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History & Systems of Psychology- Ch.16 Psychoanalysis
History, Philosophy, Systems, Important People & Trends in Psychology-- Textbook: King, Viney, Woody
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
12/16/2009

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Freud's pleasure principle
Definition
lifes goal is to see pleasure and avoid pain. the quest for pleasure is inevitably frustrated
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3 sources of suffering
Definition
1. our own bodies
2. hostile world we live in
3. other people
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Id
Definition
- primitive
- unacceptable urges, thoughts, feeling, emotions
- primary processes: mental image of a desired object
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ego
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- i / me
- Balance between id and superego
- secondary processing: drives are satisfied in acceptable ways
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superego
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- internalized social norms, ideals, standards
- conscience, but has irrational demands for perfection
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3 types of anxiety
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objective
neurotic
moral
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objective anxiety
Definition
threats to our well-being
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neurotic anxiety
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when ego is threatened by irrational demands of id

(when id threatens ego)
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moral anxiety
Definition
when ego is threatened by superego

perfect threatens rational
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repression
Definition
dangerous thoughts are forced from conscious to unconscious
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sublimination
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ego substitutes socially improper thinking and SUBstitutes it for acceptable thoughts
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rationalization
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attempt to explain away personal shortcomings using logical but false excuses
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identification
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emulating significant/impressive role models
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reaction formation
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masks awareness of an anxiety-provoking motive by emphasizing opposite
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projection
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attribute personal faults to other people
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Freuds stages of psycho-sexual development
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1.oral
2. anal
3. phallic
4. latency
5. genital
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criticisms of Freud
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- tendency to overgeneralize: drawing conclusions from simple observation
- empirical verification: can't be testes
- sexual emphasis, only motivation is sex
- female sexuality: penis envy
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Adler's emphasis
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social interest - natural capacity to identify with the goals of society to achieve a common good

- logical & teleological aspects of human life

- broad approach to methodology
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overcompensation
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attempts to develop strength in an area beset with difficulties
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Jung's collective unconscious
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the humans mind shares unconscious memories from a common biological past in the form of images and predespositions.

ties us all together

strongly influences survival
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anima
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unconscious female archetype in men

(expression as feminine inner personality)
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animus
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male archetype in women

(unconscious of female, expressed as a masculine inner personality)
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Horneye's basic anxiety
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terrible feeling of being isolated and helpless in a potentially hostile world
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three types of neurotic individuals
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compliant type: motivated to reduce anxiety of helplessnes by MOVING TOWARD others (dependence & unassertiveness)

hostile type: moving against people (exploitation and dominance)

detached type: withdrawl and detachment by MOVING AWAY from people
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self hatred
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neurotic tendency to despise one's real self
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tyranny of the should
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relentless drive for perfection
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