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Psychoanalysis
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refer to both Freud's method of treatment and his theory of personality
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Psychodynamic Theories
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energy/force of the mind
-people are unconscious of motives -defense mechanisms work in mind to keep anxiety-producing motives and thoughts from consciousness. |
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Repression
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process which anxiety producing thoughts are pushed out of conscious mind
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ex) water leaks through dam just as stressful thoughts leak through mind.
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Displacement:
CHILD, BREAST, LOLLIPOP |
when unconscious wish or drive that would be unacceptable to conscious mind is redirected toward a more acceptable alternative
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ex) child too big for breast wants breast but knows it's improper so starts sucking lollipops
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Sublimation
AGGRESSIVE PERSON TO LAW |
person directs energy to something productive
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ex) highly aggressive person might perform in valuable competitive profession like law
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Reaction Formation
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conversion of frightening wish to safer opposite
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ex) teenage daughter hate mom unconsciously but consciously experience these feelings as intense love
-people attracted to homosexuality but fear it will be consciously homophobic |
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Projection
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person consciously experiences unconscious drive
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ex) friend projects unconscious anger on friend and think its friend who has anger problem
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Rationalization
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use of conscious reasoning to explain away anxiety provoking thoughts/feelings
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-sadistic man rationalize beatings he gives children as a fatherly duty--that its discipline
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Immature defenses
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distort reality the most which leads to more ineffective actions
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ex) projection
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Intermediate defenses (neurotic defenses)
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less distortion than immature and lead to somewhat effective coping
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ex) repression, reaction formation
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Mature defenses
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less distortion and more adaptive behavior
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suppression, humor
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Suppression
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conscious avoidance of negative thinking; person has more conscious control over thinking of distressing experience than in repression
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Humanistic Theories
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emphasize conscious understanding of yourself and capacity to choose own path to fulfillment
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-aspect differs us from animals
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Phenomenology
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study of conscious perceptions and understandings
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Self Actualization
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process of becoming one's self--actualizing(realizing) one's dreams and capabilities
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satisfy five needs to self actualize:
physiological needs: food and water safety needs: protection frm danger attachment needs: acceptance&love esteem needs: competence--respect for others and self self-actualization needs: need for self expression, creativity and feeling of connectedness with universe |
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Habituation
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babies stare longer at new stimuli than older
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