Psychodynamic explanation of aggression - Freud Flashcards

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Id

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driven by the pleasure principle in the unconscious mind made up of selfish aggressive instincts that demand immediate gratification

makes aggression inevitable

contains impulses and drives which are socially unacceptable

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Ego

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balances the demands of the Id and the Superego

logical rational, and the mostly conscious part of the personality

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Superego

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moralistic part of the personality which represents the ideal self

conscious and moral sense of right or wrong

emerges later in development

opposes the ID’s aggressive drive through guilt and shame

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explanation of aggressive urges

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our behaviour may be influenced by aggressive urges that are hidden in the unconscious

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how many components is personality made up of

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3 - Id, ego and superego

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define aggression in terms of it being a psychological drive

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instinctive drive that can be satisfied

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what would happen if catharsis was prevented

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creates a build up of energy, which will eventually produce a destructive aggressive drive and makes further aggression more likely

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how can catharsis be achieved in indirect ways

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displacement

watching others behave aggressively
e.g. violent films

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displacement

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where aggression towards one person is redirected against a less powerful and more available substitute

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Verona and Sullivan (2008)

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lab experiment to see how participants would react to a fustrating situation

found that participants who reacted in an aggressive way to the fustration that was caused for them in the study (by pressing the shock button) did have a reduced heart rate

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how does Verona and Sullivan’s study support Freud

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supports the idea that aggression is cathartic, thus supporting the psychodynamic view

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how does the psychodynamic approach apply to real life

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catharsis can be used to prevent a build-up of destructive aggressive energy

people can bring harmless ways of expressing anger into their lives (give examples) and could use displacement

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criticism of the psychodynamic approach

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cannot be scientifically measured
untestable because the concepts are so vague which makes it impossible to measure

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