The psychodynamic approach

Question 1

The structure of personality

Answer 1

ID: Soley unconscious, seeks pleasure
Ego: Mediator, reality
Superego: Conscious, strives toward ideal self

Question 2

Defence mechanisms: Repression

Answer 2

Blocking thoughts however it still influences behaviour

Question 3

Defence mechanisms: Denial

Answer 3

Refusing to accept reality

Question 4

Defence mechanisms: Displacement

Answer 4

Redirecting thoughts and feelings - taking it out on others

Question 5

Psychosexual stages: Freud: Oral

Answer 5

0-2 years.

mouth if focus point

Question 6

Psychosexual stages: Anal

Answer 6

2-3 years.
Child becomes aware of reality.
Issue of toilet training

Question 7

Psychosexual stages: Phallic

Answer 7

3-6 years.
Oedipus complex.
Castration anxiety = resolves problem

Question 8

Psychosexual stages: Latent

Answer 8

6-12 years.
Child masters world around them.
All conflicts are repressed

Question 9

Psychosexual stages: Genital

Answer 9

12+
Fixating on genitals.
Directs towards sex

Question 10

A03: Scientific support: Fisher

Answer 10

2500 studies, support for defence mechanisms

Question 11

A03: Gender bias: Horney

Answer 11

Horney discovered a women version of the Oedipus complex

Question 12

A03: Culture based approach: Sue + Sue

Answer 12

Little relevance for non western cultures

Question 13

A03: Comprehensive views

Answer 13

Explain lots of aspects of behaviour