Explains behaviour in terms of its dynamics - the forces that drive it.
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What does Freud suggest personality develops out of?
AN interaction between innate drives and early life experiences
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According to the Tripartite Model of Personality, what are the 3 parts to your personality?
id, ego, and superego
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Describe the Superego
Morally driven, concerned w/ right and wrong. Last part of the personality to develop when we learn about moral standards and societies expectations
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Describe the ego
Conscious, rational part of the personality. Acts as a referee between the demands of the id and superego
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Describe the Id
Pleasure orientated & completely selfish. Instincts we were born with
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Describe the development of the Id
Id is present in new borns w/ basic biological drives such as hunger & thirst - pleasure principle, driven to seek out pleasure and avoid pain.
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Describe the development of the ego
Develops as a child grows, aiming to gratify the id's impulses in line with what's realistically possible - reality principle.
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Describe the development of the superego
Last to develop & is basically a conscience. Internalised representation of the moral standards of child's same sex parent. Violating superego's standards can cause anxiety/guilt - morality principle.
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What are the 3 levels of consciousness?
Conscious, preconscious and unconscious - iceberg metaphor
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Describe the conscious
'above the water' which is what we are currently thinking, feeling and are aware of. It's logical and rational
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Describe the preconscious
'level just under the surface', including thoughts, memories, and ideas which we may become aware of through dreams or 'slips of the tongue'.
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Describe the unconscious
'vast majority of the iceberg which is underwater'. Part of the mind which you're unaware of. A vast storehouse of biological drives and instincts that influence our behaviour and personality. Contains threatening & disturbing repressed memories
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What are the 3 ego defence mechanisms?
Repression, denial and displacement
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Describe repression
Forcing a distressing memory out of the conscious mind, eg. an individual remembering the trauma of their favourite pet dying
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Describe denial
Refusing to acknowledge some aspect of reality, eg. Continuing to turn up for work even though you've been sacked.
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Describe displacement
Transferring feelings from the true source of distressing emotions onto a substitute target, eg. slamming the door after arguing with your partner.
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What does Freud suggest personality develops out of?
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AN interaction between innate drives and early life experiences
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According to the Tripartite Model of Personality, what are the 3 parts to your personality?
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