QUIZ 2 Flashcards
Lesson 4, 5, and 6
Importance of the unconscious processes; conflicts; defenses; Oedipus complex; the
centrality of the sexual drive in the development of personality and neuroses
Psychoanalytic:
importance of unconscious processes; conflicting forces of the mind
Psychodynamic:
Classical Psychoanalytic Theory
- The Drive Model
- The Topographic Model
- The Structure of the Personality
The Drive Model
Basic drives
Basic drives
- eros (sex/libido) and Thanatos (aggression/death)
- constant motivational force that cannot be escaped
- present at birth.
Every basic drive has an
a. impetus - How strong is the drive or the amount of force it exerts?
b. source - What part of the body is feeling the tension? Region of the body that is
tensed/ excited.
c. aim - Why do we need to do it? Reduce excitement or tension.
d. object - To whom or what will you do what you want to do? A person or thing that is
the means for satisfaction.
How strong is the drive or the amount of force it exerts?
impetus
What part of the body is feeling the tension? Region of the body that is
tensed/ excited.
source
Why do we need to do it? Reduce excitement or tension.
aim
To whom or what will you do what you want to do? A person or thing that is
the means for satisfaction.
object
The Topographic Model
- The Unconscious
- The Preconscious
- The Conscious
*drives, motives, and feelings that are beyond awareness.
*reason behind dreams, slips of the tongue, and repression.
*includes sexual/aggressive/generally inappropriate content.
The Unconscious
*not immediately paid attention to but can be retrieved readily.
*sources: conscious perception, unconscious
The Preconscious
*mental elements in awareness at any given point
*the only level that is directly available to us
*contents: perceptions, non-threatening ideas from
preconscious, disguised ideas from the unconscious
The Conscious
The Structure of the Personality
Id
Ego
Superego
- Operates on the pleasure-seeking principle.
- No contact with reality and strives to reduce tension by
satisfying basic desires.
Id
- Operates on the reality principle.
- Negotiating with the demands of the id and the superego
Ego
- Operates on moralistic/idealistic principles
- No contact with the outside world and therefore unrealistic in
its demands for perfection
Superego
The psychosexual stages of development
Oral
Anal
Phallic
Latency
Genital
Age Range: 0-2
years
Erogenous
Zone: mouth
Developmental Tasks: infantile dependency toward
autonomy and self-dependency
Associated
characteristic traits: Dependency,
hopelessness
Oral
Age Range:2-3
years
Erogenous
Zone: anus
Developmental Tasks: learning to exercise control over
one’s body, one’s impulses and
other people
Associated
characteristic traits: Obsessiveness
(orderliness,
stinginess, obstinacy)
Anal
Age Range:3-5
Erogenous
Zone: genitals
Developmental Tasks: mastering competitive urges
and acquiring gender role
related behaviors
(male/female Oedipus complex)
Associated
characteristic traits: competitiveness
Phallic
Age Range:5-13
Erogenous
Zone: none
Developmental Tasks: investing energy in conflict-free
(nonsexual) tasks and activities
Associated
characteristic traits: none
Latency
Age Range:13-
onwards
Erogenous
Zone: genitals
Developmental Tasks: Mature sexuality (sexuality and
intimacy)
Associated
characteristic traits: none
Genital
Each stage presents you with a unique challenge, and if you successfully overcome that
challenge, you acquire a fully mature personality.
But if you somehow fail to overcome a challenge in one of the stages, you become stuck or
fixated there.
This is where a lot of your uniqueness comes from your “stuckness” or fixation at a particular
stage of personality development.
The psychosexual stages of development
Parallel Paths of the Simple Male and Female Phallic Phases
Male Phallic Phase
Female Phallic Phase
Male Phallic Phase
- Oedipus complex (sexual desires for the mother/hostility for the father)
- Castration complex in the form of
castration anxiety shatters the Oedipus
complex - Identification with the father
- Strong superego replaces the nearly
completely dissolved Oedipus Complex.
Female Phallic Phase
- Castration complex in the form of penis envy
- Oedipus complex develops as an attempt to obtain a penis (sexual desires for the father; hostility for the mother).
- Gradual realization that the Oedipal’s desires are self-defeating
- Identification with the mother
- Weak superego replaces partially dissolved Oedipus complex
“in psychoanalytic theory, any of a group of mental processes that enables the mind to reach
compromise solutions to conflicts that it is unable to resolve. The process is usually unconscious, and the compromise generally involves concealing from oneself internal drives
or feelings that threaten to lower self-esteem or provoke anxiety
Defense mechanisms
Suppressing painful memories and thoughts
A girl was sexually abused in
childhood. As an adult, she
cannot remember the traumatic
experience.
Repression
Reducing anxiety by adopting beliefs
contrary to your beliefs
A man who hates his female
colleague might become overly
affectionate toward her.
Reaction
formation
Transferring inappropriate
urges/behaviors onto a more
acceptable or less threatening target
A young worker went home
angry at his boss and kicked
his dog to release his anger.
Displacement
Justifying behaviors by substituting
acceptable reasons for less acceptable
real reasons
A graduating student failed her
final defense and said she
wanted to extend and enjoy her
stay at the university.
Rationalization
Returning to coping strategies for less
mature stages of development
An overwhelmed adult reverted back to bedwetting and thumb- sucking.
Regression
Attributing unacceptable desires to others
A man who has a strong desire
to cheat accuses his wife of
having an extramarital affair.
Projection
Redirecting unacceptable desires to
socially acceptable channels
A person who has a high level
of libidinal energy paints
nudes.
Sublimation
Refusing to accept real events
because they are unpleasant
An older person who has a
terminal illness might deny the
severity of his/her/their
condition.
Denial
Defense
Mechanisms
Repression
Reaction formation
Displacement
Rationalization
Regression
Projection
Sublimation
Denial
a theorist who coined the term identity
crisis.
Erik Erikson (1902–1994),
Erik Erikson is the one who expanded Freud’s theory of
psychosexual development and modified it as a
psychosocial theory
His theory does not focus only on the early childhood
events but also looks at adolescence, adulthood, and old age
development. He also emphasized the contribution of social
influences to the formation of personalities throughout our entire
lifespans.
psychosocial theory
is a developmental psychologist. He
expanded on Erikson’s theory of development by incorporating
his ideas on identity formation in adolescence.
James Marcia (1937-),
What are the psychosocial theory’s core assumptions?
- Each stage represents a developmental task, or crisis, that a person must
negotiate. - Each stage marks a potential turning point toward greater competence or
greater weakness/vulnerability. - The more successfully people resolve the issues at each stage, the more
competent they are likely to become.
everyone goes
through a series of eight stages starting from infancy to adulthood. In each stage, the
individual experiences a psychosocial crisis that influences his/ her personality
development. If all possible psychosocial crises are resolved and virtues are gained,
then the outcome is a healthy personality.
Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development,
The Psychosocial Stages of Development by Erik Erikson
- Trust vs. mistrust
- Autonomy vs.
shame/doubt - Initiative vs. guilt
- Industry vs.
inferiority - Identity vs.
confusion - Intimacy vs.
isolation - Generativity vs.
stagnation - Integrity vs.
despair