the psychodynamic approach Flashcards
What are the basic assumptions of the psychodynamic approach?
The psychodynamic approach assumes that unconscious processes influence behavior, early childhood experiences shape personality, and psychic determinism governs behavior.
What is the role of the unconscious in the psychodynamic approach?
The unconscious is a reservoir of feelings, thoughts, and memories, often inaccessible to conscious awareness, that influence behavior and personality.
What are the three structures of personality according to the psychodynamic approach?
The Id, Ego, and Superego.
What is the Id in the psychodynamic approach?
The Id is the part of personality driven by primitive desires and operates based on the pleasure principle.
What is the Ego in the psychodynamic approach?
The Ego mediates between the Id and reality, operating on the reality principle to satisfy the Id’s desires in socially acceptable ways.
What is the Superego in the psychodynamic approach?
The Superego is the moral conscience, internalizing societal rules and striving for perfection.
What are defence mechanisms in the psychodynamic approach?
Defence mechanisms are unconscious strategies used by the Ego to reduce anxiety by distorting reality.
What is repression as a defence mechanism?
Repression involves unconsciously blocking unpleasant memories or thoughts from conscious awareness.
What is denial as a defence mechanism?
Denial involves refusing to accept reality to avoid dealing with distressing emotions.
What is displacement as a defence mechanism?
Displacement involves redirecting emotions from a threatening target to a less threatening one.
What are the psychosexual stages in the psychodynamic approach?
The psychosexual stages are oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital, each focusing on pleasure from different areas of the body.
What happens during the oral stage of psychosexual development?
The oral stage (0-1 year) focuses on pleasure from sucking and biting.
What happens during the anal stage of psychosexual development?
The anal stage (1-3 years) focuses on pleasure from controlling bowel and bladder elimination.
What happens during the phallic stage of psychosexual development?
The phallic stage (3-6 years) focuses on pleasure from the genitals and includes the Oedipus and Electra complexes.
What happens during the latency stage of psychosexual development?
The latency stage (6-puberty) is a period of social and intellectual development with minimal sexual focus.
