psychodynamic

• What does the psychodynamic approach describe?

  Unconscious forces that influence behavior
• What is the ID in the tripart personality model?

  Entirely unconscious, seeking immediate gratification
• What principle does the ID operate on?

  Pleasure principle
• What does the SuperEgo represent?

  The moralistic part of our personality
• When is the SuperEgo formed?

  Around the age of 5
• How does the ID conflict with the SuperEgo?

  Desires clash with moral standards
• What role does the Ego play in the tripart personality?

  Balances the ID and SuperEgo
• What principle does the Ego operate on?

  Reality principle
• What are defense mechanisms?

  Unconscious strategies to manage conflict
• What is repression in defense mechanisms?

  Forcing distressing memories out of consciousness
• What is denial in defense mechanisms?

  Refusing to acknowledge some aspect of reality
• What is displacement in defense mechanisms?

  Transferring feelings to a substitute target
• How many psychosexual stages are there?

  Five developmental stages
• What happens if a child does not resolve conflict at a psychosexual stage?

  It causes a fixation
• What is an oral fixation?

  Behaviors like smoking or nail biting
• What is the focus of pleasure in the anal stage?

  On the anus and bowel control
• What is the consequence of unresolved conflict in the anal stage?

  Anal retentive or anal expulsive personality
• What is the Oedipus complex?

  Boy's love for mother and rivalry with father
• What is the Electra complex?

  Girl's desire for father and rivalry with mother
• What does Freud suggest about the case study of Little Hans?

  His phobia was a form of displacement
• What is a Freudian slip?

  A mistake revealing unconscious thoughts
• What does the psychodynamic approach suggest about free will?

  It suggests we lack free will
• What are the three parts of the mind according to the psychodynamic approach?

  Conscious, preconscious, and unconscious
• What is the role of the unconscious mind?

  Stores biological drives and repressed memories
• What is the significance of early childhood experiences in the psychodynamic approach?

  They impact adult life and personality development
• What is the importance of the tripart personality model?

  It explains the dynamics of human behavior
• Who is the founder of the psychodynamic approach?

  Sigmund Freud
• What years did Sigmund Freud live?

  1856 – 1939
• What does the iceberg analogy represent in the psychodynamic approach?

  The conscious, preconscious, and unconscious mind
• How does the psychodynamic approach explain personality development?

  Through early childhood experiences and conflicts