Psychodynamic Approach

Question 1

What do defence mechanisms do?

Answer 1

They distort reality unconsciously trying to decrease conscious stress

Question 2

What is the conscious?

Answer 2

Thoughts and feelings

Question 3

What is the preconscious?

Answer 3

memories and stored knowledge

Question 4

what is the unconscious?

Answer 4

fears, traumas irrational wishes etc.

Question 5

What is the superego?

Answer 5

societal rules and morals

Question 6

what is dynamic equilibrium?

Answer 6

The idea that the Id, superego and ego should be balanced

Question 7

Name four defence mechanisms:

Answer 7

Denial
Repression
Projection
Displacement

Question 8

What is denial?

Answer 8

refusal to perceive painful facts, thought or feelings as existing

Question 9

What is repression?

Answer 9

blocking unpleasant emotions, impulses, thoughts or memories out of the conscious mind

Question 10

What is displacement?

Answer 10

satisfying an impulse with a substitute person/object

Question 11

what is projection?

Answer 11

accusing others of something you insecure about within yourself

Question 12

Name the five psychosexual stages in order

Answer 12

• oral (0–1yr)
• anal (1–3yrs)
• phallic (3–5yrs)
• latency (6–12yrs)
• genital (12yrs/puberty-adulthood)

Question 13

Describe the Oral stage

Answer 13

Oral (0–1yr) – focus of pleasure is the mouth and the mother’s breast is the focus of desire

Question 14

Describe the Anal stage

Answer 14

Anal (1–3yrs) – focus of pleasure is the anus and child focuses on withholding and expelling faeces

Question 15

Describe the Phallic stage

Answer 15

Phallic (3–5yrs) – focus of pleasure is genitals and children experience the Oedipus/Electra complex

Question 16

Describe the Latency stage

Answer 16

Latency (6–12yrs) – previous conflicts are resolved/repressed and early years are largely forgotten

Question 17

Describe the Genital stage

Answer 17

Genital (12yrs/puberty-adulthood) – sexual desires become conscious with the onset of puberty