emotion onto a substitute target
what is a conflict
a psychological struggle during the psychosexual stages of development, occuring due to tensions between the id, superego and ego
