Freudian Theory Flashcards
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Libidinal
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- sexual desires
- in your unconscious
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Censor
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- The internalized representative within each individual of the standards of society
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Conscious mind
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What your are aware of
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Preconscious mind
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- Ordinary memory
- Things stored here are not in the conscious but they can readily be brought into the conscious
- memories and stored knowledge
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Unconscious mind
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- This part of the mind is not directly accessible to awareness
- Where urges, feelings and ideas take root and influence our actions and conscious awareness
- Most of our mind (75%-80%)
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Examples of chief mechanisms
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- Condensation
- Displacement
- Symbolism
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Condensation
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The omission of parts of the unconscious material and the combining of several elements into one
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Displacement
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The substitution for an unconscious object of desire by one that is acceptable to the conscious mind
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Symbolism
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- The representation of repressed, mainly sexual, objects of desire by nonsexual objects which resemble phallic or yonic symbols
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Phallic Symbol
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Penis symbol
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Yonic Symbol
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Vagina symbol
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The ego
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- Exists at the conscious level
- A balance between the Id and the Superego
- The personalization and interpretation to the world around you
- “Reality Principal”
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The Superego
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- moral part of the brain
- Informs us of what is right and wrong, good and evil
- Forces us to conform, behave and get along as social beings
- Laws, rules, routines of society
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The Id
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- Irrational part of the mind
- Contains all basic needs and feelings
- “pleasure principal”
- Dominated by sexual desire
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What are the movements from society to isolation?
(Freudian symbols)
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- The jungle
- The deserted island
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The jungle in depth
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- symbolic of isolation and opposite of the city
- Jungle is dense, dark and lawless
- darkness is an excellent place of the id to surface
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The deserted island in depth
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- Same qualities as the jungle
- May even contain a jungle which adds further isolation
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Journey by plane, boat or any vehicle
(Freudian Symbol)
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- To travel away from society is a journey to face the parts of one’s personality that have not previously surfaced
- Can symbolize a joinery of self-discovery
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Colour symbols
(Freudian Symbol)
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- movement from lightness (society) to darkness (the jungle) represents that the Id is in control
- Lightness represents truth, rationality and logic
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Loss of language
(Freudian Symbol)
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- Represents a return to the state of childhood
- Id is more dominant
- Characters can’t express themselves clearly
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Removal of clothes
(Freudian Symbol)
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- When the Id is in control, characters may shed their clothes
- Clothing is a symbol of society, or the Superego
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Change their personal appearance
(Freudian Symbol)
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- Characters may paint their faces, or grow hair to present a primitive appearance
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Adopt animal behaviours
(Freudian Symbol)
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- crawl, howl, scream
- Represents control of the Id
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A strong sexual urge that is almost uncontrollable
(Freudian Symbol)
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- Characters engage in frequent sexual activity, change mates often, or harm their partners
- Represents control of the Id
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Evil deeds are performed
(Freudian Symbol)
- Murder, theft, rape
- Id assumes complete control
- Character shows no remorse for these actions when there is no balance between the Id and the Superego
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Tribal formation and rituals
(Freudian Symbol)
- Characters attempt to form mini societies
- Break away tribes form
- Feuding may result
- Come together for desire of power
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Work ethic
(Freudian Symbol)
- If a character keeps busy he will keep his Id under control
- Idleness allows the Id to surface
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Monsters/unusual creatures
(Freudian Symbol)
- Monsters do bad things
- May or may not be seen
- Represents various components of the Id
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Who was this theory established by?
Sigmund Freud
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What are the 3 categories of the human personality?
1. The ego - exists at the conscious level
2. The superego - exists at the conscious level
3. The Id - exists at the subconscious level
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Freudian Theory - General idea
- Human behaviour is influenced by unconscious memories, thoughts and urges
- Proposes that the psyche contains the Id, Superego and ego
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Latent Content
The disguised fantasies in the dream or work of literature
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Manifest Content
The unconscious wishes that are made acceptable
