Psychodynamic approach

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Who developed the psychodynamic approach? 
Sigmund Freud
What are the 3 levels of consciousness?
The conscious, the preconscious and the unconscious
What is the consciousness? 
Mental activity and what we are aware of, e.g thoughts and perceptions
What is the preconsciousness? 
Memories that we can recall when and if we tried to
What is the unconsciousness? 
Thoughts that have been oppressed and can only be accessed via psychoanalysis
What is the ID? 
The instinctive part which is based on the basic animal personality
What is the ego? 
The rational part that mediates between the superego and the ID
What is the superego? 
The moral aspect of personality that dictates our beliefs
What are the stages of the defence mechanism? 
Repression, denial, projection and displacement
What is denial? 
A form of self-protection where a person refuses to accept that the event has occurred
What is projection? 
Attributing our own unpredictable desires and impulses onto someone else
What is repression? 
Occurs when the ego stops unwanted thoughts from becoming conscious
What is displacement?
Redirecting negative impulses onto a relatively safe target
What are the psychodynamic stages? 
Oral, anal, phallic, latent and genital
What is the oral stage? 
Occurs during 0-2 years and includes sucking behaviour
What is the anal stage? 
Occurs during 2-3 years which includes toilet training and is the beginning of ego development
What is the phallic stage? 
Occurs during 3-7 years and involves genital fixation, this is where the Oedipus and Electra conflict occurs
What is the latent stage? 
Occurs during 7-12 years where sexual urges are repressed
What is the genital stage? 
Occurs from 12 years where the sexual urges are awakened and adulthood starts