Pyschodynamic: Three Assumption

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What are the three assumptions of the Psychodynamic approach?
Influence of childhood experiences, tripartite personality and the unconscious mind
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Influence of Childhood Experiences: What did Freud propose?
Freud proposed that the psychosexual stages of development affected our adult personalities.
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Influence of Childhood Experiences: What is a psychosexual stage of development? What are they called?
A psychosexual stage of development is where the libido is focused on different areas of pleasure. They are called anal, oral, latent, phallic and genital.
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Influence of Childhood Experiences: What happens if the child is overindulged or frustrated during and stage?
They develop a fixation. This is where the child's libido is permanently 'locked' in a stage and their adult personalities may be affected.
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Influence of Childhood Experiences: What is the oral stage? What happens if the child is frustrated during this stage?
During the oral stage, the child gains gratification through their mouths (e.g. sucking). If the child is frustrated during this stage (weaned too early or not allowed to breast feed), they may become sarcastic, pessimistic and envious as an adult.
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Tripartite Personality: What does the tripartite personality consist of?
The id, the ego and the superego.
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Tripartite Personality: Where is the id located? What are the id's qualities?
The id is located in our unconscious mind and operates the pleasure principle. It seeks instant gratification without being affected by other principles.
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Tripartite Personality: What is the superego? When is it formed?
The superego is the moral part of our tripartite personality and is formed in the phallic stage.
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Tripartite Personality: What is the ego?
The ego is the only conscious part of our tripartite personality and is aware of social expectations. It is the balance between the id and the superego and attempts to come to a logical conclusion.
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Tripartite Personality: What personality traits might an id-dominant/ego-dominant/superego-dominant character have?
An id dominant character would be selfish and not take other people's feelings into consideration. An ego-dominant character would rational/logical and think about every situation carefully. A superego-dominant character may have low self-esteem.
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The Unconscious Mind: What is our mind like?
Our mind is like an iceberg in the sense that much of its content in not 'seen'
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The Unconscious Mind: Describe the difference between our conscious and unconscious mind?
The conscious mind holds feelings, thoughts and emotions that we are aware of and our unconscious mind holds feelings, thoughts and emotions that we are unaware of.
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The Unconscious Mind: Can our unconscious thoughts be accessed?
No, but they can be indirectly expressed through dreams.
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The Unconscious Mind: What is an ego defence mechanism?
An ego defence mechanism is a mechanism used by the ego to protect itself from the conflicts between the id and the superego. This is because these conflicts may cause anxiety.
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The Unconscious Mind: What happens if ego defence mechanisms are overused?
If ego defence mechanisms are overused, they can be the cause of disturbed behaviour.
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The Unconscious Mind: What is repression?
Repression is a type of ego defence mechanism. It is where traumatic experiences are pushed into the unconscious mind there we cannot access them.
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The Unconscious Mind: How does repression affect our personality?
Repression of feelings, thoughts and emotions may result in possible mental health issues.
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