Psychodynamic Approach

• What are the 3 levels of consciousness that Freud believed in?

  The conscious, the preconscious and the unconscious.
• What is latency in Freud's Psychosexual stages of development? And what is its major development?

  Latency (6-12) is a period of reduced sexuality.

  Its major development is developing defence mechanisms.
• Give 3 defence mechanisms that the ego may use to lower anxiety.

  Repression, denial and displacement
• What is the superego in Freud's tripartite of personality? When is it developed?

  This is the morality principle it acts on our morals and is the opposite to the Id. It develops in the Phallic stage.
• What is the Id in Freud's tripartite of personality?When is it developed?

  It is the pleasure principle that fulfils our selfish demands.It is developed at birth.
• What is the ego in Freud's tripartite of personality?

  It is the reality principle, it's a mediator between the Id and the Superego. When it can't keep up, it releases defence mechanisms to reduce anxiety.
• What is stored in the unconscious mind?

  Biological drives and instincts, such as hunger, thirst and sex. Upsetting and disturbing thoughts repressed from the conscious.
• Freud adopted the use of psychic determinism, what is it?

  It is the idea that all behaviour is caused by internal unconscious conflicts, overwhich we have no control.
• In the Phallic stage (3-5) is one of the psychosexual stages of development. What is:

  The focus of pleasure?

  The major development?

  The adult fixation?

  The focus of pleasure is the genital area.

  The major development is resolving the Oedipus complex.

  The adult fixation is narcissistic tendencies, recklessness and possible homosexuality.
• What is the genital period in Freud's psychosexual stages of development?

  Sexual desires become more present alongside the onset of puberty, a difficulty in forming heterosexual relationships arises if unresolved conflicts are present.

  The adult fixation if all stages are successfully completed and the person should be sexually matured and mentally healthy.
• The Oral stage (0-1) is one of the psychosexual stages of development, what is:

  The focus of pleasure?

  The object of desire?

  The oral fixation if desire isn't met?

  The focus of pleasure is the mouth

  The object of desire is the mothers breasts

  The oral fixation is smoking, biting nails and sarcasm
• What are the three psychosexual stages of development?

  Oral (0-1)Anal (1-3)Phallic (3-5)
• What is denial?

  Refusing to acknowledge some aspect of reality and continue to act as normal
• What is repression?

  When a distressing memory is forced out of the conscious mind so that it can no longer be remembered
• What are the three components of the tripartite of personality?

  The Ego

  The Id

  The Superego
• How can we make inferences on the unconscious mind?(Inferences on its workings in a patient)

  Psychoanalysis (symbols in dreams)

  Psychotherapy
• The Anal stage (1-3) is one of the psychosexual stages of development, what is:

  The focus of pleasure?

  The major development?

  The pleasure?

  The adult fixation if major development/pleasure isn't met?

  The focus of pleasure is the anus.

  The major development is toilet training.

  The pleasure is the expulsion of faeces.

  The adult fixation is orderliness and messiness.
• What is displacement?

  When a negative impulse is redirected onto something else. This could be another person or an object.