Psychoanalysis Questions
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what happens if the latency stage is not overcome?
involves a refusal to accept reality thus blocking external events from conscious awareness. Many people use denial in their everyday lives to avoid dealing with pain they don't wish to process
what did karl popper believe about the psychodynamic approach?
prevent disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious by forcing them to remain in the unconscious. Thoughts repressed are often ones that result in feelings of guilt from superego or trauma
the boy develops a sexual desire to posses the mother and a murderous hate for the father due to castration anxiety
The ID, Super-ego and defence mechanisms operate in the unconscious so it is difficult to test empirically using scientific methods. The Oedipus complex happens at the unconscious level so cant be directly observed. Theories cannot be replicated or falsified so they are not scientific they are pseudo science.
when negative feelings are transferred from the original source of the emotion to a less threatening person or object
treatment for mental illness using psychoanalysis involving free association and dream analysis. This allows the patient to bring unconscious activity and unresolved conflict to conscious awareness to be resolved. This reduces addiction, anxiety and phobias. This is a strength as it can improve quality of life for those with mental illnesses.
manifestations of previous fixations, conflict from each stage must be resolved
libido lies dormant and previous conflicts are resolved or repressed
individuals can relate to defence mechanisms and slips of the tongue within intuitive appeal. They're phenomena that most people can relate and admit to experiencing which other approaches struggle to explain. Psychodynamic approach argues they emanate from the unconscious.
we cannot generalize psychological theories from small atypical samples like little Hans and rat man. The sample is not representative of the population, this raises questions about generalizing theories about the unconscious to a wider population. There is also an issue of researcher bias and lack of objectivity in interpreting data from case studies as it uses interpretation of dreams. there is possible confirmation bias from interpreting findings to support hypotheses.
- instinctual drives, sexual desire and aggression -pleasure seeking/avoidance of displeasure- irrational cannot be rationalized or know concepts of morality
what did freud believe that personality developed through
when managing the conflict between the id and the superego becomes too much, what will the ego employ to help
the driving force behind our behavior/personality, the ID and super-ego operate with the unconscious to protect the conscious from anxiety
- refers to the unconscious blocking of unacceptable thoughts and impulses- these continue to influence behaviour without the individual being aware of the reasons behind their behaviour- e.g. a child abused by a parent may have no recollection of these events, but has trouble forming relationships
which 3 defence mechanisms are named on the specification (there are many more)
- the reality principle- mediates between the impulsive demands of the id and the real world, and also between the id and the superego- develops around the age of 2 years- employs defence mechanisms to help manage the conflict of the id and the superego
according to Freud's theory, the behavior of a newborn is controlled by