psychodynamics Flashcards
oral phase
birth-1.5 years. sucking, dependent. this is paradise phase.
what are the adult oral phases?
enjoy food, chewing gum, smoking, drinking. passive dependent people.
anal phase
1.5-3 years. crawling and exploring. paradise lost. NO! potty training begins. terrible twos -affirming the individual.
adult anal traits.
neat, on time, correct organized, careful with money, controlled.
fixation
extra investment of libido in one phase.
libido
this is the life force, motivation, includes sexually and aggressiveness.
regression
reversion to an earlier stage under stress.
phallic phase
3-5/6 years. oedipal complex in boys and electra complex in girls. curiosity about the sexual differences. they become close to the parent of the opposite sex.
latency phase
6-adolescent. girl scouts and boy scouts. do not like the opposite sex and prefer to be with same sex relationships.
genital phase
adolescent to adult. capacity for true intimacy develops.
structural model of the mind.
id, ego, and superego.
id
from birth. this is the child. processes fun and gratification. this is what tells you: I want it now. functions off of the pleasure center and principle. selfish. although it also make slide worth living.
superego
parent! from age 5 and on. conscience, rules, morals and values. this develops from input from parents, teachers, and religious authority. also from political authority, societal norms, and the legal system. we hear it as thou shalt. this is borrowed from organizations…
what does guilt dissolve in?
alcohol.
ego
this is the adult. the growing and evolving “I”. its purpose is deal with the internal and external reality. it summates the superego and the id with the reality (consequences) to formulate a personality.
what happens when the ego is under stress
it literally says: I can’t deal with this > this forms anxiety and then an ego defense mechanism results. this is to decrease distress and make reality better.
delusional projections
delusions about the external reality usually of a persecutory type. perceptions of feelings in another person and then acting on them. or perceptions of other people or others feeling literally inside of you.
what do projections lead to?
they lead to paranoia.
psychotic denial
this is denial of the external reality.
distortion
grossly reshaping the external reality to suit inner needs. megalomaniacal beliefs, hallucinations, wish-fulfilling delusions of delusional superiority or entitlement. and denial of personal responsibility for behavior.
immature mechanisms
common 3-15. seen in personality disorders. this copes with interpersonal intimacy or loss. this is acting out, blocking, introjection, passive aggressive, etc.
projection
attributing ones own unacknowledged feelings to others. includes severe prejudice, rejections of intimacy through unwarranted suspicion, hyper vigilance to external, injustice collecting.