Freud

Question 1

what is Freud’s topographical model of the mind

Answer 1

conscious, preconscious, unconscious

Question 2

Freud’s structural model of the mind

Answer 2

ID, Ego, Superego

Question 3

pleasure principle

Answer 3

seek pleasure, avoid unpleasure

Question 4

primary procecss

Answer 4

ID pushes mental image into conscious and drives people to satisfy the needs with the mental image

Question 5

2 processes in ID

Answer 5

pleasure principle

primary process

Question 6

2 processes in Ego

Answer 6

reality principle

secondary process

Question 7

reality principle

Answer 7

action must take into account constraints of external reality
Id knows Ego is out for best interest

Question 8

secondary process

Answer 8

mental process involved in realistically meeting Ids desirs

plans how to get pleasure to Id

Question 9

2 components of super ego

Answer 9

conscious

ego-ideal

Question 10

how is conscious aquired

Answer 10

through punishment

Question 11

how is ego-ideal acquired

Answer 11

through rewards

Question 12

how does one become conscious

Answer 12

the Id formulates a mental image and pushes it towards consciousness: primary process
ego must take it up and reflect on it: secondary process

Question 13

how does personality develop

Answer 13

formed from childhood; stage theory

Question 14

how are humans like animal

Answer 14

motivated by evolutionary concerns

Question 15

what is erogenous zones and libido in childhood sexuality

Answer 15

erogenous: responsive to pleasurable stimulations
libido: pool of energy focused on different parts of the body during different stages in childhood

Question 16

what are the 4 stages of psychosexual development

Answer 16

oral, anal, phallic, genital

Question 17

first stage, what is conflict

Answer 17

oral, breast feeding: mother cannot always be with child

Question 18

second stage of development; conflict

Answer 18

anal, toilet training

Question 19

third stage of development; conflict

Answer 19

phallic, oedipus and electra

Question 20

fourth stage; what happens next

Answer 20

genital stage; adequate adjustment depends on how much libidinal energy is still available

Question 21

what is spelling out

Answer 21

making thoughts explicity conscious

Question 22

how can people become conscious of the unconscious

Answer 22

hypnosis, concentration technique, free association, dreams, freudian slip

Question 23

concentration vs free association

Answer 23

concentration: analyst gets client on tract
free: no input from analyst

Question 24

what is repression

Answer 24

performed by the unconscious part of the Ego at the request of the super ego

Question 25

what are the types of repression

Answer 25

primary and secondary

Question 26

primary repression

Answer 26

happens when there is an urge from the Id that goes against the moral values and the Ego refuses to take it up

Question 27

secondary repression

Answer 27

undertaken when threatening information originates form outside organism

Question 28

what are defense mechanism

Answer 28

from the ego | employed to partly satisfy Ids desires while keeping them unconsciosu

Question 29

what does avoiding spelling out do

Answer 29

we become conscious of engagements that violate our moral standard, we resist becoming conscious but we don't allow ourselves to acknowledge that we are resisting becoming conscious