Psychodynamic Theory
____________was the theory that frued believed in.
Id
Freud said that _______ is the primitive, unconscious portion of the unconscious personality that houses the most basic drives and stores repressed memories.
Id
In a situation of deciding whether or not to cheat on a test, the little devil on your shoulder, being the ____, would say something like "C'mon, there's no way you'll get caught and you'll be sure to get a good grade! Do it!
Id
The _______ will give you an impulse to cheat on the test even if you know its wrong.
Psychoanalytic
The _____________ viewpoint emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires, memories, and conflicts.
Psychoanalytic
Freud's theory of personality is called the ________ theory
Psychoanalytic
The ________ theory is composed of the division of the psych into the id, the ego and its defenses, and the superego, as well as the unconscious, the libido, the psychosexual stages, and psychic determinism. Focuses on the unconscious.
Unconscious
The psychic domain, called the ________, of which the individual is not aware but that houses memories, desires, and feelings that would be threatening if brought to consciousness, founded by Sigmund Freud.
Unconscious
In the psychoanalytic theory, terrible urges to become violent and lash out have been locked up in the ___________.
Superego
The mind's storehouse of values, including moral attitudes learned from parents and society; roughly the same as the common notion of the conscience or moral compass is the ________.
Superego
Upon finding money on the ground, "the angel on your shoulder", being the _______, would tell you to turn it in instead of keeping it.
Ego
The conscious, rational part of the personality, charged with keeping peace between the superego and the Id is called the ______.
Ego
If you find out that you were given too much change at the grocery store; the superego would urge you to give it back, while the id might urge you to spend it on ice cream. The _____ would try to find a compromise such as returning the money and buying ic
Defense Mechanisms
Largely unconscious mental strategies employed to reduce the experience of conflict or anxiety. The ______________ are for dealing with conflict between the id's impulses and the superego's demand to deny them. All operate at the preconscious level -- jus
Defense Mechanisms
The _____________ Include repression, denial, rationalization, reaction formation, displacement, regression, sublimation, and projection.
Repression
An unconscious process that excludes unacceptable thoughts and feelings from awareness and memory.
Repression
A child who is abused by a parent but used _______ would later have no recollection of the events in their memory, and would have trouble forming relationships
Denial
_____ Avoiding a difficult situation by simply not admitting that it exists.
Denial
Someone in _____ would claim, "I don't have a problem.
Rationalization
Giving socially acceptable reasons for actions that are really based on motives that one believes to be unacceptable is an example of __________. Talking things through to help you feel better.
Rationalization
Someone on a diet might use _________ to eat a cake by saying that he is going to exercise tomorrow.
Reaction Formation
______________ is when one acts in exact opposition to their true feelings.
Reaction Formation
An example of ____________ would be when someone with low self esteem becomes a bully because they must not show the world how weak they are.
Displacement
Shifting your reaction from the real source of your distress to another individual or object is an example of _______.
Displacement
Trashing your room because your boss fired you is an example of ______.
Regression
Adopting immature and juvenile behaviors that were effective ways of dealing with stress when one was younger is called ________.
Regression
Curling up in the fetal position and beginning to cry when you fail a test is an example of ______.
Sublimation
________ is gratifying sexual or aggressive desires in ways that are acceptable in one's culture.
Sublimation
When Taylor takes a karate class to take out her anger she is using _______.
Projection
_________ is attributing our own unconscious problems and desires to other people or objects.
Projection
Trixie has an eating disorder and she goes around all the time saying that other people have eating disorders. This is an example of...
Oedipus Complex
According to Freud, a largely unconscious process whereby boys displace an erotic attraction toward their mother to females of their own age and, at the same time, identify with their fathers is called the _______ ______.
Oedipus Complex
Billy sees that his mom is a good cook so he starts to ask girls in his class if they can cook, in search for a possible mate. Since Billy seems to be attracted to girls like his mother Freud would say that Billy has an ___________.
Penis Envy
According to Freud, the female desire to have a penis- a condition that usually results in their attraction to males. is called _________.
Penis Envy
Freud would say that Sally is attracted to John because she unconsciously wants to have a penis. This is an example of __________.
Projective Tests
Personality assessment instruments, such as the Rorschach and TAT are called _________ and are based on a similarly named ego defense mechanism.
Projective Tests
People who project their hidden motives or feelings when the explain the picture they are given are partaking in _____________.
