psychodynamic approach Flashcards
what did Freud suggest the mind is made up of?
conscious
preconcious
unconscious
concious
what we are aware of
pre concious
thoughts we may become aware of through dreams and slips of the tongue
unconcious
a vast storehouse of biological drives and instincts that influence our behaviour
Freud saw personality as having 3 parts. What are they?
Id
Ego
Superego
id?
operates on pleasure principal
selfish
ego?
reality principal
superego?
sense of right doing
morality principal
Name defence mechanisms
repression
denial
displacement
what are the unconcious strategies used by
to keep the id in check
repression
forcing a distressing memory out on the unconcious mind
denial
refusing to acknowledge reality
displacement
transferring feelings from there true source onto substitute target