chapter two: perspectives in psych Flashcards
(37 cards)
what were the problems with structuralism
the accuracy of self-report and no role given to unconscious processes
what is correlated to sigmund freud
psychoanalysis
what was freud’s goal
to access the unconscious mind
what are the different layers of personality freud found
id, ego, and super ego
what is id
the savage uncontrolled part of the mind and the first thing we develop as humans
what principle is id controlled by
the pleasurable principal
what is the pleasurable principal
the pleasuring feeling after getting wants
what is the ego
the sense of control and where actions are assessed, objective and asking if you can get away with things
what principal is ego controlled by
reality principle
what is the reality principal
objective assessment over situation
what is superego
governs the right and wrong of every situation
what is superego influenced by
morality, right and wrong
what is hypnosis
taking away conscious defenses and ask questions when the mind is more vulnerable
what is free association
giving a word and having someone think of word that comes to mind
what are projective tests
pictures that can be interpreted however patient wants
what does freud believe about dreams
dreams are roads to the unconscious mind
what is manifest content
the description of the dream and the most obvious
what is latent content and who can access them
the dream’s underlying meaning. what dream is trying to say, only skilled psychoanalysts can interpret this content
what is psychic energy
ego employs defense mechanism, keep unwanted thoughts out
what is anxiety reduction
freud’s defense mechanisms
what is repression
unwanted thought is blocked out of memory, can be seen in all other kinds of defense mechanisms
what is denial
external refusal of facts
what is displacement
when there is unresolved conflict and you take frustration out on something unrelated
what is reaction formation
having a thought and reacting opposite to what you think