Psychodynamic approach Flashcards
1
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What are the assumptions of the psychodynamic approach?
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- Our behaviour is determined more by psychological forces rather than imitation, genes
- We are born with instincts which influence our unconscious mind and cause us to behave the way we do
2
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What is the ‘id’
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- Part of our unconscious which contains basic instincts and drives
- Operates on pleasure principle
3
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What is the ‘ego’
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- Represents our conscious self
- Developed in early childhood
- Tries to balance the demands of id with moral rules imposed by the superego
4
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What is the ‘superego’
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- Develops later in childhood through identification with the same sex parent
- The child internalises the moral rules and social norms of society
5
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What is ‘repression’
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An unconscious mechanism which keeps disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious
6
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What is ‘denial’
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Blocking external events from awareness
7
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What is displacement
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Satisfying an impulse (e.g aggression) with a substitute object
8
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What is regression
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A movement back in psychological time when one is faced with stress
9
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What is sublimation
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Satisfying an impulse with a substitute object in a socially acceptable way
