Sigmund Freud's Classical Psychoanalytic Theory

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An emerging field that sets out to empirically investigate the full range of psychological processes behind scientific behavior, interest, talent, and creativity

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Psychology of Science

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A field that aims to study the life of Theorists

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Psychology of Science

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Sigmund Freud’s Full Name

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Sigismund Schlomo Freud
(May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939)

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Born of a ___________ at ____________

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Jewish Family, Freiburg, Moravia

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TRUE or FALSE:

Freud claims to be her mother’s favorite

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TRUE

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Who was Freud’s favorite among his six children?

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Anna (later became an Psychoanalyst - Defense Mechanisms)

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Freud’s Cause of Death

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In some literature, it says that he died due to Buccal (Mouth) Cancer, but some says that he decided to die through Euthanasia since the cancer was already inoperable

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a theory of mind or personality. a method of studying unconscious processes. a method of treatment

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Classical Psychoanalytic Theory

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Core Assumption of Psychoanalysis

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1. Primacy of unconscious
2. Psychic Causality
3. Critical importance of early childhood experiences

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Majority of psychological processes takes place outside of conscious awareness. Unconscious processes are thought to be revealing of personality dynamics

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Primacy of unconscious

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Nothing in mental life happens by chance. There is no random thought, feeling or behavior

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Psychic causality

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Early childhood experiences are the determinants of personality development and dynamic. Who you are and who you will become are cemented during the formative years of your life (from birth to 5 years old)

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Critical importance of early childhood experiences

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People are born with basic drives, especially for ________ and ______

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Sex, aggression

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TRUE or FALSE:

According to Freud, social order would be impossible unless the basic human drives are controlled.

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TRUE

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A motivation caused by a physiological or psychological need

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Drive

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Society imposes its drives into socially acceptable outlets, but often doing so in ways that lead to __________ or personality disturbances

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Neuroses

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A feeling or personality disturbances caused by extreme anxiety brought by overlyy threatning ID impulses

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Neuroses

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Freud believe that this drive is present even in young infants, and that it leads to constant tension betweeen the individual and the society

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Sex drive

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3 - Regions of the mind, according to Freud’s Topographic model of the Mind

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Conscious
Preconscious
Unconscious

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our current awareness, thoughts right in the moment

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Conscious

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all the information that is not currently ‘on our mind’ but we could bring into awareness if called upon to do so

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Preconscious

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Storehouse of impulses, unacceptable wishes, desires, and other anxiety-producing material that could affect our thought and behavior

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Unconscious

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Freud’s methods of studying the unconscious

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Free Association
Dream Analysis
Freudian Slip

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allowing patients to say whatever came into their minds without regard to logic of propriety

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Free Association (Magical Couch)

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A disorder characterized by improper function of certain body parts without organic cause

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Hysteria (from the Greek word for Ovary)

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Freud's Mentor that helped him develop Free Association

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Josef Breuer (initially call Free Association as Talking Cure)

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Emotional expression and release brought by talking about problems

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Catharsis

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Allow patients to record and describe their dreams.

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Dream Analysis

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The surface meaning or the conscious description given by the dreamer

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Manifest Content of Dreams

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the hidden or the unconscious meaning of the dreams

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Latent Content of Dreams

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Also known as slip of the tongue. An unconscious error or oversight in writing, speech, or action that is held to be caused by unacceptable impulses breaking through psychic defenses and exposing the individual's true wishes or feelings

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Freudian Slip (or Parapraxis)

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Unconscious materials that are able to pass through the ego

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Psychic Defenses

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the royal gateway to unconscious according to Freud

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Dreams

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Psychosexual stages of Development

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Oral Stage Anal Stage Phallic Stage Latency Stage Genital Stage

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Parts of the body that have especially strong pleasure-giving qualities at particular stages of development (pleasure zones)

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Erogenous Zones

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Being stuck at a particular stage of development that stem from too much or too little gratification of erogenous zones associated with a particular stage

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Fixation

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The mouth is the main erogenous zones. Age range: 0-18 Months Developmental task: Moving from infantile dependency toward autonomy and self sufficiency Associated character traits: Dependency

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Oral Stage

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The anus is the main erogenous zone. (Pleasure derived from fecal retention and release) Age range: 18-36 months Developmental task: Learning to exercise control over one's body, one's impulses, and other people Associated character traits: obsessiveness stage where Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) could be developed

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Anal Stage

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Age range: 3 - 6 y.o Developmental task: Mastering competitive urges and acquiring gender - role related behaviors Associated character trait: Competitiveness

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Phallic Stage

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Developing an unconscious sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex and a feeling of rivalry toward the parent of the same sex

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Oedipus Complex

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TRUE or FALSE: Freud states that males and females go through Oedipus complex similarly

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FALSE. They experience it differently Male: Castration anxiety and identification with the father Female: Penis envy and identification with the mother

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Age range: 6 yo - puberty Developmental task: Investing energy in conflict-free (nonsexual tasks and activities) (Dorman sexual drive - libido) Associated character traits: -

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Latency Stage

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Age range: Puberty onwards Developmental task: mature sexuality (blending of sexuality and intimacy) Associated character traits: - Pleasure is achieved by engaging in sexual relations

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Genital Stage

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Freud's structural model of personality 3 Psychic Structures

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Id, Ego, Superege

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seat of drives, instincts, and biological impulses, Operates on the pleasure principle. Immediate gratification of sexual impulses

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ID

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represents the logical, reality-oriented aspect of personality. Operates on the reality principle. Stems out from ID.

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Ego

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Internalized representation of values and morals of society; akin to conscience or set of moral guidelines and prohibitions. Importance of socialization

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Superego

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When the id predominates, a ______________ personality is manifested

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impulsive, stimulation seeking

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When the superego predominates, a ____________ personality is manifested

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restrained, overcontrolled

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When the ego is dominant a _____________ personality is developed

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healthy, balanced A healthy personality is a personality that operates on the reality principle

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Unconscious processes used by the ego to avoid dealing directly with sexual or aggressive implosives and to defend itself against the anxiety that accompanies them

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Defense Mechanisms

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A felt unpleasant state, accompanied by physical sensation that warns a person of impending danger

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Anxiety

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Various Defense Mechanisms

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Repression Displacement Sublimation Regression Rationalization Reaction Formation Projection

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Preventing painful or dangerous thoughts from entering consciousness

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Repression

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releasing pent-up feelings on objects less dangerous than those arousing the feelings or source of anxiety

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Displacement

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Channeling frustrated sexual energy into socially acceptable activities

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Sublimation

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Reverting to an earlier developmental level

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Regression

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using contrived explanation to conceal or disguise unworthy motives for one's behavior

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Rationalization

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preventing the awareness or expression of unacceptable desires by an exaggerated adoption of seemingly opposite behavior

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Reaction formation

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Attribute one's unacceptable motives or characteristics to others

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Projection

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When defense mechanisms are used excessively or used on extremes, it could lead to?

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compulsive, repetitive, and neurotic behavior

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Criticisms of Classical Psychoanalytic Theory

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Too much emphasis on sex Offers a pessimist view of the self Offers a deterministic view of the self