Week 7-8: symbolic psychoanalysis

Question 1

it means that it is a philosophical movement that includes those who claim that an ideology or proposition is true if it works satisfactorily, that the meaning of a proposition is to be found in the practical consequences of accepting it, and that unpractical ideas are to be rejected.

Answer 1

pragmatic philosophy or pragmatism

Question 2

defined as “a movement in psychology and philosophy that emphasized the outward behavioral aspects of thought and dismissed the inward experiential, and sometimes the inner procedural, aspects as well; a movement harking back to the methodological proposals of John B. Watson, who coined the name”

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behaviorism

Question 3

both have contributed to the very essence of symbolic interaction

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pragmatic philosophy and behaviorism

Question 4

The term “symbolic interactionism” was coined by Mead’s student:

Answer 4

Herbert Blumer

Question 5

Symbolic interactionism’s key principles can be seen in the work:

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Mind, Self, and Society

Question 6

The Three Principles of Symbolic Interactionism are as follows:

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1. meaning
2. language
3. thought

Question 7

can be described, accounted for, or stated in terms of symbols or language at its highest and most complex stage of development

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Meaning

Question 8

This principle says that when we talk to each other, symbolic interaction means that humans identify meaning, or naming, and then they develop discourse, which is communication orally

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language

Question 9

through language, human persons could interpret the symbolic nature of the individual he is communicating with. This principle of interpreting symbols is called:

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thought

Question 10

Freud’s most famous work:

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the interpretation of dreams

Question 11

In 1916 Freud published a book that is considered now as one of the most important Freudian writings when it comes to his views on psychoanalysis:

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Five Lectures on Psycho-analysis

Question 12

in 1923 Freud published:

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the ego and the id

Question 13

In psychoanalysis, there are three key concepts:

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(1) the view of human nature, (2) the structure of personality and (3) ego-defense mechanisms

Question 14

The Freudian view of human nature is basically deterministic. According to him, our behavior is determined by irrational forces, unconscious motivations, biological and instinctual drives

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the view of human nature

Question 15

According to the psychoanalytic view, the personality consists of three systems:

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the id, the ego and the superego

Question 16

serves as the pleasure center

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the id

Question 17

serves as reality check

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the ego

Question 18

serves as the idealist.

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the superego

Question 19

part of the psychoanalytic view containing the three systems of personality:

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structure of personality

Question 20

help the individual cope with anxiety and prevent the ego from being overwhelmed

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ego defense mechanisms

Question 21

threatening of painful thoughts and feelings are excluded from awareness

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repression

Question 22

distorting what the individual thinks, feels, or perceives in a traumatic situation

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denial

Question 23

defense against a threatening impulse is to actively express the opposite impulse

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reaction formulation

Question 24

attributing to others one’s own unacceptable desires and impulses

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projection

Question 25

discharge impulses by shifting from a threatening object to a “safer target”

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displacement

Question 26

to manufacture “good” reasons to explain away a bruised ego

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rationalization

Question 27

diverting sexual or aggressive energy into other channels, ones that are usually socially acceptable and sometimes even admirable

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sublimation

Question 28

in the face of severe stress, one deals with anxiety by clinging to immature and inappropriate behavior

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regression

Question 29

taking in and “swallowing” the values and standards of others

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introjection

Question 30

identify oneself with successful causes, organizations, or people in the hope that they will be perceived as worthwhile

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identification

Question 31

masking perceived weaknesses or developing certain positive traits to make up for limitations

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compensation

Question 32

a movement in psychology and philosophy that emphasized the outward behavioral aspects of thought and dismissed the inward experiential, and sometimes the inner procedural, aspects as well; a movement harking back to the methodological proposals of John B. Watson, who coined the name.

Answer 32

behaviorism

Question 33

a philosophical movement that includes those who claim that an ideology or proposition is true if it works satisfactorily, that the meaning of a proposition is to be found in the practical consequences of accepting it, and that unpractical ideas are to be rejected.

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pragmatism

Question 34

a system of psychological theory and therapy that aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association.

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psychoanalysis

Question 35

the view of social behavior that emphasizes linguistic or gestural communication and its subjective understanding, especially the role of language in the formation a social being.

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symbolic interactionism