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SIGMUND FREUD: PSYCHOANALYSIS Flashcards

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past experiences influence our present behavior.

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Psychoanalysis

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twin cornerstones of psychoanalysis

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Sex and Aggression

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Freud’s understanding of human personality was based on:

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his experiences with patients, his analysis of his own dreams, and his vast readings on various sciences and humanities.

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cornerstone idea of psychoanalytic theory

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Concept of Unconscious

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Levels of Mental Life

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Unconscious, Preconscious, Conscious

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it contains all those drives, urges, or instincts that are beyond our awareness

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Unconscious

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inherited unconscious images

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Phylogenetic Endowment

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serve as a particularly rich source of unconscious material.

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Dreams

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storehouse of all our memories

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Preconscious

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it includes all mental elements in awareness at any given point in time.

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Conscious

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Structure of Personality or Provinces of the Mind

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Id, Ego, and Superego

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pleasure principle

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Id

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sole function is to seek pleasure

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Id

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reality principle

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Ego

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the decision-making or executive branch of personality

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Ego

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moralistic and idealistic principle

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Superego

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includes the moral and ideal aspect of personality

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Superego

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motivational principle

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Dynamics of Personality

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drive derived from the German word

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Trieb

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refers to a drive or stimulus within a person

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Trieb

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operates as a constant motivational force

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Drive

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two major headings of Drive

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sex and aggression

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Eros

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Sex

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Thanatos

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Aggression

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25
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psychic form of sex drive

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Libido

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every basic drive is characterized by the following:

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Impetus, Source, Aim, and Object

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energy exert

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Impetus

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region of the body

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Source

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seek pleasure by reducing the tension

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Aim

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means to satisfy the aim

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Object

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31
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aim of sexual drive is

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pleasure

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32
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erogenous zones are

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genitals, mouth, anus

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33
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sex can take many forms

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narcissism, love, sadism, and masochism

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infants are primarily self-centered

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primary narcissism

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35
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moderate degree of self-love

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secondary narcissism

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36
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develops when people invest their libido on another person other than themselves

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love

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37
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attain pleasure by inflicting pain or humiliation on another person

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Sadism

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38
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gain pleasure by suffering from pain and humiliation inflicted by themselves or others.

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Masochism

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the aim of aggressive drive

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self-destruction

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ultimate inorganic condition

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the destructive drive can take a number of forms

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teasing, gossip, humiliation, sarcasm, and humor

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it is felt, affective, and unpleasant state accompanied by physical sensations that warns a person against an impending danger.

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three kinds of anxiety

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Neurotic, Moral, and Realistic Anxiety

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apprehension about an unknown danger

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Neurotic Anxiety

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fear of one’s conscience

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Moral Anxiety

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fear of real dangers in the real world

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Realistic Anxiety

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used when the ego can no longer handle the anxiety

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Defense Mechanism

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keeping certain thoughts out of conscious awareness

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Repression

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consciously stopping anxiety-provoking thoughts

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Suppression

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directly opposite of the original source. (binabaliktad ‘yung totoong nararamdaman)

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Reaction Formation

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transferring the negative emotions to a less-threatening object or person

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Displacement

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psychologically reverting back to a specific time

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Regression

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attributing the unwanted impulse to another person

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Projection

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incorporating positive qualities of another person into their own ego

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Introjection

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redirecting unwanted emotions and thought into a socially acceptable activities

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Sublimation

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justifying behavior using an excuse

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Rationalization

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allows individuals to protect themselves from unbearable pain

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Intellectualization

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performing some action that nullifies the undesirable one

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using contradictory behavior to gain satisfaction for an undesirable impulse

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Compromise Formation

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Stages of Development

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Infantile Period, Latency Period, Genital Period, and Maturity

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infantile period is divided into three phases:

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Oral, Anal, and Phallic Phase

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Oral Phase is divided into two phases:

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Oral-receptive phase and Oral-sadistic phase

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infants feel no ambivalence toward pleasurable objects

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Oral-receptive phase

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Infants respond through biting, cooing, smiling, crying, and opening their mouth

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Oral-sadistic phase

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defense against anxiety that satisfies their sexual but not their nutritional needs.

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Thumb sucking

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Anal phase is divided into two period

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Early anal period and Late anal period

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Infants gain satisfaction by losing or destroying objects

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Early Anal Period

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Infants take interest into their feces

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Late Anal Period

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infants gain pleasure through hoarding possessions in an orderly and neatly fashion

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Anal Character

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orderliness, stinginess, and obstinacy

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Anal Triad

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genitals become the leading erogenous zone

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Phallic Phase

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the male child thinks of his father as a rival to his mother

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Oedipus Complex

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the female child thinks of his mother as a rival to his father

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Electra Complex

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parents discourage their young child’s sexual activity

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Latency Period

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reawakening of the sexual aim

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Genital Period

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stage attained by everyone who reaches physical maturity

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stage attained after passing through the earlier developmental periods in an ideal manner

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Psychological Maturity

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patients are required to verbalize every thought that comes to their mind

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Free Association

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feelings that patients develop toward their analyst during the course of treatment

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Transference

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intense feelings that the patient transfers to the therapist.

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Transference

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attitudes of both affection and hostility toward their parents that are displaced onto the therapist

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Ambivalence

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allows the patients to more or less relive childhood experiences within the nonthreatening climate of the analytic treatment.

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Positive Transference

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negative feelings that hinders the improvement of the analysis

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Negative Transference

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block the patient’s own progress in therapy

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Resistance

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transform the manifest content of the dream to latent content

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Dream Analysis

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surface meaning or the conscious description of the dreamer

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Manifest Content

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unconscious material

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Latent Content

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found in patients suffering from traumatic experiences

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Repetition Compulsion

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everyday slips of the tongue or pen, misreading, incorrect hearing, misplacing objects, and temporarily forgetting names or intentions

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Freudian Slips

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faulty function

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Fehlleistung

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Freudian slips or

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Parapraxes

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ineffective coping with everyday problems

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serious inability to relate to other people

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involved in most pleasure-seeking behavior

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associated with the id’s wanting tendencies (gimme!)

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Dopamine System

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involved in the pleasure we experience when the id is satisfied (ahh!)

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Opioid System

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dreams are random mental activity and could not have any inherent meaning

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Rapid Eye Movement

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