SIGMUND FREUD'S DRIVE THEORY

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Born in 1856 in Freiberg,
Moravia (now part of the Czech
Republic), but moved to Vienna
Austra in 1869 where he spent
most of his life

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Sigmund Freud

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Refers to the three PARTS of human
personality

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Conscious, Preconscious, Unconscious

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contains the thoughts we are CURRENTLY aware of through the perceptual conscious system; the material constantly changes as new thoughts enter our awareness.

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Conscious

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2 Sources of Conscious

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perceptual conscious system, unconscious.

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Consists of both the Unconscious Proper; and the Preconscious

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Unconscious

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elements that are not conscious but can become conscious either quite readily or with some difficulty

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Preconscious

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Two Sources of Preconscious content

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Conscious Perception, the Unconscious

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Includes all the retrievable information that have happened in the past. Generally, free from anxiety

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Conscious Perception

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Those that successfully pass through in a disguised form. can cause anxiety or be repressed and forced back into the unconscious.

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The Unconscious

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Contains our “forbidden” desires, drives,urges, instincts, aspirations, wishes, and fears but are beyond our awareness

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Unconscious

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unconscious images inherited from our ancestors (similar to Carl Jung’s Collective Unconscious)

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Phylogenetic Endowment

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serve as a rich source of the contents of the unconscious; childhood experiences can
re-appear in adult dreams

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Dreams

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Structural models/provinces of the mind

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id, ego,superego

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Strives constantly to reduce tension by satisfying basic
desires; actions are governed by the “pleasure
principle”

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ID

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Starts to develop around 2nd year in life

only part of the mind in contact with reality

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EGO

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Develops around the 5th year of life

• Represents the standards, ideals and values of the of the society and the “elders” in particular; operates in the “moralistic or idealistic principle”, but has no contact with the real
  world; unrealistic in its demnds for perfection

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SUPEREGO

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Two sub-systems of the Superego

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CONSCIENCE and THE EGO-IDEAL

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results when the ego acts contrary to the moral
standards of the conscience

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Guilt

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results when the ego does not meet ego- ideal’s demands for perfection

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Inferiority

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refers to a continuous feeling of
shame and guilt

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Moral Anxiety

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strong internal forces (drives or instincts) that
motivate our behavior:

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Triebes/Drives

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fuels life-giving, pleasure-seeking
behaviors

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Libido(sex)

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fuels aggressive behaviors

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Thanatos (DEATH)

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a felt, affective, unpleasant state accompanied
by a physical sensation that warns the person
against impending danger

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Anxiety

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from an unknown danger derived from childhood fear

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Neurotic Anxiety

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unpleasant, nonspecific feeling involving a possible danger

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Realistic Anxiety

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refers to the active effort by the ego to push threatening material out of consciousness, or to keep that material from ever reaching consciousness.

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Repression

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refers to the refusal to accept that certain facts exist.

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Denial

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refers to attempts to hide threatening unconscious ideas or urges by acting in an opposite manner.

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Reaction Formation

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refers to attributing one’s unconscious impulses to other people instead of accepting.

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Projection

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retreating to an earlier, less frustrating period of life, such as being childish or dependent.

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Regression

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refers to attempts to deal with events in a strictly intellectual and unemotional manner.

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Rationalization

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refers to the channeling of impulses to non-threatening objects; no social rewards involved.

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Displacement

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refers to the channeling of impulses into socially acceptable behaviors, which may be rewarded.

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Sublimation

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Taking In or Spitting Out

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Oral Stage: 1 Year old

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Letting Go or Holding Back

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Anal Stag: 1-3 Years old

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principal source of pleasure shifts to genitals.

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Phallic Stage (4-5yo)

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The three major structures—the id, ego, and superego—have been formed by around the age of 5

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Latency Period (5yo - Puberty)

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final psychosexual stage of development, begins at puberty  conflict during this period is less intense

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Genital Stage (Adolescence-Adulthood)