Psychodynamics Flashcards
who invented psycho analysis
Sigmund Freud
psycho analysis
thoughts, feeling and motive that give rise to anxiety are pushed out of consciousness. unconscious and consciour motives operate in parallel
conscious
what we are aware of
preconscious
what we can bring into our conscious mind
unconscious
outside of the range of the potentially available - contains material that is kept repressed
the ID
governed by the ‘pleasure principal’ driven by primal urges such as sex and hunger. engine of the personality, energy source for the whole system, seeks immediate gratification regardless of reasons, logic consequences. infants mind
the Ego
negotiates a balance between the urges and demands of the real world. governed by considerations of safety and its task is the preservation of the organism
the Superego
agency that internalises the influence of parents. constrained by socially constructed morals an standards that have become part of the internal world of the individual in the course of the personality
Freuds view on dreams
was the dreamers unconscious effort to fulfil a wish that could not be expressed more directly . uncover buried meanings
free association
therapeutic method. client is encouraged to simply say anything and everything it is that comes to mind no matter how irrational it might seem
consequence of the subsystems
dynamic conflict between personalities could lead to anxiety
repression
keeping painful memories in the unconscious
denial
refusing to admit reality
projection
attributing your own unacceptable feelings to someone else
reaction formation
the person acts the direct opposite of their true feelings
rationalisation
attempting to justify one’s behaviour with socially acceptable terminology
sublimination
redirection of energies into socially acceptable and beneficial activities
displacement
taking your feelings out on someone or something else
hypocondriasis
a search for sympathy by creating or exaggerating illnesses
sarcasm
ventilating hostility through critical jokes
passive aggressive behaviour
seeking revenge by socially acceptable means e.g. pouting, stubborness
regression
masking feelings of awkwardness by reverting to emotional immaturity e.g. childish talk
compensation
an attempt to ‘make up’ feelings of inadequcy
inferiority complex
feelings of inferiority and the drive to compensate for percieved inferiority are perfectly normal.
