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The psychodynamic approach emphasis the role of the __________

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unconscious

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What does Freud suggest about the conscious mind?

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It is merely the ‘tip of the iceberg’

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What does Freud suggest is slightly under the conscious mind?

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The preconscious

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What does Freud suggest the preconscious contains?

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Thoughts and memories which are not currently in conscious awareness but we can access if desired

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Freud suggests that the preconscious contains thoughts and memories which are not currently… but…

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in conscious awareness, we can access if desired

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Freud suggested that most of our mind is made up of what?

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The unconscious

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Freud suggested that the unconscious is a…

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vast storehouse of biological drives and instincts that has a significant influence on our behaviour and personality

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Freud suggests that our unconscious contains threatening and disturbing memories that have been what?

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Repressed

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How did Freud suggest that threatening and disturbing memories can be accessed?

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During dreams or through ‘slips of the tongue’

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Where did Freud suggest that threatening and disturbing memories are contained?

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In the unconscious

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What did Freud refer to ‘slips of the tongue’ as?

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Parapraxes

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Calling your mum ‘teacher’ is an example of what Freud would call what?

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A ‘slip of the tongue’ or paraprax

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Freud claimed that child development occurred in how many stages?

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5

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Each of the psychosexual stages (apart from _______) is marked by a different conflict that the child must resolve in order to progress successfully to the next stage

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latency

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Each of the psychosexual stages (apart from latency) is marked by…

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a different conflict that the child must resolve in order to progress successfully to the next stage

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Each of the psychosexual stages (apart from latency) is marked by a different conflict that the child must resolve in order to…

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progress successfully to the next stage

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What did Freud suggest that any psychosexual conflict that is unresolved leads to?

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Fixation where the child becomes ‘stuck’ and carries certain behaviours and conflicts associated with that stage through to adult life

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What is the first of Freud’s psychosexual stages?

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Oral

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At what age does the oral psychosexual stage occur, according to Freud?

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Where is the focus of pleasure during the oral psychosexual stage?

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The mouth - the mother’s breast can be the object of desire

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Give 2 examples of behaviours that are consequences of unresolved conflict in the oral psychosexual stage

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Any 2 from smoking, biting nails, sarcastic and critical

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What is the second of Freud’s psychosexual stages?

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Anal

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At what age does the anal psychosexual stage occur, according to Freud?

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Where is the focus of pleasure during the anal psychosexual stage?

