Sigmund Freud Level of Awareness Flashcards
An Austrian psychiatrist and the founder of psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
He also stressed that early childhood experiences are important in the development of personality.
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
4 major components of personality development
Levels of awareness
Personality structure
Concept of anxiety and defense mechanism
Psychosexual stages of development
Levels of awareness
Concious
Subconscious/Pre conscious
Unconscious
Part of the mind which functions when the person is awake and that makes a person a thinking being.
Concious
Focus on the here and now
Concious
Past experiences are recalled without exerting effort.
Concious
Corresponds to the ‘ego’ or ‘self’
Concious
It is logical and regulated by the reality principle.
Concious
Part of the mind in which ideas and reactions are stored and partially forgotten
Preconscious
Acts as a watchman, it prevents unacceptable, disturbing unconscious memories from reaching the conscious mind
Preconscious
Thoughts and experiences can be recalled at will.
Preconscious
This is manifested during “tip of the tongue” experience.
Preconscious
Largest part of the mind which exerts greatest influence in one’s personality. It is the storehouse for all experiences, memories and feelings experienced by the individual in his entire life.
Unconscious
the memories cannot be recalled at will only through hypnotism, psychoanalysis or drugs (hallucinogens)
Unconscious