the psychodynamic approach

Question 1

how many levels is the mind made up of

Answer 1

3

Question 2

what is the conscious mind

Answer 2

things we are aware of

Question 3

what is the pre concious mind

Answer 3

anything that could be brought into the conscious mind

Question 4

what is the unconscious mind

Answer 4

things outside of our awareness that are unacceptable or unpleseant

Question 5

what is the id

Answer 5

please principle; basic drives towards sex and agression

Question 6

what is the ego

Answer 6

reality principle; balances id and super ego

Question 7

what is the superego

Answer 7

morality principle; after socialisation= conscience and moral standards

Question 8

why is the psychodynamic approach important

Answer 8

past traumatic events can become part of the unconscious however still affect adult life

Question 9

why are there psychosexual stages important

Answer 9

it can shape a persons life due to fixations that may occur if the stages are not completed in childhood or over completed

Question 10

what are the 5 stages

Answer 10

oral
anal
phallic
latency
genital

Question 11

what is the oral stage

Answer 11

the primary source of pleasure is the mouth and sucking

Question 12

what can the oral stage fixation cause

Answer 12

smoking
overeating

Question 13

what is the anal stage

Answer 13

the primary source of pleasure involves the anus
toilet training is in high demand
ego starts to develop so children become aware of people placing demands

Question 14

what is the anal stage fixation

Answer 14

being messy or particular

Question 15

what is the phallic stage

Answer 15

the primary source of pleasure involves the genitals
oedipus complex - son unconsciously wants to get with his mother and therefore get rid of the father may cause the child to resolve this through changing their identity to be like their father

Question 16

what is the anal stage fixation

Answer 16

masturbation

Question 17

what is the latency stage

Answer 17

the development of other activities means less concentrations on sexual areas
previous conflict repressed resulting in little being recalled from childhood

Question 18

what is the latency stage fixation

Answer 18

sports
school
activities

Question 19

what is the genital stage

Answer 19

the primary source of pleasure is now hetrosexual relationships
fixation and conflict may prevent this with the consequence that sexual perversions may develop

Question 20

what is repression

Answer 20

a defence mechanism used by the ego where traumatic memories are forced into the unconscious
still break through and affect behaviour

Question 21

what is denial

Answer 21

deny an event as it cannot cause anxiety

Question 22

what is displacement

Answer 22

the redirection of emotion at an ‘easier’ target, this is an unconscious process

Question 23

AO3- strength

Answer 23

strength
- psychoanalysis therapies (dream analysis)
- access the unconscious mind and repress traumatic memories that pps have been ignoring
- these are then solved and reduce negative effects
- very successful and still used today

Question 24

AO3 weaknesses

Answer 24

weakness
- gender bias and less developed views on female sexuality
- oedipus complex which causes castration anxiety and debilitates a boy into confusion and jealousy
- Freud later alluded to electra complex for females
an after through from his origami theory
- less valid and can’t be generalised
weakness
- not scientific or falsifiable due to no scientific evidence
- based on a case study called little hans
son of Fred’s friend had a fear of horses and Freud concluded it was the oedipus complex
- cannot be tested or proven- less valid and credible to due casual nature
- can’t be certain so can’t generalise