Freudian And Psychodynamic Theories

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This word describes all psychological theories that emphasise a dynamic unconscious and mental conflict:

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Psychodynamic.

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Two such psychodynamic theories are named this:

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Freudian and Kleinian.

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In Freudian theory this is seen as the key to the development of internal life:

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Instinctual forces or drives.

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In Kleinian theory it is these two things that are seen as key to the development of mental life:

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Instinctual forces / drives and objects.

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The term 'objects' in this theory refers to:

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People, aspects of people and / or relationships.

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In Freudian theory (i) this is central to achieving a balance between instinctual forces and the social world; and (ii) the demands of the social world are introjected into the internal world as this:

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(i) Ego and (ii) Superego.

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The development of a superego and adjustment to the gendered and generational dynamics and hierarchies of the social world takes place in the family and is called this:

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Oedipus complex.

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According to Freudian and Kleinian psychodynamics this must be defended against if a unified or coherent sense of self is to be achieved:

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Anxiety.

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This kind of division is one way of defending against anxiety:

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Splitting.

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These two words symbolise how the object has been divided:

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Good and bad.

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These words name two additional and related, unconscious mechanisms by which the self defends from anxiety:

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Projection and projective identification.

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Which of these two mechanisms - projection or projective identification - means that I invest the object (other person) with parts of myself and unconsciously associate them with that?

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Projective identification.

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The external world gets inside our minds and becomes a feature of it through this process:

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Introjection.

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An introjected object that is identified with and becomes my unconscious model is called this:

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Ego-ideal.

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The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations.

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Analytic thinking.

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Found in psychoanalysis and other forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy, the analyst's or therapist's state of evenly suspended attention during the therapeutic session.

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Free-floating or evenly hovering attention.

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An unconscious or uncontrolled cognitive activity in which the mind wanders.

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Associative thinking or free association.

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The unconscious tendency to assign to others in one's present environment feelings and attitudes associated with significance in one's early life, especially the patient's transfer to the therapist of feelings and attitudes associated with a parent.

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Transference.