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What would Anna O. be diagnosed as?

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Conversion Hysteria

2
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What is the term for experiencing relief after expressing emotions?

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Catharsis

3
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How did the concept of the unconscious emerge?

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It emerged because Anna O. could only remember certain things when hypnotized leading Freud to believe that there were experiences that were in her unconscious.

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What are the 4 main points of Psychoanalytic Theory?

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  1. Different Levels of Consciousness
  2. Structure of Personality
  3. Stages of Psychosexual Development
  4. Defence Mechanisms
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What are the 3 levels of Consciousness?

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  1. Conscious
  2. Preconscious
  3. Unconscious
6
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Describe the Freudian Structures of Personality

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Closed Energy System

ID: everything inherited and present at birth (instincts) Purpose: Satisfy Needs. Pleasure Principal
Ego: Reality Principal. Purpose: to fit the ID into reality. Defence mechanisms. (tried to satisfy the ID)
Super Ego: Internal Representation of values. often conflicts with the ID

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Name 8 Defence Mechanisms

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Roger Rabbit Paid Innocent Daffy Duck Ridiculous Sapphires

  1. Repression: burying the unacceptable impulses of the id in the unconscious.
  2. Regression: Employing behaviours typical of an earlier stage of development
  3. Projection: Attributing one’s own desires to others
  4. Intellectualization: Hiding issues behind abstract analysis
  5. Denial: Refusal to acknowledge unpleasant reality
  6. Displacement: Transfer feelings from one person to another less threatening person
  7. Reaction Formation: Repressing unacceptable desires by expressing the opposite view
  8. Sublimation: Transformation of sexual or aggressive energy into a more acceptable activity
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What are the Psychosexual stages of Development?

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  1. Oral Stage (0-18 months): Oral gratification. Failures to resolve stage: alcoholism, eating disorders, over-talking
  2. Anal Stage (18 months - 3 years): Gratification: retaining/eliminating. Failures to resolve stage: Expulsive-Retentive: stubbornness, over-controlling, hoarding
  3. Phallic stage (3-6): Penis Envy, Oedipus and Electra Complex. Resolution: Identify with same sex parent. Failure to resolve: Problems in sexual relations
  4. Latency stage (6-12): Focus on intellectual and motor skills
  5. Genital stage (after 12): Development of romantic relations with peers
9
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What methods are used in Psychoanalysis? Which two were most important to freud?
what is the problem?

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  1. Free Association
  2. Dream Analysis
  3. Projective Testing
  4. Transference
  5. Hypnosis
    Free Association = 1
    Dream Analysis = 2

Problem = How do you test it? how do you validate it?

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What was Freud’s view of validating his theory?

How do you validate?

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Can’t ask the patient because of repression

Must be logical: circular argument

If it works: What does working mean? no independent definitions
Insight?

Subliminal activation

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What are the Benefits of PsychoanalyticTheory?

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  1. Expansion of Psychology:
  2. Emphasis on development,
  3. Emphasized psychotherapeutic approaches
  4. Developed a theory of normal behaviour
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What are some Criticisms of Psychoanalytic theory?

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  1. Dogmatism (proclaimed unquestionably true)
  2. Overemphasis on sex
  3. Self fulfilling prophecy (circular arguments)
  4. Treatment = Long, Costly and Effectiveness is questioned
  5. Can’t test it
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What are some methods used to recover memories?

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  1. Hypnosis
  2. Dream Interpretation
  3. Guided Imagery
  4. Family Photos
  5. Memory Instruction
  6. Interpretation
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What is Subliminal activation: What is the problem with it?

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Subliminal activation: present stimuli subliminally to patients
Problem: absolute threshold means you see it 50% of the time (if the person see something disturbing 50% of the time you’re going to be more disturbed)