psychodynamic approach-unconscious and conscious mind

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psychodynamic

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refers to any theory that emphasises change and development in the individual, particularly where drive is the central concept of development.

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psychoanalysis

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a term used to describe the personality theory and is often associated with sigmund freud

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unconscious

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the part of the human mind that contains repressed ideas, memories, primitive desires

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id

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entirely unconscious and made up of selfish, aggressive instincts that demand immediate gratification

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ego

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reality checking that balances conflicting demands of the id and superego

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superego

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the moralistic part of our personality which represents the idealistic self,

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psychic determinism

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unconscious forces and drives are inborn and control or determine behaviour-all we say and do has cause

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defence mechanisms

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the unconscious strategies that protect our mind from anxiety, involves distortion of reality

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psychosexual stages

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5 stages of development children pass through, at each stage there is a conflict which determines future development

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conscious

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The small amount of mental activity we know about eg-thoughts and perceptions

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preconscious

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things we could be aware of if we tried

-eg- memories

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unconscious

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things we are unaware of and cannot become aware of eg-instincts, deeply buried memories.
-accessed through dream analysis, slips of tongue, free association

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repression (defence mechanism)

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forcing a distressing memory out of the conscious mind

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denial (defence mechanism)

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completely rejecting the feeling or thought and refuse to acknowledge some aspect of reality

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displacement (defence mechanism)

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transferring feelings from the true source of distressing emotion onto a substitute target.

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psychoanalysis

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Describes the personality theory and is often associated with Sigmund Freud.

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Unconscious

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The part of the mind that contains repressed memories as well as primitive desires,

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Id

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Entirely unconscious and made up of selfish, aggressive instincts that demand immediate gratification.

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Ego

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Reality checking that balances conflicting demands of the id and superego.

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Superego

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The moralistic part of our personality which represents the ideal self.

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Defence mechanisms

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The unconscious strategies that protect us from anxiety, involving distortion of reality.

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Psychosexual stages

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5 developmental stages children pass through. At each stage there is a conflict which determines future development.