Psychodynamic theory Flashcards
the term psychodynamic refers to the struggle between …
instinct, reason, and conscience.
the id, the ego and the super ego.
Anna O . what happened ?
she had hysterical symptoms, Freud treated her with catharsis. by re living traumatic events in her past , she alleviated the present hysterical symptoms.
ELLENBERGER found what?
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
Freud believed behaviour is motivated by …
Instinctive Drives
which create PSYCHIC ENERGY
which, if not discharged can cause psychological disorders to develop.
the pre conscious is…..
info outside of a persons attention but readily available if needed.
the preconscious and the conscious mind both are where the ……. and ……. operate
ego and super ego
the ID is governed by the ………. principle
pleasure principle
the id is…..
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!!!”
the super Ego, the moral component of personality rewards good behaviour with …
pride and self esteem
the super Ego, the moral component of personality, punishes bad behaviour with …
Guilt and shame.
the super ego operates at which levels of consciousness?
ALL
The EGO manages conflict between the ID and the Super Ego, it operates on the …………… principle
reality
the reality principle - - - which part of the conscience is governed by this?
the EGO
which part of the conscience is characterised by Secondary process Thinking. ( i.e. logical and rational)
the EGO
what is secondary process thinking?
Logical and rational thought.
the ID is idealist the ego is …….. and the super ego is a ………., and a ………
pragmatist
rationalist and a Moralist.
Give two causes of anxiety.
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.
list 5 Freudian Defence mechanisms
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
1) Repression
1) Repression - Keep unpleasant thoughts and memories in the unconscious. SUPPRESS!!
2) Reaction formation -
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)
3) Projection
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
4) Isolation - Isolate emotions from the context of the painful impulse or memory. — “feel nothing”
5) Sublimation.
5) Sublimation. - Chanelling unacceptable thoughts in to socially acceptable behaviour. “turning anger in to art”
RR PIS
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”
list Freuds stages of personality development.
psycho sexual steps…..
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
what is fixation?
when a child receives too little or too much gratification at a particle stage in their “Psychosexual development”
Implies their is an optimum……
oral fixation can result in what character traits in later life?
Demanding , impatient , envious, jealous, rageful , depressed mistrustful and pessimistic.
a barrel of laughs no less!!!!
Anal fixation can lead to what character traits in later life?
Rigid, striving for power and control , concerned with what “should and ought”
anxiety over waste and control
Phalic fixation can lead to what character traits in later life?
Male ; exhibitionist, sompetative striving for success, emphasis on being masculine and macho and potent
female; Naive seductive , exhibitionist and flirtatious
oedius and electra complex , explain
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.
Freuds research methods ……?
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.
TAT?
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
Rorschach Inkblot TEst
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.
LILIENFELD et al
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
Criticism of Psychodynamic approach.
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.
