Psychodynamic approaches Flashcards
___ is the study of the dynamics of the mind developed by Freud
Psychoanalysis
the theorists who came after freud and took up his ideas in new and interesting ways were called _____
Neo-analytical theorists
What is the analytical psychology
Developed by Carl Jung this study focuses on collective and personal unconcious
What is the main aim of the psychodynamin thoery
To understand the conflict b/w the conscious and unconscious mind
Why do psychodynamic ideas matter?
- Pervasive
- Looks at the bigger picture
- Generative work - led to a lot more research
- modern research has roots in this psychology
- exploration of immeasurable ideas or the ones that cannot be studied empirically
The ___ model by Freud describes the conflict b/w the pleasure and reality principle of the mind
Topographical model
The preconscious mind can be defined as the ___________
barely conscious mind; keeping conscious mind separate from the unconscious mind
_____ principle is the driving force of unconscious that wants anything that is pleasurable
pleasure
____ principle is the driving force of th Con mind
Reality
What is the topographical model given by Freud?
3 parts of the mind
- conscious
- unconscious
- preconscious
Describe the structural model by Freud
- Id: primal instincts that are based on the pleasure principle
- ego: navigating the world rationally, may reside in preconscious and helps keep the ID in check. A person with strong ego can control impulses and can be very conscientious
- Superego: seat of conscience that operates by sometimes adminstering pain such as feelings of extreme shame, guilt or anxiety
The slip of tongue that brings out your deep dark desires which are unknown to u are called
Freudian slip
___ is the way to access your unconscious
Dreams!
- they help access desires thata re unknown and are expressed as symbols in dreams
- dreams are meant to consolidate memories
- linked to cognitive development so is sleep
- toddlers experience being chased, falling down in dreams
- if u are agreeable then u exp dreams where u are the side character
- high N: nightmares
- O: remember the dream
latent content vs manifest content of a dream - explain
Manifest: the content that we just see int the dream like this surface level imagery
Latent: the deeper hidden meaning of the dream that needs interpretation
Acc to Freud dreams are wish fulfillments - what does this imply
Dreams are unconscious desires of realizing one’s fantasies
How can the sleep be protected from such unconscious desires in the dreams ?
day residue - the dream has manifest content that includes imagery from ones day or life in general
____ is the psychoanalytic technique involving saying whatever comes to ones mind and is also helpful in understanding dreams / unconscious
Free association
The processes of sparing the consciousness suffering are called
defense mechanisms
What is the process of keeping your unconscious thoughts totally away or separate from conscious awareness
repression
____ is the process of not letting ones anxiety become fully conscious
repressive coping
Humor is used to release tension b/w ___ and ____
cons and unconscious
4 types
- affiliated
-self defeating
- aggressive
- self enhancing
____ is to think negative thoughts to prepare for worse or negative outcomes
defensive pessimism
____ is the unconscious of the individual and contains the id and the superego
personal
collective unc can be defined as
the collection of instincts, memeories and archetypes prevalent across all cultures and times
___ are the uncocnscious psychic structure shared by all ppl
archetypes
the shadow is___
archetype of the same sex of the individual
- dark side
- overlaps with id
-
What are the archetypes of soul described by jung
Anima -a man has a feminine soul
Animus - a woman has a masculine soul
repressive coping relation to the big 5
Repressive coping is usually defined as a high score on the Marlowe–Crowne
Social Desirability Scale and a low score on neuroticism
What are the the ego functions and attitudes
attitudes: extraversion vs introversion
fxn:
- thinking vs feeling
- sensation vs intuition
_____ is the process of psychological development ACC to Jung
Individuation - involves changing the centre of your universe from ego to the Self
What is a hero’s journey?
Joseph Campbell’s
model of individuation, including a
descent and a return
____ is the experience one faces when they have meaningful coincidence due to the collective unconscious. Also when things happen due to an acausal connecting principle wherein things happen but do not have a cause
snychronicity
Describe Adler’s main ideas
- everyone has a drive for power
BUT not everyone can express it well enough and has challenges
A challenge to expressing the drive can also manifest as someone feeling of lower status or weaker than other ppl this is called___
inferiority complex
one way to assert power/strength and overcome the inferiority is to psychologically ___ for it
compensate
_____ is an order of how siblings are born and is imp to Adler
Birth
Is the Myers Briggs test a good source of personality assessment and why
No
-lacks reliability: test-retest
- lacks validity as it only measures the dichotomous categories and not a spectrum. There is only focus on positive characters and not darker traits
explain the model of personality and techniques by horney to escape anxiety
Moving towards ppl - seeking acceptance, approval, feedback, social contact
Moving against: Gaining control by aggression and exploitativeness to thrive in a competitive world, going against social norms
Moving away - finding peace and solitude by detaching from or avaoiding others and escaping conflict
______ theory helps in understanding an indiviudal by examining how he or she thinks about another person
object relations
An object is ______ of another person in our mind
mental image or cognitive schema
What are the components of the Object rel th
- object
- object integration - whether people can see other people as complex or multidimensional beings
- Split object image: seeing someone in an overly positive or negative way
What is the main focus on the Object R Th
it helps to understand how relationships in ones childhood impact their functioning in adulthood
