CHAPTER 2: Sigmund Freud "Psychoanalysis" Flashcards
The Father of Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
What are the cornerstones of psychoanalysis?
sex & aggression
Freud’s understanding of human personality are based on his____
*experiences with patients
*analysis of his own dreams
*vast readings in humanities and sciences
Freud emphasizes on ____ and ____ as determinants of personality.
unconscious; emotions
Freud was born on____
and died on _____
born on March/ May 6, 1856
and died on September 23, 1939
Freud was born in Freiberg, Moravia, now known as___
Czech Republic
Who is Freud’s father and Mother?
Jacob & Amalie Nathanson Freud
Illnesses with no organic cause that is characterized by paralysis or the improper functioning of certain parts of the body.
hysteria
A person is induced into a state where the action is partially under the control of another person.
hypnosis
Individuals report everything that comes to awareness.
free association
Whom does Freud learn the hypnotic technique for treating hysteria?
Jean-Martin Charcot
Freud collaborated with ____ on the Case of Ana O with hysteria, and eventually developed “psychoanalysis”.
Josef Breuer
Freud Derived his Oedipus complex from his abandoned ____ theory.
Seduction theory
What are the Levels of Mental Life?
Conscious
Sub/Preconscious
Unconscious
Mental elements in awareness at any given point in time.
Conscious
Two (2) elements of consciousness?
Perceptual conscious system
Within mental structure
Memories that are not readily available but can be triggered.
Preconscious