Lecture 75: Models of the Mind Flashcards
High yield sentence about models of the mind:
Everything you say and do is filtered through your unique prior experiences, which themselves are constructed of conscious and unconscious templates and schemas that are accrued over a lifetime
Freud believed the adult mind is controlled by (2)
Unconscious life and childhood experiences
Id
It –> drives, pleasure principle, unconscious
Ego
I, me –> executive moderator, unconscious + conscious
Supergo
Above me –> morals, conscience, self-criticism, unconscious + conscious
Conflicting needs breaks down to…What do we need to do?
Approach (desire) vs avoidance (of pain); make choices/balance
Describe self homeostasis
What we do to avoid dissonance/emotional overload
Transference (def)
Transfer of past relationships onto someone/something in the present
Effects of transference on treatment (2)
Restrict patient’s responses/choice; alter judgement and insight of patient and doctor
T/F: Transference to medications exists
True! Placebo/nocebo effect
Countertransference
Pt’s affective/emotional cues activate associational networks in the doctor
Countertransference: Empathy
Doctor experiences patient’s feelings
Countertransference: Role responsiveness
Doctor experiences feeling similar to what other people in the patient’s life have felt in response to the patient
Defense mechanisms: psychodynamic model and definition
Self homeostasis; one’s mind unconsciously distorts or avoids certain perceptions/thoughts/feelings to preserve the self
Are defenses pathological?
Not necessarily, pathology is related to rigid use of limited defenses AND/OR immaturity of defenses
Repression (def: how it works)
Distressing mental contents may cause problem –> blocked from entering awareness –> reduced distress
Health markers of repression (2, broad)
Stress heart and immune system
Altruism as a defense…
To avoid guilty/distressing feelings of awareness of own satisfaction
T/F: Humor can be a defense
True
Suppression is unique in that…Definition:
It is the only CONSCIOUS defense mechanism; conscious pushing away a thought or feeling
Sublimation (definition and example)
Expressing unacceptable feeling or thought in an acceptable way (example: man with murderous impulse enters military)
Displacement (def)
Directing one’s feelings to a safer object/person (taking out)
Rationalization (def)
Offering acceptable reasons for why you do what you do or feel what you feel
Intellectualization (def)
Focus on abstract logic/thinking to minimize distressing feelings about an event
