1-freudstud Flashcards

1
Q

What are the two instincts Freud thought of?

A

Life instinct (ID)

Sex instinct (…)

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2
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The Life Instinct

A

***textbook def?

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3
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***textbook def?

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the life instinct

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4
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What are the four components of the Life Instinct?

A

1) Source
2) Energy
3) Aim
4) Object

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5
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life: source

A

biological sources (e.g. metabolism)

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6
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biological sources (e.g. metabolism)

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life: source

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7
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life: Energy

A

a state of biological deprivation

experienced as tension, demands reduction

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8
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a state of biological deprivation

experienced as tension, demands reduction

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life: Energy

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9
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life: Aim

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satisfaction obtained by reducing instinctual tension

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10
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satisfaction obtained by reducing instinctual tension

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life: Aim

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11
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life: Object

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things that satisfy the instinct (reduce tension)

cathexis: investment of energy in important satisfiers

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12
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things that satisfy the instinct (reduce tension)

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life: Object

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13
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cathexis

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investment of energy in important satisfiers

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14
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investment of energy in important satisfiers

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cathexis

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15
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What are the four components of sexual instinct?

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1) Source
2) Energy
3) Aim
4) Object

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16
Q

sex: source

A

processes that occur in the genitalia

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17
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processes that occur in the genitalia

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sex: source

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18
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sex: energy

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tension in genitalia (libido)

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19
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tension in genitalia (libido)

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sex: energy

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20
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sex: aim

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release of tension through sex

21
Q

release of tension through sex

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sex: aim

22
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sex: object

A

attractive member of the opposite sex

23
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attractive member of the opposite sex

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sex: object

24
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ID

A

***textbook def

1) self-centered and helpless. wants what it wants when it wants it, without regard for others. But helpless to get it.
2) Primary-Process thought: Can’t distinguish fantasy from reality.

25
Q

***textbook def

A

ID

26
Q

EGO

A

***textbook def

  1. Secondary-Process thought: e.g., recognition, remembering, planning.
  2. Early on Pleasure-Principle Functioning: Merely tries to satisfy the ID.
27
Q

***textbook def

A

EGO

28
Q

SUPEREGO

A

***textbook def

Internal representation of society’s rules and regulations. Punishes the person with guilt when instinctual-gratification rule is broken.

29
Q

***textbook def

Internal representation of society’s rules and regulations. Punishes the person with guilt when instinctual-gratification rule is broken.

A

SUPEREGO

30
Q

What is the source of punishment and guilt?

A

start at childhood, learn to feel guilt from parents punishing you

31
Q

What are the egos two tasks regarding the superego?

A
  1. Maximize ID instinctual gratification

2. Minimize punishment from SOCIETY and guilt from SUPEREGO.

32
Q

What is anxiety’s role concerning id, ego, superego?

A

anxiety is signal that guilt and/or punishment is imminent. Triggers the defensive process.

33
Q

What are Freud’s four defenses?

A

1) Repression
2) Denial
3) Displacement
4) Sublimation

34
Q

repression

A

Ego forms an anti-cathexis with the impulse, shoves it out of consciousness.

***textbook def

35
Q

Ego forms an anti-cathexis with the impulse, shoves it out of consciousness.

***textbook def

A

repression

36
Q

projection

A

Ascribe unacceptable impulse to somebody else.

***textbook def

37
Q

Ascribe unacceptable impulse to somebody else.

***textbook def

A

projection

38
Q

reaction formation

A

Express impulse by emphasizing its opposite.
Expresses impulse in a disguised form.

***textbook def

39
Q

Express impulse by emphasizing its opposite.
Expresses impulse in a disguised form.

***textbook def

A

reaction formation

40
Q

Intellectualization

A

Think about threats in cold, analytic, and detached terms. Distances the person from desires, buries guilt in the unconscious.

***textbook def

41
Q

Think about threats in cold, analytic, and detached terms. Distances the person from desires, buries guilt in the unconscious.

***textbook def

A

Intellectualization

42
Q

Rationalization

A

“explanation” for an unacceptable thought or behavior

***textbook def

43
Q

“explanation” for an unacceptable thought or behavior

***textbook def

A

Rationalization

44
Q

Denial

A

Refusal to believe a condition exists or an event took place.

***textbook def

45
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Refusal to believe a condition exists or an event took place.

***textbook def

A

Denial

46
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Displacement

A

Substitution of a less threatening target for a more threatening target.

***textbook def

47
Q

Substitution of a less threatening target for a more threatening target.

***textbook def

A

Displacement

48
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Sublimation

A

Expression of an unacceptable impulse in productive behavior.

***textbook def

49
Q

Expression of an unacceptable impulse in productive behavior.

***textbook def

A

Sublimation