The Unconscious Mind Flashcards
What is the object that is associated with this. (Ice)
An iceberg
What is below the surface of the iceburg
What goes on in the mind and is unconscious
What is the bit above the iceburg
Conscious mind- logic
What does our conscious mind have the biggest influence on
Our behaviour
What are we unable to do with the unconscious mind
Access it
How was it assessed
Through psychotherapy
What conflicts influence our behaviour
Unresolved conflicts
What occurs when there is conflict between our ego if and superego
Ego defence mechanisms
What is regression
Reverting to previous psychosexual stages
What is repression
Burying painful memories into the unconscious mind
What is displacement
Redirecting feeling of hostility to someone less threatening
What is projection
Mental process where people attribute what’s in their mind onto somewhere else
What is denial
Refusing to accept reality
