The Structure of Personality Flashcards
1
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Instincts: Life Instinct
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Inborn factors that give force and direction to psychological activities
-2 motivating instincts
2
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Life Instinct (Eros)
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Seen in constructive, living and altruistic acts
3
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Death Instinct (Thanatos)
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Seen in destructive, hateful, and aggressive acts
4
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PERSONALITY according to Freud
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- The Id
- The Ego
- The Superego
5
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The Id
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- present at birth
- includes everything inherited, including instincts
- operates on pleasure principle and seeks immediate gratification (i.e. needs for sustenance, elimination of bodily wastes, affection, and reduction of unpleasant feelings)
6
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The Ego
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Allows for the person to go from need-gratifying object in the mind to actually getting needs met
-allows for anxiety levels to remain at a manageable state
7
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The Superego
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Values determine what is a good feeling and what is a bad feeling
8
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2 Aspects of Superego
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- The conscience
2. Ego ideal
9
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The Conscience
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Description: contains “should not”
10
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The Ego Ideal
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Contains the “shoulds”
