PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE SELF Flashcards
4 psychologists
- SIGMUND FREUD
- CARL JUNG
- ERIK ERIKSON
- CARL ROGERS
Sigmund Freud
THE PROVINCES OF THE MIND
AND THE DEFENSE MECHANISM
3 provinces of the mind:
- ID
- EGO
- SUPEREGO
Unconscious
Satisfaction of basic needs
Immediate gratification
ID
Pleasure principle
ID
Conscious
Mediator between ID and Superego
EGO
Reality principle
EGO
Mostly unconscious
Right and Wrong
Rules, Moral and Norms
SUPEREGO
Moral principle
SUPEREGO
10 PSYCHOLOGICAL DEFENSE MECHANISMs
- Denial
- Rationalization
- Dissociation
- Projection
- Displacement
- Reaction Formation
- Regression
- Identification
- Sublimation
- Compensation
refusal to recognize a threatening situation.
Denial
making up acceptable excuses for unacceptable behavior.
Rationalization
detachment from reality and finding another representation of self to overcome stress.
Dissociation
placing one’s unacceptable thoughts onto others.
Projection
transfer of emotions or behaviors to another less threatening.
Displacement
condemns something that has an unconscious appeal.
Reaction Formation
falling back to childlike patterns as a way of coping with stressful situations.
Regression
trying to become like someone else to deal with one’s anxiety.
Identification
turning socially unacceptable urges into socially acceptable behavior.
Sublimation
trying to make up for areas in which a lack is perceived. By becoming superior in some area.
Compensation
Carl Jung
THE FOUR MAIN ARCHETYPES
Carl Jung
THE FOUR MAIN ARCHETYPES
universal, inborn models of people, behaviors or personalities that play a role in influencing human behavior.
Archetypes
One’s public personality or mask; one’s social roles.
Different social masks worn in different situations/groups.
Form of protection.
PERSONA
“The dark side of the psyche, part of ourselves that we dislike”.
SHADOW
“The opposite gender qualities and attributes of the psyche”.
Feminine; Masculine
ANIMA/ANIMUS
Contains all aspects of an individual.
Central archetypes of personality, represents wholeness of a person.
SELF
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY
“Focus on the resolution of a specific crisis that one encounters in each of its development as a person”
Trust vs. Mistrust
INFANCY (0-18 months)
HOPE
INFANCY (0-18 months)
Most fundamental stage in life.
Is my world safe?
INFANCY (0-18 months)
If the parents are __ in providing the infant with _ including the __ such as food, love and safety, the infant develops a sense of __.
CONSISTENT; a secure environment; satisfaction of basic needs; TRUST
If the parents are __ in providing the infant with what she needs the infant develops a sense of __.
INCONSISTENT; MISTRUST
Feeding/Comfort
INFANCY (0-18 months)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
EARLY CHILDHOOD (2-3 yrs.)