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Theories of Personality (Feist & Feist, 7th Ed.) > Psychodynamic Theories C2: S. Freud > Flashcards

Psychodynamic Theories C2: S. Freud Flashcards

1
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Levels of the min

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Unconscious
Preconscious
Conscious

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How can the unconscious be proven

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Indirectly via dreams, parapraxes, jokes

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Provinces of the mind

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Id
Ego
Superego

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What principles are the id, ego, and superego

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pleasure, reality, moralistic

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Where psychic energy comes from

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Id

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Id’s energy comes from

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Basic drives

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7
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Only province in contact with external world

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Ego

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Has no own energy source and is not in contact with external world

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Superego

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Superego’s two subsystems

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Conscience and Ego-ideal

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Superego subsystem resulting from punishment

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Conscience

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Superego subsystem resulting from reward

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Ego-ideal

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12
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Inherited unconscious images

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Phylogenetic endowment

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People’s main motivation

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Seek pleasure, reduce tension and anxiety

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Internal stimulus that can’t be avoided through flight

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Drive

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Constant motivational force

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Drive

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Drive’s two major headings

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Sex/Eros

Aggression/Thanatos

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Where eros and thanatos originate, and what controls it

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The id, the ego

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Eros’ form of psychic energy

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libido

19
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Infants known to have their libido invested to their own ego

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Primary narcissism

20
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Adolscents during puberty focusing on personal appearance and self-interests

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Secondary narcissism

21
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Freud’s book that elevated aggression to sex drive’s level

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Beyond the Pleasure Principle

22
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A felt, AFFECTIVE unpleasant state with PHYSICAL SENSATIONS warning a person against impending danger

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Anxiety

23
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Province of the mind that can produce anxiety

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Ego

24
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The ego’s dependence on the id causes what anxiety

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Neurotic anxiety

25
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Ego’s dependence on the superego causes

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Moral anxiety

26
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Ego’s dependence on the outer world

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Realistic anxiety

27
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Category of anxiety closely related to fear

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Realistic anxiety

28
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Helps the ego to directly avoid sexual and aggressive implosives, defending itself from anxiety caused by it

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Defense Mechanism

29
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Age of Infantile period

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4-5 years

30
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Latency period occurs around

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6-7 years (not age)

31
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First auto-erotic experience ____ happens during

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Thumb-sucking

Oral-aggressive phase of Infantile Period

32
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What does thumb-sucking do

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Satisfies sexual needs, but not nutritional needs

Theories of Personality (Feist & Feist, 7th Ed.) (2 decks)

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