Psychodynamics I and II

Question 1

What age, what traits/personality as an adult if it’s traumatic: oral phase

Answer 1

birth - 1 1/2 years
adult –> oral traits - enjoy food, drinking, gum
-passive dependent personality

Question 2

What age, what traits/personality as an adult if it’s traumatic: Anal Phase

Answer 2

1 1/2 –> 3 years

• potty training
  adult: anal traits - organized, neat, on time

Question 3

What age, what traits/personality as an adult if it’s traumatic: Phallic phase

Answer 3

3-6 years

• curious about sex differences, close to parent of opposite sex
• oedipal complex in boys, electra complex in girls

Question 4

What age, what traits/personality as an adult if it’s traumatic: latency phase

Answer 4

6 –> adolescent

girl scouts and boy scouts

Question 5

What age, what traits/personality as an adult if it’s traumatic: genital phase

Answer 5

adolescent –> onwards

-capacity for true intimacy

Question 6

Describe what the Id, ego, superego are

Answer 6

Id -from birth “ I want now” - instant gratification

Ego - deals with internal and external realities
-impacted by id and superego

superego - from age 5 on - rules, morals, values
“Thou shalt not”

Question 7

What are the three defense mechanisms of level one?

Answer 7

Psychotic:

delusional projection - usually persecutory
psychotic denial - don’t like who they are
distortion - delusions of entitlement

Question 8

When are phase I defense mechanisms normal?

Answer 8

healthy kids before age 5

- adult dreams and fantasy

Question 9

What are the four level two defense mechanisms?

Answer 9

immature:

1. projection - attribute one’s own unacknowledged feelings to others
2. somatization -unacceptable emotions –> illness
3. acting out- impulsive act to avoid feelings
4. splitting - seeing people and events as all good or bad

Question 10

What personality disorder involves “projection”

Answer 10

paranoid personality

Question 11

What personality disorder involves somatization?

Answer 11

hypochondriac , psychosomatic

Question 12

what personality disorder involves acting out?

Answer 12

antisocial

Question 13

What personality disorder involves “splitting”

Answer 13

broderline personality disorder

Question 14

when are level II defense mechanisms healthy?

Answer 14

ages 3-15

Question 15

What are the ten level III defense mechanisms?

Answer 15

Neurotic:

1. denial - can’t accept intolerable real facts
2. displacement -redirection of feelings towards less cared for object
3. dissociation- drastic change in character to avoid stress
4. identification - unconscious -behave like influential person
5. intellectualization -use words instead of emotions
6. isolation of affect - understand but cant feel - numb
7. rationalization - superfical reasonable facts to explain away negative feelings
8. reaction formation - loving a rival - diametrical opposal
9. regresssion - behave like child during stress
10. undoing -superstitions to undo thoughts/behavior

Question 16

When are level III defense mechanisms healthy?

Answer 16

ages 3-90

Question 17

What are the five Level IV defense mechanisms?

Answer 17

1. atruism - benefit to others
2. sublimation - instincts channeled rather than damned
3. anticipation - planning for discomfort
4. suppression - postpone paying attention - silver lining
5. humor - overt expression of ideas w/o unpleasant effect

Question 18

When are level IV defense mechanisms healthy

Answer 18

ages 12-90

Question 19

What personality disorder involves “displacement”

Answer 19

phobias

Question 20

What personality disorder involves “dissociation”

Answer 20

multiple personality disorder

Question 21

What personality disorder involves “intellectualization”

Answer 21

OCD