Chapter 2: The Basis of the Psychoanalytic Approach to Personality Flashcards
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Freud’s theory of personality comprises:
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Freud’s theory of personality comprises:
- Levels of consciousness.
- Then nature of beings and what motivates behaviour.
- Structure of personality.
- Development of personality.
According to Freud, are the 3 levels of consciousness?
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According to Freud, are the 3 levels of consciousness?
- Conscious.
- Preconscious.
- Unconscious.
According to Freud, material of which we are actively aware of at any given time is called:
conscious thought.
According to Freud, thoughts, memories, feelings, urges and fantasies that we are unaware of are called:
unconscious thought.
According to Freud, thoughts that are unconscious at this instant, but can be easily recalled into the conscious mind is called:
preconscious thought.
According to Freud, the process of keeping material unconscious is called:
repression.
According to Freud, what are disinhibitors?
Give and example.
Things that cause normally unconscious thoughts and behaviours to manifest into the conscious mind.
E.g. behavioural changes and increased aggression under the influence of alcohol.
According to Freud, what is the function of dreams?
To preserve sleep by representing unconscious wishes fulfilled in the form of dreams.
According to Freud, what are the 2 important elements of dreams?
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According to Freud, what are the 2 important elements of dreams?
- Manifest content.
- Latent content.
According to Freud, what is manifest content?
A censored description of the dream as recalled by the dreamer. Symbols are remembered to represent deeper unconscious meanings.
According to Freud, what is latent content?
Deeper unconscious meanings in dreams, often of a sexual nature.
According to Freud, what are the two different styles of thinking?
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According to Freud, what are the two different styles of thinking?
- Primary process thinking.
- Secondary process thinking.
According to Freud, what is primary process thinking?
Irrational mental activity.
According to Freud, what is primary process thinking governed by?
The pleasure principle.
According to Freud, what is the pleasure principle?
An urge to have our innate drives met to preserve equilibrium within an individual.
According to Freud, what is secondary process thinking?
Rational thought that is logical and organised.
According to Freud, what is secondary process thinking governed by?
The reality principle.
According to Freud, what is the reality principle?
Learned as we grow up, operating according to the actual situation in the external world and facts as we see them.
What activities involve a mixture of primary and secondary thinking processes?
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What activities involve a mixture of primary and secondary thinking processes?
- Daydreaming.
- Creative thinking.
- Emotional thinking.
According to Freud, children are born with a fixed amount of mental energy, called ______. This later becomes the basis of adult sexual drives.
According to Freud, children are born with a fixed amount of mental energy, called libido. This later becomes the basis of adult sexual drives.
According to Freud, what are the 2 primary human drives in which all behaviour is energised?
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According to Freud, what are the 2 primary human drives in which all behaviour is energised by the libido?
- Sexual drives.
- Life-preserving drives.
In the 1920’s, after WWI, Freud added a third human drive called Thanatos. It refers to:
the death instinct.
What is the death drive?
A self-destructive instinct to wipe out oneself.
What is hysteria?
Physical ailments with no organic cause.
