Psychodynamic Paradigm

Question 1

Psychodynamic

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Goal is to become aware of one’s underlying issues/problems

Question 2

ID

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basic instincts/ pleasure principle (gratification of urges)

Question 3

Ego

Answer 3

rational thoughts/plans/ reality principle

Question 4

Superego

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moral values

Question 5

Neurotic anxiety

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feelings of fear that is unrealistic and not connected to any real threat

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Objective anxiety

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real anxiety/fear

Question 7

Moral anxiety

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right and wrong

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Stages of development (5)

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oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital

Question 9

Oral

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Basic needs (birth-1 yr); infant’s greatest source of gratification is sucking, a process necessary for feeding

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Anal

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Urination and defecation (6mo-3yrs); anus provides major source of pleasurable stimulation

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Phallic

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sexual organs (3-7); self stimulation of genitals provides primary source of pleasure

Question 12

Latency

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lack of sexual identity/impulses (5-12); sexual motivations decrease as child focuses more on developing skills and other activities

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Genital

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sexual impulses (adulthood); deepest feeling of pleasure comes from sexual relations

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Defense mechanisms

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Projection, sublimation, rationalization, repression, reaction formation (unconscious reaction), displacement (taking feelings out on others) and regression

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Psychoanalytic therapy

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Underlying issues in a person involves conflict in consciousness; free association (say a word and pt says first thing that comes to mind when they hear this word); dream analysis

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Projection

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Attributing negative self-concepts onto others

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Sublimation

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Using bad experiences for good or to help others rather than being ashamed by it

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Rationalization

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What we tell ourselves to feel better about something

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Repression

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Pushing a painful memory out of the conscious awareness

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Reaction formation

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Being overly nice to mask hatred for someone; passive aggressive

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Displacement

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Ones feeling being taken out on someone else

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Regression

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Retreating to infantile defenses; ex- as an argument heats up one person starts throwing things

Question 23

Psychoanalytic therapy

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Talk therapy; aims to bring unconscious or deeply buried thoughts and feelings to the conscious mind so that repressed experiences and emotions can be brought to the surface to be examined

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Free association

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Expression of the content of the consciousness without censorship in hopes of gainful access to the unconscious processes

Question 25

Dream analysis

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Determining underlying meaning of dreams; believes unconscious mind protects you from repressed desires by expressing those desires in dreams