human development Flashcards
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what do psychodynamic theories explain?
explain the origin of the personality. all theories emphasize unconscious motives and desires, as well as importance of childhood experiences in shaping personality
psychoanalytic theory
freud. personality arises because of attempts to resolve conflicts between unconscious sexual and aggressive impulses and societal demands. 3 levels of awareness- preconscious, subconscious and unconscious
preconscious
freud. outside of attention but available if needed
conscious
freud. information someone is aware of at any given time
unconscious
freud. thoughts, feelings, desires and memories that someone has no awareness of but influences every aspect of day-to-day lives
3 components to a personality
freud. id, ego and super ego
id
freud. driven to pleasure and to avoid pain. impulses towards survival, sex and aggression. unconsious.
ego
freud. component that manages the conflict between impulses and constraints of the real world. reality principle. prevent gratifying impulses in socially inappropriate ways.
superego
freud. moral component of personality, learned from parents and society. conform to reality and morality.
Psychosexual stages of development
freud. believed personality solidifies before age 5. oral stage, anal phase, phallic stage, latency stage and genital stage.
fixation
freud. believed if a child’s needs are too gratified or frustrated too much, child can be fixated at that age of development. inability to progress to another stage.
oral stage
freud psychosexual stages of development. birth-1 year.
anal stage
freud psychosexual stages of development. age 2 or toilet training age.
phallic stage
freud psychosexual stages of development. age 3-5. genitals.
latency
freud psychosexual stages of development. age 5 to puberty. sexuality is latent or dormant.
genital
freud psychosexual stages of development. begins at puberty. sexual urges return.
oedipus complex
freud psychosexual stages of development. believed to develop during phallic stage. rival for father to mother’s love.
Adler
believed main motivation for human behavior are not sexual or aggressive, but striving for perfection. compensation and inferiority.
self psychology
self as central organizing and motivating force in personality. result of receiving empathetic responses from adults as a child
twinship/twinning
self psychology. a child needs an alter ego for sense of belonging
ego psychology
focuses on rational, conscious processes of the ego. here and now.
psychosocial stages of development
erikson. 8 stages of development that states that there are 2 outcomes- if all stages are not complete, can have a unhealthy sense of self. trust v mistrust; autonomy v shame and doubt; initiative v guilt; industry v inferiority; identity v role confusion; intimacy v isolation; generativity v stagnation; ego integrity v despair
trust v mistrust
erikson. birth-1 year. learn to trust others based on consistency of caregivers.
autonomy v shame and doubt
erikson. 1-3 yo. begin to start being independent (walking, making choices). become more confident if encouraged for their independence. may lack self esteem if not able to make decisions and feel inadequate to survive.