The psychodynamic approach

Question 1

What are the 3 structural personality’s

Answer 1

The ID
The Ego
The superago

Question 2

What is the Ego?

Answer 2

The ego is developed at 2 years old.
The principles of the ego is the reality , it tames the ID
It reduces conflict

It is in the conscious mind

Question 2

What is the ID?

Answer 2

• It is presented at birth.(devil)
  The principles (the pleasure principles) It demands instant gratifications.

It is in the unconscious part of the mind.

Question 3

What is the superego?

Answer 3

The superego is developed at 5 years ago(angel)
The principles of the superego is to sense the right or wrong.

It demands you to do the right things

it is in the unconscious mind.

Question 4

What is the role of defence mechanisms?

Answer 4

• To reduce conflict.
  -To reduce anxiety we use defence mechanisms.

Question 5

What is denial

Answer 5

Denail is refusing to acknowledge some aspect of reality.

Question 6

What is repression?

Answer 6

• Repression is forcing an unpleasant memory out of the conscious mind?

Question 7

What is displacement?

Answer 7

-Displacement is transferring feelings from the true source of distress onto a substitute.

Question 8

Psychosexual next: Theory

Answer 8

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Question 9

What does fixation mean?

Answer 9

When ones desire is tied to an object of desire connected to an earlier phase in ones psychosexual development.

Question 10

What are the five stages and the pleasure centre and fixations.

Answer 10

Oral , anal , phallic , latency , genitals puberty .
OLD
AGE
PENSIONERS
LOVE
GEINEA PIGS

Question 11

What is the pleasure centre and consequence of unresolved conflict for the ORAL stage( 0-1 years)

Answer 11

pleasure centre : the mouth

Consequence in adulthood: smoking and biting nails.

Question 12

What is the pleasure centre and consequence in adulthood for the ANAL stage(1-3 years)

Answer 12

Pleasure centre :Anus
Consequence: Anal retentive(perfectionist) or Anal expulsive (messy)

Question 13

What is the pleasure centre and consequence in adulthood for the PHALLC stage ( 3-5 years)

Answer 13

Pleasure centre: Genital area (Oedipus complex)

Consequence:
Narcissistic , reckless, Vanity.

Question 14

What is the pleasure centre and consequence of adulthood for the GENITALS PUBERTY stage(12 years onwards)

Answer 14

Pleasure centre: Sexual desires become conscious.

Consequence: Struggle to form heterosexual relationships.

Question 14

What is the pleasure centre and consequence in childhood for the LATENCY stage(6-12 years)

Answer 14

Pleasure Centre: Earlie conflicts are repressed.

Consequence : there isn’t one

Question 15

What are the Psychodynamic research methods most commonly used by Freud?

Answer 15

Case study
An in depth investigation.

Question 16

What are the strengths of this method?

Answer 16

1 It is rich detail as it is an in depth look at one individual which is rich in validity.

Question 17

What are the weaknesses of this method?

Answer 17

-1 his research is very biased in interpretations of reporting.
2 It is not representative due to small sample meaning no two cases are alike , results cannot be generalised to wider population.

Question 18

Example of one of his case studies?

Answer 18

Little hans.

Question 19

What is the case study about.

Answer 19

Freud used the study of Little Hans to support his views on the origins of Phobias, childhood sexuality and the Psychosexual sages.
Freud believed Hans’fears,dreams and fantasies were symbolic of his unconscious passing through the Phallic stage of psychosexual development.

Because Han’s was experiencing the Oedipus complex(A sexual desire for his mother) and rival for his father.
This fear was manifested in a fear of horses , particularly those with dark around the mouth(representing the father beard) and blinkers( his glasses)

Han’s obsession with his penis was another sign of being in the Phallic stage of development and experiencing the Oedipus complex.

Question 20

What is the real world application?

Answer 20

The primary assumption of psychoanalysis is the belief that all people possess unconscious thoughts , feeling ,desires and memories
THERAPY: this is used to release repressed emotions and experience. It is only having a cathartic experience can the person be helped and cured.

Question 21

What are the negative about this?

Answer 21

It is not appropriate for individuals suffering from more serious disorder such as schizophrenia.

Question 22

What is the determinism in this?

Answer 22

The psychodynamic approach suggests that human behaviour is governed by unconscious drives and early traumatic childhood experiences which are repressed into the unconscious mind.

As such, an individual does not have free will over there haviour and instead is under the influence of psychic determinism.

Question 23

What is gender bias?

Answer 23

• Gender bias refers to research that lead to one gender being treated less favourable than the other.

Question 24

What doe Androcentrism mean?

Answer 24

• being centred on or dominated by males , seeing all behaviour through males eyes.( fight of flight response)

Question 25

What is Oedipus complex?

Answer 25

A desire for sexual involment with the parent of the opposite sex and a sense of rivalry with th parent of the same sex.