Psychoanalytical theory

Question 1

main idea

Answer 1

Analyzing the author’s experiences, childhood and trauma - how it shows in the character’s actions/behaviors/beliefs

Question 2

importance of lens

Answer 2

Dilemmas and conflict in writing which is a reflection of the author’s own childhood trauma and experiences reflected within the characters.

Question 3

Unconscious

Answer 3

repressed part of the mind which contains feelings and desires (75-80%)

Question 4

Conscious

Answer 4

awareness in the present moment (10%)

Question 5

Id

Answer 5

our pleasures should be satisfied immediately regardless of the consequence

Question 6

Ego

Answer 6

decision making component of the personality and will attempt to compromise

Question 7

Superego

Answer 7

pushing the individual to strive for perfection - incorporates values and morals of society

Question 8

Anxiety

Answer 8

unpleasant emotional state when a part of the mind goes unchecked (reality, moral. neurotic)

Question 9

Reality Anxiety

Answer 9

based on real world events

Question 10

Neurotic anxiety

Answer 10

(id) rooted in an unconscious fear and experiencing negative consequences

Question 11

Moral anxiety

Answer 11

(superego) stems from society and for disobeying laws or own morals

Question 12

Defense mechanisms

Answer 12

mind’s response to anxiety - appear unconsciously and distort sense of reality

Question 13

Denial

Answer 13

when we claim or believe that which is true is false - refusal

Question 14

Displacement

Answer 14

when we redirect negative emotions to a substitute target

Question 15

Intellectualization

Answer 15

taking an overly rational pov (avoid emotions)

Question 16

Rationalization

Answer 16

creating false but credible justifications for others actions

Question 17

Projection

Answer 17

identifying traits we dislike in ourselves and attributing them to others

Question 18

Regression

Answer 18

revert back to childish behaviour due to an inability to cope

Question 19

Repression

Answer 19

subconsciously keeping negative thoughts from becoming conscious

Question 20

Sublimation

Answer 20

transforming socially unacceptable behaviour into acceptable behavior or rechannel our energy - punching a punching bag instead of a person

Question 21

Condensation

Answer 21

the grouping of our feelings into content for a dream

Question 22

Manifest

Answer 22

the plot of dreams

Question 23

Latent

Answer 23

true meaning behind the symbols in our dreams

Question 24

Pleasure principle:

Answer 24

inclines us towards easy physical or emo. awards; seeking pleasure

Question 25

Reality principle

Answer 25

assesing reality and acting upon that

Question 26

Oral phase

Answer 26

dealing with feelings around ingestion and eating (refusing food, turning to food when sad, etc)

Question 27

The Anal Phase:

Answer 27

learning about testing the limits of authority (parents)

Question 28

Phallic phase

Answer 28

children direct sexual impulses towards parents

Question 29

Oediupus complex

Answer 29

loving one parent and hating the other

Question 30

Psychoanalysis

Answer 30

people could better adjust to the difficulties of reality