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In the anus

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Consequences of unresolved conflict during the anal psychosexual stage include anal _________ and anal _________
retentive and expulsive
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Give an example of a characteristic associated with being anally retentive
Any from a perfectionist and obsessive
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Give an example of a characteristic associated with being anally expulsive
Any from thoughtless and messy
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At what age does the phallic psychosexual stage occur according to Freud?
3-6
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Where is the focus of pleasure during the phallic psychosexual stage?
In the genital area
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Give an example of a characteristic that is the consequence of unresolved conflict in the phallic psychosexual stage
Any from narcissistic and reckless
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What is the latency psychosexual stage?
When earlier conflicts are repressed
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Describe what happens in the genital psychosexual stage
Sexual desires become conscious alongside the onset of puberty
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When is the genital psychosexual stage?
Alongside the onset of puberty
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What did Freud say that consequences of unresolved conflict resulted in in the genital stage?
Difficulty forming heterosexual relationships
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What did Freud describe personality as?
'Tripartite'
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Freud described personality as 'tripartite'. What does this mean?
Composed of three parts
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What are the three parts of personality as suggested by Freud?
The Id, Ego and Superego
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The id/ego/superego is the primitive part of our personality
id
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The id/ego/superego operates on the pleasure principle - it gets what it wants
id
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The id/ego/superego is a seething mass of unconscious drives and instincts
id
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The id/ego/superego is present at birth
id
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The id/ego/superego is entirely selfish throughout life and demands instant gratification of its needs
id
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The id/ego/superego works on reality principle
ego
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The id/ego/superego is the mediator between the other two parts of personality
ego
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The id/ego/superego develops around the age of 2 and its role is to reduce the conflict between the demands of the other two parts of personality
ego
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The id/ego/superego's role is to reduce the conflict between the other two parts of the personality. How does it manage this?
By employing a number of defence mechanisms
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The id/ego/superego is formed at the end of the phallic stage, around the age of five
superego
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The id/ego/superego is our internalised sense of right and wrong
superego
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The id/ego/superego represents the moral standards of the child's same-gender parent and punishes the id/ego/superego for wrongdoing (through guilt)
superego, ego
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The id/ego/superego is based on the morality principle
superego
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The id/ego/superego has a difficult job balancing the conflicting demands of the id/ego/superego and id/ego/superego
ego, id and superego
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The ego balances the conflicting demands of the id and the superego with the help of what?
Defence mechanisms
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Freud suggested that defence mechanisms were conscious/unconscious
unconscious
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Freud said that defence mechanisms were unconscious and ensure that the Ego is able to prevent us from being...
overwhelmed by temporary threats or traumas
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What did Freud say that defence mechanisms often involve?
Some form of distortion of reality
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Freud said that as a long-term solution, defence mechanisms are regarded as...
psychologically unhealthy and undesirable
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One strength of the psychodynamic approach is that it introduces the idea of psychotherapy as opposed to what?
Physical treatments
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Freud brought to the world a new form of therapy called what?
Psychoanalysis
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What was the first attempt to treat mental disorders psychologically rather than physically called?
Psychoanalysis
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Psychoanalysis was the first attempt to...
treat mental disorders psychologically rather than physically
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Psychoanalysis employed a range of techniques designed to access what?
The unconscious
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Give an example of a technique employed by psychoanalysis to access the unconscious?
Dream analysis
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Psychoanalysis claims to help clients by doing what?
Bringing their repressed emotions into their conscious mind so they can be dealt with
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Psychoanalysis was the forerunner to many...
modern-day 'talking therapies' that have since been established such as counselling
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The fact that psychoanalysis was the forerunner to many modern-day 'talking therapies' that have since been established shows what about the psychodynamic approach?
It has value as it created a new approach to treatment
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Although Freudian therapists have claimed success for many clients with mild neuroses, psychoanalysis is regarded as...
inappropriate and even harmful for some people experiencing more serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia
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Why has psychoanalysis been criticised as being inappropriate and even harmful for people experiencing more serious mental disorders such as schizophrenia?
Many symptoms of schizophrenia mean that those with the disorder have lost their grip on reality, such as paranoia and delusional thinking and therefore cannot articulate their thoughts in the way required by psychoanalysis
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Name a symptom of schizophrenia that means those with the disorder have lost their grip on the reality
Any from paranoia, delusional thinking, etc.
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The fact that people with schizophrenia cannot articulate their thoughts in the way required by psychoanalysis suggests what about Freudian therapy and theory?
It may not apply to all mental disorders
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Popper argued that the psychodynamic approach doesn't mean which scientific criterion?
Falsification
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Why did Popper argue that the psychodynamic approach doesn't meet the scientific criterion of falsification?
It isn't open to empirical testing
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Many of Freud's concepts are said to occur at an unconscious level, such as the Oedipus complex. What is the problem with this?
They are difficult to test, if not impossible
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What/who were Freud's ideas based on?
The subjective study of single individuals such as Little Hans
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The fact that Freud's ideas were based on the subjective study of single individuals makes it difficult to do what?
Make universal claims about behaviour
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The fact that Freud's ideas were based on the subjective study of single individuals suggests that Freud's theory was what?
Pseudoscientific rather than established fact.
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Alongside behaviourism, the psychodynamic approach remained a key force in psychology for the first half of which century?
The 20th
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Give 2 examples of phenomena that the psychodynamic approach has been used to explain?
Any 2 from personal development, the origins of psychological disorders, moral development and gender identity
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True/False: The psychodynamic approach has had a huge influence on psychology and contemporary thought
True
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The psychodynamic approach has been significant in drawing attention to the connection between what?
Experiences in childhood and our later development
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The psychodynamic approach has been significant in drawing attention to the connection between experiences in our childhood and our later development, such as...
our relationship with our parents
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The fact that the psychodynamic approach has been significant in drawing attention to the connection between experiences in childhood and our later development suggests what about the approach?
Overall, it has had a positive impact on psychology
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True/False: The psychodynamic approach has had a positive impact on literature, art and human endeavours outside of psychology
True
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True/False: The psychodynamic approach is the least controversial of the approaches
False
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True/False: The psychodynamic approach has had a huge influence on psychology and contemporary thought
True
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Why does the psychodynamic approach suffer from psychic determinism?
The approach suggests that much of our behaviour is determined by unconscious conflicts rooted in childhood and there is no such thing as an 'accident'
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True/False: Freud believed in accidents
False, he said there is no such thing as an 'accident'
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Freud said that even something as random as a 'slip of the tongue' is driven by what?
Unconscious forces
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True/False: 'Slips of the tongue' have a deep meaning according to Freud
True
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Why do critics claim that Freud's believe that much of our behaviour is determined by unconscious conflicts rooted in childhood is an extreme view?
This dismisses any possible influence of free will on behaviour

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