Psychodynamic theory

Question 1

the term psychodynamic refers to the struggle between …

Answer 1

instinct, reason, and conscience.

the id, the ego and the super ego.

Question 2

Anna O . what happened ?

Answer 2

she had hysterical symptoms, Freud treated her with catharsis. by re living traumatic events in her past , she alleviated the present hysterical symptoms.

Question 3

ELLENBERGER found what?

Answer 3

That Freuds results on Anna O may have either been fabricated or her recovery was due to her recovering from an undiagnosed physical illness not mental illness.

mmmmmmm think ellen degeneras eating a burger and finding in it the evidence of frauds fraud - - -and doing this in 1972 she is beside a massive 72 ???? wearing flares.

ELLENBURGER 1972 1972 1972

Question 4

Freud believed behaviour is motivated by …

Answer 4

Instinctive Drives

which create PSYCHIC ENERGY

which, if not discharged can cause psychological disorders to develop.

Question 5

the pre conscious is…..

Answer 5

info outside of a persons attention but readily available if needed.

Question 6

the preconscious and the conscious mind both are where the ……. and ……. operate

Answer 6

ego and super ego

Question 7

the ID is governed by the ………. principle

Answer 7

pleasure principle

Question 8

the id is…..

Answer 8

a reservoir of instinctive energy containing impulses towards survive;, sex and aggression.

characterised by primary process thinking.

illogical irrational and motivated by a desire for immediate gratification of impulses.

“I WANT IT NOW!!!”

Question 9

the super Ego, the moral component of personality rewards good behaviour with …

Answer 9

pride and self esteem

Question 10

the super Ego, the moral component of personality, punishes bad behaviour with …

Answer 10

Guilt and shame.

Question 11

the super ego operates at which levels of consciousness?

Answer 11

ALL

Question 12

The EGO manages conflict between the ID and the Super Ego, it operates on the …………… principle

Answer 12

reality

Question 13

the reality principle - - - which part of the conscience is governed by this?

Answer 13

the EGO

Question 14

which part of the conscience is characterised by Secondary process Thinking. ( i.e. logical and rational)

Answer 14

the EGO

Question 15

what is secondary process thinking?

Answer 15

Logical and rational thought.

Question 16

the ID is idealist the ego is …….. and the super ego is a ………., and a ………

Answer 16

pragmatist

rationalist and a Moralist.

Question 17

Give two causes of anxiety.

Answer 17

1) Anxiety arises when demands of the id and the super ego cannot be balanced .
undischarged energy from an unsatisfied desire

2) Anxiety represents a painful emotion, which acts as a trigger to warn of impending danger.

Question 18

list 5 Freudian Defence mechanisms

Answer 18

1) Repression - Keep unpleasant thoughts and memories in the unconscious. SUPPRESS!!
2) Reaction formation - Act in the opposite way to the behaviour feeling or thoughts that are considered unacceptable. ( do opposite)
3) Projection - the act or technique of defending yourself against unpleasant impulses by denying their existence in yourself, while attributing them to others.[1] For example, a person who is rude may accuse other people of being rude
4) Isolation - Isolate emotions from the context of the painful impulse or memory. — “feel nothing”
5) Sublimation. - Chanelling unacceptable thoughts in to socially acceptable behaviour. “turning anger in to art”

mmmmm think RR PIS i.e. a roles royce taking a piss and being very psychologically messed upmmmmmmm

Question 19

1) Repression

Answer 19

1) Repression - Keep unpleasant thoughts and memories in the unconscious. SUPPRESS!!

Question 20

2) Reaction formation -

Answer 20

2) Reaction formation.

emotions and impulses which are anxiety-producing or perceived to be unacceptable are mastered by exaggeration (hypertrophy) of the directly opposing tendency ( do opposite)

Question 21

3) Projection

Answer 21

3) Projection - the act or technique of defending yourself against unpleasant impulses by denying their existence in yourself, while attributing them to others.[1] For example, a person who is rude may accuse other people of being rude

Question 22

4) Isolation

Answer 22

4) Isolation - Isolate emotions from the context of the painful impulse or memory. — “feel nothing”

Question 23

5) Sublimation.

Answer 23

5) Sublimation. - Chanelling unacceptable thoughts in to socially acceptable behaviour. “turning anger in to art”

Question 24

RR PIS

Answer 24

Repression “what pain?”

Reaction formation “i do the opposite!)

Projection “that guy is a dick!”

Isolation “ i feel nothing”

Sublimation “ i let it come out in my ART”

Question 25

list Freuds stages of personality development.

psycho sexual steps…..

Answer 25

Oral (0-18 months) - mouth

Anal (18-36 months) bowel and bladder excretions

Phalic (3-6 years) Genitals

Latency (6 - puberty) sexually dormant

Genital (puberty onwards) sexual feelings towards others!

mmmmmm think and OAP with an LG phone mmm

Question 26

what is fixation?

Answer 26

when a child receives too little or too much gratification at a particle stage in their “Psychosexual development”

Implies their is an optimum……

Question 27

oral fixation can result in what character traits in later life?

Answer 27

Demanding , impatient , envious, jealous, rageful , depressed mistrustful and pessimistic.

a barrel of laughs no less!!!!

Question 28

Anal fixation can lead to what character traits in later life?

Answer 28

Rigid, striving for power and control , concerned with what “should and ought”

anxiety over waste and control

Question 29

Phalic fixation can lead to what character traits in later life?

Answer 29

Male ; exhibitionist, sompetative striving for success, emphasis on being masculine and macho and potent

female; Naive seductive , exhibitionist and flirtatious

Question 30

oedius and electra complex , explain

Answer 30

oedipus complex;

boy desires mother -
sees father as a rival , fear of father developed
diminishes during latency stage , but returns in later life.

Electra complex.

Girl desire toe after and fear and jealous of mother.
eventual repression of complex when she identifies with the mother.

Question 31

Freuds research methods ……?

Answer 31

Dream interpretations, free association .

later there was developed TAT

thematic apperception tests - cards with ambiguous scenes, participants make up a story,

people project their personality on to the stimulus.

Question 32

TAT?

Answer 32

thematic apperception tests - cards with ambiguous scenes, participants make up a story,

people project their personality on to the stimulus.

developed by MURRAY and MORGAN in the 1930s

mmmmm think aline motleys bf, morgan and a murray eel in 1930s hats and clothes , asking people to make up stories and interpreting them accordingly,

Thematic APPERCEPTION tests

Question 33

Rorschach Inkblot TEst

Answer 33

cards with symmetrical but ill defined forms

subjects asked to say what they see , and explain them selves.

in 1921

think rorschach from that movie , he’s dressed in 1921 clothes or their is a 21 on his face - changing and mutation in to 21 again and agin.

Question 34

LILIENFELD et al

Answer 34

2000 - recommended that psychology students should no longer be trained in using projective tests.

also recently the APA ( American Psychological Association)
has said it should nt be a component of training.

But people practice it anyway!!!

mmmm think if a lilly in a field shaking its head at freud as the year 200 strikes and the millennium bug is around

Question 35

Criticism of Psychodynamic approach.

Answer 35

1) NO real empirical evidence - all based on post Hoc interpretations

Cpog psych has produced alternative and testable explanations for the same phenomenon as frauds.

eg slip of the tongue is explained as competing nodes in the memory network.