wundt and psychodynamic frued Flashcards

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who was the first psychologist and when

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Wilhelm Wundt in 1879

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what did Wundt do?

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wundt set up the first ever psychology lab in germany in the 1870s

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what did Wundt want to analyse and what was his method known as

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he wanted to analyse the nature of human consciousness and represent the first systematic attempted to study the mind under controlled conditions

his method was known as introspection

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what is introspection

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looking into ones thoughts

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what did Wundt claim
and how

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mental processes such as memory and perception could be observed systematically and used to gain insight into processes such as perception, reaction and time.

for example participates may be presented with a metronome and report their thoughts images and feelings

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what was wrong with Wundt’s experiment

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its subjective and people could hold back some of their thoughts

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what was after Wundt’s work and who was it by

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the psychodynamic approach by sigma fraud

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what is the psychodynamic approach

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it states that unconscious forces in our mind determined our thoughts and feelings and behaviour and our adult behaviour is influenced by our childhood

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what is the conscious, preconscious and unconscious part of our mind and where on the “triangle” is it

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Conscious = small amount of mental thinking we know about. Responsible for dealing with everyday interactions
preconscious = the thing we could be aware of if we tried e.g. memory’s or past events
unconscious = the things we are unaware of and cannot be aware of. stores all experiences, especially traumatic ones ( where freud says our issues and conflicts arise which results in abnormal behaviour)

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Whats the 3 types of personality

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id , ego and superego

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what do the 3 types of personality do/want and what are they

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id = is impulsive and unconscious and can be referred to as the pleasure principle its aim is to gain pleasure and gratification. Governed by food, drink and sex. ( from birth )
ego = the conscious, rational part of the mind it works out realistic ways of balancing out the needs of the id and superego in socially expectable ways known as the reality principle ( from age 2/3 )
super ego = The embodiment of right and wrong. seeks to be perfect and civilise our behaviour.it is the moral part “ we need to behave in the way our parents would approve of “ if not it send anxiety and guilt. (from ages 4/5)

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what are the 3 defense mechanisms we need to know
what is the extra one ?

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denial, displacement and repression

projection

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what are the psychosexual stages of development and when do they happen?

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Oral ( birth - 18 months )
Anal ( 18 - 36 months )
phallic ( 3-6 years )

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What are the definitions of the 3 defense mechanisms and what are everyday examples?
( Include extra 4th one )

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Denial = The conscious refusal to accept reality e.g. getting fired from a job but continue to turn up
Displacement = Taking your anger/ unacceptable desires and divert it from the source to someone else. e.g. someone punching a wall when angry
Repression = The burying of a traumatic event or problem into the unconscious so you no longer think about them. e.g. getting in a car accident and trying to forget it ever happened

Projection = Disguising your own threatening impulses/failures on someone else. e.g. blaming a bad grade on a teacher

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what is the oral stage of psychosexual stages of development?
source?

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it says the mouth is the source of nourishment and pleasure
Freud suggested that an individual could become fixated if they were either over or under indulged

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why is food and drink important in the oral stage?

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It helps with the ability to form relationships with others and accept there affection.

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What happens if a baby is under or over indulged in the oral stage?
And what are the signs/

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Overindulgence = oral aggressive character. They become characterized by aggression, domination, pessimism, envy. Signs include chewing gum or the end of pens
underindulgence = Oral receptive character. Optimistic, gullible , over dependent , trusting. Signs include smoking and eating lots.

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What is the anal stage of psychosexual stages of development?
source?

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Freud says that the bowl and bladder is the source of pleasure because the child derives pleasure from retention ( holding in ) or expulsion ( letting go off ) feces. This is the potty training stage and the child can get fixated if they are potty trained to strictly or leniently.

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Why is potty training important in the Anal stage?

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Because it helps the ability to deal with authority and to balance between being orderly or being disorganized .

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What happens if a baby’s parents are too strict or lenient in the anal stage when potty training.

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too strict = Anal retentive character. is neat, precise, orderly and can usually develop ocd.
Too lenient = Anal expulsive character. Generous, Lazy , messy, careless and can often be hot tempered and destructive and disorganized.

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what is the phallic stage in the psychosexual stages of development

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Freud says the organ of pleasure is now the genitals as the child becomes fully aware of gender difference’s becomes obsessed and is where it is coping with sexual feelings age 3/6.

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what is the Oedipus complex ?

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the male child develops feelings for his mother and hatred for his father, who he sees as a threat to his mothers love. This leads to feelings of guilt and the boy making up with his father. Leading to the superego.

girls develop penis envy

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what is the Electra complex

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Freud viewed femininity as failed masculinity. He said that all girls believe they don’t have a penis because there mother already castrated them. They turn to there fathers for hope and hope of regaining their penis

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what is the latency stage in the psychosexual stage of development

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growing independence away from your parents and children wanting nothing to do with the opposite sex (6- puberty)

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What is the genital stage

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the ideal well adjusted adult who is able to love and be loved and contribute to society (adulthood) form puberty - audulthood

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what is the role of the defence mechanisms?

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ego protects itself from unconscious thoughts and feelings that may cause stress if they became conscious