Rorschach Inkblot Technique
A projective test requiring subjects to describe what they see in a series of ten inkblots. This is the _________________.
Rorschach Inkblot Technique
If a person were to look at the inkblot below and see something such as a rose garden, psychologists could describe them as a happier person the psychologist is using the _______ ________.
Carl Jung
He was a follower and partner of Sigmund Freud; ___________ had a somewhat medical viewpoint.
Collective Unconcious
The ________________ is a reservoir for the instinctive "memories" held by people everywhere, these "memories" tie together countless generations of human history and give us ancient images know as archetypes.
Collective Unconcious
Archetypes are an example of something that Jung says are in our...
Archetypes
The ancient memory images in the collective unconscious. ________ appear and reappear in art, literature, and folktales around the world.
Archetypes
Gandalf from Lord of the Rings embodies the _______ of a magician, sage and trickster.
Person-situation contoversy
Is the Tiger Woods sex scandal a result of his own dispositional flaws or of the celebrity culture he finds himself in as a world-famous golfer? This question demonstrates the...
Inferiority Complex
A person who is loud to feel superior may experience _______________.
Inferiority Complex
_________________ is a feeling of low self-worth that is largely unconscious with its roots in childhood. A person with this will compensate for their low self-worth.
Compensation
_______ is a term used to describe when someone is making up for ones real imagined deficiencies.
Carl Jung
__________developed word association experiments, and believed that people with anxiety could be helped through the use of art therapy; believed that expressing dreams through art could help a person recover from trauma or emotional distress. He also beli
compensation
make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating/ emphasizing good qualities
displacement
taking out frustrations, feelings, and impulses on people or objects less threatening.
repression
exclusion of distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings from the conscious mind
projection
taking own insecurities/unacceptable thoughts or feelings and blaming/ putting them on others
denial
refusal to accept a known truth in order to protect oneself from it
rationalization
cover up actions with a different reason, explain actions/ feelings contrary to your true motivation
reaction formation
acting opposite of how you feel
regression
returning to an earlier stage of development
sublimation
channeling of unacceptable impulses, thoughts, and emotions into more acceptable ones.
sublimation
Punching a punching bag to get your anger out would be an example of what?.
sublimation
Some people say that playing violent video games is an example of ____________ because it is a way to blow off steam that doesn't actually harm anyone.
sublimation
I like to lift weights... it helps me get the anger out." This is an example of...
sublimation
Sometimes I go to the shooting range when I am angry or stressed out. I feel better after that." This is an example of _____________.
regression
Phil curls up in a ball and cries when he hears that his brother has died. This is an example of _____________.
regression
One time when I got really scared, I peed myself... Freud would call that __________.
regression
Little Billy used to suck his thumb when he was afraid. Later, at the age of 20 Billy went to war. Once when under enemy fire he sucked his thumb again. Freud would call that _____________.
regression
Asia cried when she and Deonte broke up. Deonte said that she has _____________ because "She's acting like a baby!
regression
Carmen has been very stressed out lately about boys. She wet the bed. At age 14. Freud would say that she has ______________ because of the stress.
reaction formation
A preacher preaches strongly against drugs and homosexuality but is then caught in a male prostitution drug ring. Freud would say that he was defending his ego by ______________ when he had been anti-gay & anti-drug.
reaction formation
A boy on the playground throws stones at a girl who he secretly likes. He doesn't want to show people he likes her because he feels insecure about it. This is an example of...
reaction formation
Doing the opposite of the way you actually feel to draw attention away from the fact that you feel that way. What is this?
reaction formation
A secretly racist person tries hard to make people believe that they actually aren't racist. Freud would say this person is defending their ego with __________________.
Penis Envy
Freud says that girls are attracted to boys because of this.
Oedipus Complex
Freud says that boys are attracted to girls who are like their mothers because they are secretly attracted to their mothers.
Inferiority Complex
Timmy has an __________________ because he is not very intelligent. So he bullies other kids to compensate.
Inferiority complex
Maddie seems to have a(n) _____________________ about how she looks. She has compensated for her appearance by being very outgoing.
Compensation
Steve feels inferior about how he is very weak. So he listens to really powerfully loud music and uses the F-word loudly in the hallway all the time. These are examples of...
Compensation
Monique feels inferior because she does not feel very smart. She tries to look as pretty as possible as a means of ________________ for this inferiority.
