Psychodynamic Theories C2: S. Freud Flashcards
Levels of the min
Unconscious
Preconscious
Conscious
How can the unconscious be proven
Indirectly via dreams, parapraxes, jokes
Provinces of the mind
Id
Ego
Superego
What principles are the id, ego, and superego
pleasure, reality, moralistic
Where psychic energy comes from
Id
Id’s energy comes from
Basic drives
Only province in contact with external world
Ego
Has no own energy source and is not in contact with external world
Superego
Superego’s two subsystems
Conscience and Ego-ideal
Superego subsystem resulting from punishment
Conscience
Superego subsystem resulting from reward
Ego-ideal
Inherited unconscious images
Phylogenetic endowment
People’s main motivation
Seek pleasure, reduce tension and anxiety
Internal stimulus that can’t be avoided through flight
Drive
Constant motivational force
Drive