Psychodynamic Principles And Freud

• What are the three regions of Freud's topographical model of the mind?

  Conscious, preconscious, and unconscious
• What does the unconscious mind store according to Freud?

  Unacceptable desires and ideas
• What are the three components of Freud's structural model of personality?

  Id, ego, and superego
• What principle does the id operate on?

  The Pleasure Principle
• What is the role of the ego in Freud's model?

  It mediates between the id and reality, following the reality principle
• What does the superego represent in Freud's model?

  Morality and society's rules
• What are some examples of defense mechanisms proposed by Freud?

  Repression, denial, projection, and sublimation
• What are the psychosexual stages of development according to Freud?

  • Oral Stage (0-2 years)
  • Anal Stage (2-3 years)
  • Phallic Stage (3-6 years)
  • Latent Stage (6-11 years)
  • Genital Stage (11+ years)
• How does the unconscious mind reveal itself according to Freud?

  Through dreams, slips of the tongue, and projective techniques
• What is the goal of Freud's psychoanalytic therapy?

  To uncover repressed material and gain insight into unconscious conflicts
• What is resistance in the context of psychoanalytic therapy?

  It is the patient's reluctance to discuss certain topics
• What is transference in psychoanalytic therapy?

  When a patient projects feelings about important figures onto the therapist
• What are the three types of anxiety identified by Freud?

  Reality anxiety, neurotic anxiety, and moral anxiety
• What is repression as a defense mechanism?

  Blocking threatening thoughts and memories from consciousness
• What is denial as a defense mechanism?

  Refusing to accept that an event has occurred or a threat exists
• What is regression as a defense mechanism?


  Behaving in a manner characteristic of an earlier stage of development
• What is projection as a defense mechanism?

  Attributing one's own undesirable traits to others
• What is rationalization as a defense mechanism?


  Finding a rational explanation for a behavior or thought that is unacceptable
• What is displacement as a defense mechanism?

  Shifting a desired action from one target to a safer target
• What is sublimation as a defense mechanism?


  Shifting an impulse to a more socially acceptable activity
• What are the implications of the unconscious mind according to Freud?

  • Not aware of true motives and attitudes
  • Traditional questioning methods may not provide full insight
• What is the Rorschach inkblot test?

  A projective test where individuals explain what they see in inkblots
• What is the Thematic Apperception Test?

  A projective test that provides information on personality and defense mechanisms
• What happens if conflicts in psychosexual stages are not well resolved?

  It can lead to fixation and impact adult personality
• What are the five psychosexual stages of development?

  Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital stages
• What is oral fixation according to Freud?

  Fixation that leads to deriving pleasure orally, linked to behaviors like alcoholism
• What is anal fixation according to Freud?

  Fixation that can lead to either anal-retentive or anal-expulsive personality traits
• What is the Oedipus complex?

  A child's desire for the opposite-sex parent and rivalry with the same-sex parent
• What is the Electra complex?


  A girl's envy of her father and desire for a baby by him
• What happens during the latent stage of development?

  Personality is formed and unresolved conflicts may continue to show up
• What is the genital stage of development?

  The stage of mature adult sexuality influenced by earlier stages
• What are some criticisms of Freud's work?

  Overemphasis on sexual motivation, sexism, and lack of empirical support
• Why is Freud's theory considered untestable?

  Because it relies heavily on the unconscious mind
• What is the significance of case studies in Freud's research?

  They provide anecdotal evidence but lack strong empirical support