psycodynamic approach Flashcards
1
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who is a key figure in psychodynamic approach
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freud
2
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what is most of our mind made up of
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- the unconscious
3
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what is the unconscious
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- a vast storehouse of biological drives and instincts that has a significant influence on our behaviour and personality
4
Q
what does the unconscious also contain
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- threatening and disturbing memories that have been repressed
5
Q
how can the disturbing memories be accessed
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- dreams
- slip of the tongue
6
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what is the preconscious
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- contains thoughts and memories which are not currently in conscoius awareness but can be accessed if desired
7
Q
what are the 3 parts of personality
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id
ego
superego
8
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what is the id
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- primitive part of personality
- operates on pleasure principle
- present at birth
- selfish and demands instant gratification of its needs
9
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what is the ego
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- works on reality principle
- mediator between id and superego
- develops at 2
employs defence mechanisms
10
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what is the superego
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- developed at 5 at end of phallic stage
- based on morality principle
- represents moral standers of the child’s same gender parent
- punishes the ego for wrongdoings through guilt
11
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what are the psychosexual stages
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12
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what happens if psychosexual conflicts are unresolved
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- leads to fixation where the child becomes stuck and carries certain behaviours and conflicts though to adult life
13
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what are defence mechanism
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- used by the ego to prevent us form being overwhelmed by temporary threats or trumas
- repression
- denial
- displacement
