freud

Question 1

Libido

Answer 1

According to Freud, the driving force behind personality, representing the energy from life instincts that motivates behavior and fuels pleasure-seeking tendencies.

Question 2

Dual instinct theory

Answer 2

Freud’s theory that human behavior is driven by two primary instincts: eros, the life instinct or the drive for pleasure, and thanatos, the death instinct or the drive for aggression and self-destruction.

Question 3

Psyche

Answer 3

Refers to the basic structure of personality as theorized by Freud.
Levels of consciousness: Freud proposed three levels of consciousness: the conscious, which contains thoughts and perceptions currently in awareness; the preconscious, which includes thoughts and memories that can be readily brought into consciousness; and the unconscious, which consists of thoughts, desires, and memories that are repressed and not easily accessible to conscious awareness.

Question 4

Freudian Slip

Answer 4

Also known as a slip-of-the-tongue, it refers to an unintentional error in speech or action that reveals an unconscious thought or desire.

Question 5

What are the three component sof the structural model of personality

Answer 5

Id, Ego, Superego

Question 6

What is ID

Answer 6

The primitive and instinctual part of the mind, driven by the pleasure principle and seeking immediate gratification of basic desires and needs.

Question 7

The Ego

Answer 7

The rational and decision-making part of the mind, operating on the reality principle, which mediates between the id and the external world.

Question 8

SuperEgo

Answer 8

The moral part of the mind, incorporating societal values and moral standards. It consists of the ego-ideal (the internalized image of what one should strive to be) and the conscience (internalized sense of right and wrong)

Question 9

What is psychosexual development

Answer 9

Freud’s theory that the first years of life shape personality through stages characterized by the focus of pleasure-seeking energy (libido) on different erogenous zones of the body

Question 10

what are the stages of psychosexual development

Answer 10

Oral (0-18month), Anal (18 months-3 years), Phallic (3-6 years),Lattency Period( 6 years-puberty), Genital ( puberty onwards)

Question 11

What happens in the oral stage

Answer 11

Pleasure centers on the mouth, fixation can lead to dependency or aggression in life

Question 12

What happens in the Anal stage

Answer 12

Pleasure focuses on the bowel and bladder elimination; fixation can result in either being stingy or overly orderly

Question 13

Phallic

Answer 13

Sexual feelings are focused on the genitals; oedipus and electra conflicts occur and identification with the same-sex parent develops

Question 14

Latency Periods

Answer 14

Sexual feelings are repressed and the focus is on social and intellectual activities