Unit 7: Psychoanalytical

Question 1

3 psychoanalytical components to personality

Answer 1

id, superego, ego

Question 2

id

Answer 2

the pleasure principle; impulsive and self-guiding

Question 3

superego

Answer 3

morality and rule principle; does what is right

Question 4

ego

Answer 4

reality principle; balances the id and superego

Question 5

psychosexual stages

Answer 5

a series of conflicts we experience as we develop through childhood, which smtimes we become fixated on

Question 6

oral psychosexual stages

Answer 6

-conflict occurring when a liquid diet changes to one with solid food or when weening/stopping a child from using a suckling crutch
-bc of conflict the adult may feel the need to use mouth often, such as smoking, chewing gum, biting nails, always talking
-birth-2 years of age

Question 7

anal psychosexual stages

Answer 7

-conflict over potty training and the need to self-monitor bowel movements along with the feeling of shame/guilt when ‘accidents’ occur; also may be from being potty trained to early
-bc of conflict, adult may feel the need to be in control, stemming from lack of control over bladder/bowel functions
-3-5 years of age

Question 8

phallio psychosexual stages (m. Oedipus, f. Electra)

Answer 8

-conflict of intimacy where the child develops feelings for one parent and restatement of the other
-bc of conflict, men find spouses like mom and women find spouses like dad (flip if homosexual), where this resemble of the parent is either physical or personality based
-5-8 years of age

Question 9

latency psychosexual stages

Answer 9

conflict of navigating social boundaries and friendships
-bc of conflict, adult may be emotionally distant or have ‘aggressive-love’ friendships
-8-11 years of age

Question 10

genital psychosexual stages

Answer 10

conflict over development and fully functioning genitalia
-bc of conflict, adult may be hyper-sexual or ‘scared’ of own genitals

Question 10

genital psychosexual stages

Answer 10

conflict over development and fully functioning genitalia
-bc of conflict, adult may be hyper-sexual or ‘scared’ of own genitals/use of own genitals
-age around puberty

Question 11

denial (defense mechanism)

Answer 11

a person ignores the reality of the situation to protect their ego from anxiety

Question 12

repression (defense mechanism)

Answer 12

a person unconsciously blocks unwanted thoughts or impulses from becoming conscious

Question 13

suppression (defense mechanism)

Answer 13

a person deliberately tries to forget about unwanted thoughts or impulses to avoid anxiety and protect their self-concept

Question 14

displacement (defense mechanism)

Answer 14

a person satisfies their impulses with an “inferior” person or animal (or object)

Question 15

sublimation (defense mechanism)

Answer 15

a person acts out unacceptable impulses in a more acceptable form; Freud believed this to be a sign of maturity

Question 16

projection (defense mechanism)

Answer 16

a person attributes their own (self-defined unacceptable) feelings/qualities onto others

Question 17

rationalization (defense mechanism)

Answer 17

a person rationalizes their thoughts to justify their behaviour

Question 18

internationalization (defense mechanism)

Answer 18

a person avoids processing a stressful situation emotionally, but rather focuses on the intellectual components; differing from rationalization as the person is aware of the situation but unconsciously keeps their feelings at bay

Question 19

regression (defense mechanism)

Answer 19

a person confronted with a particularly stressful situation unconscionably reverts their ego to an earlier stage of development; causes the person to psychologically retreat to a period of time when one felt safer; proposed by Anna Freud

Question 20

Anna Freud

Answer 20

proposed the regression defense mechanism

Question 21

reaction formation (defense mechanism)

Answer 21

a person unconsciously replaces an impulse (thought, feeling, behaviour) with its opposite