Inferiority Complex
Reggie lifts weights every day in order to compensate for his _______________ of not feeling like he is a very interesting person.
displacement
Bill gets yelled at by his dad and in turn yells at his sister. This is an example of...
displacement
Joanie blows up at Annie because Joanie had just gotten in to big trouble with her parents. This is an example of...
displacement
Mr. Kindershoot gets yelled at by his wife because she had a hard day at work. This is an example of...
displacement
Mr. Wray gets mad at his students when he is in trouble with the principal. This is an example of...
sublimation
Joanie joins a step dance brigade to stomp all of her anger out in a non-violent way. This is an example of...
sublimation
Frank goes to the shooting range to take out his anger. This is an example of...
sublimation
The cathartic release of anger and pent up aggression in a socially acceptable way. This is an example of...
sublimation
Su Lee goes to the gym to blow off steam. This is an example of...
Projection
Hank is dumb and he knows it. He feels insecure about it. So he says that other people are dumb. This is an example of...
Projection
Millie is rude and she knows it. She feels insecure about it and goes around saying that everyone else is rude. This is an example of...
Projection
Hannah is always saying that other girls are fat. However, Hannah weighs 450 lbs. She seems to be guilty of _____________.
Projection
Gertrude is not good at softball but she wants to join the team. During tryouts she criticizes everyone else for the very inadequacies that she has. This is an example of...
Projection
Sammy is a liar. He lies to make people like him. It's strange that he is always calling other people liars. Maybe it's an example of _____________.
Repression
A bear attacked James and his family when he was camping as a child. It terrified everyone and left his mother in critical condition in the hospital for weeks. James is an adult now and has difficulty remembering the bear attack. Maybe this is an example
Repression
Dr. Henrikson works with children who were abused as children. He often finds that they have little memory of the abuse. This might be an example of __________.
Repression
Child soldiers in Africa who get rescued often have little recollection of the traumatic events that they witnessed during their captivity as child soldiers. This is an example of...
Repression
When Katrina was little she fell into a well and was stuck there for a day and a night before rescue crews could save her. But now that she is an adult she has blocked that memory. This is an example of...
Denial
Gabby calls Erik a dummy. Erik says "I am not!" This is an example of...
Rationalization
Erik breaks up with Gabby. Gabby says "I can do better than you anyway." She says this to feel better about it. This is an example of...
Denial
I once had a person say that I look like an Alien. I said "I do not!" This is an example of...
Denial
A compulsive liar is confronted with the truth about his lies. He still does not admit that they are lies. This is an example of...
Denial
A kleptomaniac (person addicted to stealing things) is caught in the act of stealing things from her roommates. They go to her room and find all sorts of missing items. The kleptomaniac still does not admit to the theft. This is an example of...
Rationalization
Ben gets fired from his job for being a bad worker and says "I never liked it there anyway." This is an example of...
Rationalization
After being told that he is no good at baseball, Jim says "I never really cared about baseball anyway!" This is an example of...
Rationalization
Greg is a drunk. He justifies his drunkenness by saying "I need to take the edge of every once and a while." This is an example of...
Archetypes
Karl Jung said you can find these throughout fiction and literature.
Archetypes
Molds for people that are recognizable like warrior, hero and sage wise man are known as...
Regression
Millie wets her pants because she is so nervous. Freud would say that this is an example of...
Regression
Todd and Frank get stuck in an elevator alone for a day and a half. Frank dies of a heart attack within minutes of them getting stuck. Todd is very distressed and neurotic. He starts to suck his thumb. This is an example of...
Regression
Acting like a little kid. Freud said we do this whenever things get to difficult because childhood was easy.
Reaction Formation
Jane who likes a little boy named Sam makes fun of him in front of her friends because she is worried that they will think less of her for liking him. This is an example of...
Reaction Formation
Doing the opposite of what you actually feel is a defense mechanism called...
Reaction Formation
Jim's mom sets up play dates with Carl who nobody else likes. Jim is secretly friends with Carl. But Jim makes fun of Carl in front of the other children. This is an example of...
Ego
The word Freud used for the sense of self.
Superego
The forces, both conscious and unconscious, that drive a person to do good things is called the ____________.
Superego
The angel on your shoulder. Freud called this the _________.
Id
The devil on your shoulder. Freud called this the _______________.
Id
The part of your unconscious that is filled with impulsive motives of death and sex. Freud called this the...
Id
The bad part of the unconscious according to Freud is called the ____________.
Defense Mechanisms
The things that help us defend our ego when it is being attacked.