Sigmund Freud

Question 1

define impulse

Answer 1

pressures to act without conscious thought toward particular ends

Question 2

according to Freud, impulses are

Answer 2

the cause of all activity

Question 3

according to Freud, physical aspects of impulses are

Answer 3

needs

Question 4

according to Freud, mental aspect of impulses are

Answer 4

wants

Question 5

4 components of impulses

Answer 5

source
aim
impetus
object

Question 6

what is a source

Answer 6

where the need arises

Question 7

what is an aim

Answer 7

the goal to reduce the need

Question 8

what is an impetus

Answer 8

the amount of energy needed to (gratify) satisfy the impulse

Question 9

what is an object

Answer 9

whatever thing or action that allows the satisfaction of the impulse

Question 10

what are the psychosexual stages of development

Answer 10

oral stage
anal stage
phallic stage
latency period
genital stage

Question 11

birth to 1 year
need and gratification mostly involved the lips, tongue, and later the teeth

Answer 11

oral stage

Question 12

1 year to 3 years
toilet training, and discovery of this body orifice becomes the source of gratification

Answer 12

anal stage

Question 13

3 to 5 years
the genitals are discovered as a source of pleasure and gratification

Answer 13

phallic stage

Question 14

5 or 6 years to puberty
sexual desired fade with the help of the superego

Answer 14

latency period

Question 15

puberty though adulthood
fulfillment of erotic personal needs becomes paramount (important)

Answer 15

genital stage

Question 16

id

Answer 16

the original core out of which the rest of the personality emerges
primitive and unorganized
does not change as one grows or matures
not changed by experience because it is not in contact with the external world
goals are simple and direct: reduce tension, increase pleasure, minimize discomfort
strives through reflex actions

Question 17

ego

Answer 17

part of the psyche in contact with external reality
operates through reality principle
is developed out of the id
protects the id and draws energy from it
ensures health, safety, and sanity of the personality
has several functions outside the world and to the inner world

Question 18

superego

Answer 18

serves as a judge or censor over the activities and thoughts of the ego
has 3 functions: conscience, self-observation, and the format of ideals
develops and maintains the moral code of an individual