The Psychodynamic Approach - Origin and Unconscious mind Flashcards
1
Q
Who was the approach developed by and when?
A
- Sigmund Freud
- 1800s
2
Q
What does the approach state?
A
- human behaviour is driven by internal forces and conflicts
3
Q
What is the conscious mind?
A
- everything we are immediately aware of
- can access very easily
4
Q
What is the preconscious mind?
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- contains thoughts and feelings we aren’t currently aware of
- these can easily be brought to consciousness
- exists just below level of consciousness
5
Q
What is the unconscious mind?
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- part of the mind that’s very difficult to access
- the main “driver” of behaviour
6
Q
Why did Freud argue that the unconscious mind is the most important part of the mind?
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- even though inaccessible, it acts as “storage” for disturbing material which we need to keep out of awareness because they are too threatening for the conscious mind to fully acknowledge.
- contains 2 major drivers of behaviour
- the Eros (life) instinct
- the Thanatos (death and destruction) instinct
7
Q
What might the disturbing material in the unconscious mind include?
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- traumatic experiences
- violent motives
- fears
- shameful experiences
8
Q
What is the Freudian slip?
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- when we say something we don’t mean to
- it’s something in our unconscious mind “leaking” out
- eg a repressed urge or desire
9
Q
What is it called when you say something you don’t mean to?
A
a “Freudian Slip”
10
Q
What does the Eros drive cause?
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- behaviours such as:
- procreation
- co-operation
- survival
11
Q
What does the Thanatos drive cause?
A
- aggression
- risky behaviours
- reliving trauma
