Neo-Analytic Theory Flashcards
(15 cards)
what is the neo-analytic thoery and how is it different than freudian theory (3 ways)?
Neo-analytic theory: Ego has central importance and exists at birth.
- Humans are not only subjected to our primal thoughts and urges
- Focussed on conscious ego behaviour that was intended to help individuals adapt to the world
what does it mean that ego is central importance? What are the two spheres?
Ego Central Importance:
- Ego has more role than controlling the id impulses but intended to help individual adapt through conscious process.
- Ego exists at birth
- Two sphered of the ego:
1. Conflict Sphere: Manages the ids urgers
2. Conflict Free Sphere: Uses energy for ego to plan, think, and adapt to environment.
what does robert white say about the conflict free sphere and the types of motivations?
Robert White & the Conflict Free Sphere:
Children all have innate need to engage in:
1. Effectance Motivation: The need to have an effect on the environment through exploration.
- Ego preparation for adapting to their environment to create schemas.
2. Competence Motivation: The need to be competent in an environment.
- Ego needs challenges to help adapt.
- Important for self-esteem and mental health.
- Stems from Feelings of Inferiority that lead us to strive for superiority that comes from competence motivation.
o Some people are genetically inferior while others are not.
what is ego control. What happens where there is too little or too much
Ego Control: Extent to which a person controls their impulses.
o Under controlled: Can’t stick to one thing.
o Over controlled: Too calculated (low openness to experience)
what is ego resiliency
Ego Resiliency: Altering ego control level to adapt to environments.
What are the stages of eriksons psychosocial stages and the crisis and mastery?
- Infancy: (Oral) Important in all stages to have a level of the crisis.
Crisis: Basic trust vs. If needs aren’t met it can lead to mistrust
Mastery: Belief that people are reliable and attains a level of optimism. - Early Childhood: (Anal)
Crisis: Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt about being autonomous
Mastery: Determination to exercise autonomy. - Preschool: (Phallic)
Crisis: Initiative vs. Guilt regarding taking too much initiative
Mastery: Sense of purpose - School Age:
Crisis: Industry vs. Inferiority in goals
Mastery: Feelings of competence. - Adolescence:
Crisis: identity vs. Role confusion in identity formation where a public self and private self are not consolidated.
Mastery: Identity formation with fidelity (showing ourselves to others) - Young Adulthood:
Crisis: Intimacy vs. Isolation from others.
Mastery: Love and social bonds with others. - Adulthood: (Longest stage)
Crisis: Generativity vs. Stagnation of life that can lead t depression
Mastery: Care for what you have built in life. - Old Age:
Crisis: integrity vs. Despair regarding things we haven’t done
Mastery: Wisdom from reviewing our lives with integrity.
what is eriksons definition of life-span development, ego-identity, and psychosocial crisis?
Life-span Development: We develop throughout our lifespan. No phase of life is more important than another.
Ego-identity: Sense of self that emerges from social experiences.
Psychosocial Crisis: When a quality isn’t obtained in a stage that causes conflicts later in development.
what is the infancy stage, the crisis and the mastery?
- Infancy: (Oral) Important in all stages to have a level of the crisis.
Crisis: Basic trust vs. If needs aren’t met it can lead to mistrust
Mastery: Belief that people are reliable and attains a level of optimism.
what is the early childhood phase, crisis and mastery
- Early Childhood: (Anal)
Crisis: Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt about being autonomous
Mastery: Determination to exercise autonomy.
what is the preschool phase, mastery and crisis
- Preschool: (Phallic)
Crisis: Initiative vs. Guilt regarding taking too much initiative
Mastery: Sense of purpose
what is the school age phase, mastery, and crisis
- School Age:
Crisis: Industry vs. Inferiority in goals
Mastery: Feelings of competence.
what is the adolescence phase, mastery and crisis
- Adolescence:
Crisis: identity vs. Role confusion in identity formation where a public self and private self are not consolidated.
Mastery: Identity formation with fidelity (showing ourselves to others)
what is the young adulthood, crisis and mastery
- Young Adulthood:
Crisis: Intimacy vs. Isolation from others.
Mastery: Love and social bonds with others.
what is the adulthood phase, mastery and crisis
- Adulthood: (Longest stage)
Crisis: Generativity vs. Stagnation of life that can lead t depression
Mastery: Care for what you have built in life.
what is the old age phase, mastery and crisis
- Old Age:
Crisis: integrity vs. Despair regarding things we haven’t done
Mastery: Wisdom from reviewing our lives with integrity.
