Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Theories Flashcards
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Theory
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Neuroses are the result of unconscious sexual and aggressive conflict. The repression of unacceptable thoughts and desires causes psychological symptoms.
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ID
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Primitive state, involved with primitive desires (hunger, sex, rage)
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Superego
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The conscience. Made up of internalized societal morals and taboos.
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Ego
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Mediator between ID and superego. Center of self or awareness.
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Sigmund Freud
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Father of the psychoanalytic school of psychology. Known for his theories of unconscious mind, defense mechanisms, and tx of psychopathology through practice of psychoanalysis.
