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What is the structure of personality, according to Freud? (*This is the 3 systems of personality...) |
ID-the demanding child; untamed drives or impulses; driven by pleasure principle EGO-traffic cop; ruled by reality principle, governs and regulates the personality SUPEREGO-the judge; ruled by moral principle; inhibits the id |
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Explain the psychoanalytic or ego- defence mechanisms of: Repression Denial Reaction Formation |
Repression-involuntary removal of something from consciousness;excluding painful thoughts earlier life Denial-closing your eyes to the existence of a problem; way of distorting what person thinks, feels; operates at preconscious and conscious |
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What is meant by the unconscious? |
-Stores all experiences, memories, repressed material -Clinical evidence for unconscious: ◦ Dreams◦ Slips of the tongue ◦ Post hypnotic suggestion◦Material derived from free-association and projective techniques NOTE: Consciousness is only a thin slice of the total mind |
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List and identify techniques most used by psychoanalytic therapist |
Free Association Dream Analysis Maintaining analytic framework- as this consistency is a therapeutic factor Interpretation-pointing out, explaining and teaching the clients meanings of behaviour from dreams, free association, resistances |
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What is meant by resistance? |
Resistance, concept of fundamental to the practice of psychoanalysis, is anything that works against the progress of therapy and prevents the client from producing previously unconscious material. A technique used for this is analysis and interpretation of resistance |
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How did Freud explain Libido? |
-refers to sexual energy -extended to include energy of all life instincts, all pleasurable acts -serves purpose of survival and source of motivation -oriented towards growth, development, creativity |
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Erikson-Explanation behind Erikson's psychosocial Perspective |
-based on psychological and social tasks -holds that psychosocial and psychosexual growth occur together -Each stage has Crisis, a turning point and each stage is related to the other stages |
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What are Erikson's stages of Psychosocial development? |
-Infancy (trust vs. mistrust)
-Early childhood (autonomy vs. shame/doubt) -Preschool age (initiative vs. guilt) -School age (industry vs. inferiority) -Adolescence (identity vs. role confusion) -Young adulthood (intimacy vs. isolation) -Middle age (generativity vs. stagnation) -Later life (integrity vs. despair) |
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Explain the concept behind Object Relations Therapy |
-Encompasses the work of a number of rather different psychoanalytic theorists.
-Emphasis on how our relationships with other people are affected by the way we have internalized our experiences of other and set up representations of others within ourselves |
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What is the relational approach to psychoanalysis? |
Relational Model-is based on the assumption that therapy is an interactive process between client and therapist |
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Discuss brief psychodynamic therapy (BPT)? |
-applies principles of psychodynamic theory and therapy to treating selective disorder within a reestablished time limit -(10-25 sessions) -goals could include conflict resolution, greater access to feelings |
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What is transference? countertransference? |
Transference- when the client reacts to the therapist as they did to someone else; Countertransference- is the reaction of the therapist toward the client that may interfere with objectivity *examples of Psychoanalytic Phenomena |
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What are the 3 types of anxiety according to psychoanalytic theory? |
Reality Anxiety:fear of danger from the external world Neurotic Anxiety: worry you won't be able to control instincts/that you'll act inappropriately Moral Anxiety:fear of ones own conscience |
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List the two goals of Freudian psychoanalytic therapy as well as the ultimate goals of psychoanalytic treatment |
Two Goals of Freudian Therapy: -making the unconscious conscious & -strengthening the ego Ultimate goals: reduce symptoms, resolution of conflicts & increase adaptive functioning |
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Ego-Defence mechanisms: help person cope with anxiety and prevent ego from being overwhelmed Explain: Projection Displacement Rationalization |
Projection-stating that your own unacceptable desires and impulses are attributed to others, but not you Displacement-directing feelings or energy or anger towards someone who isn't part of the problem. ie. feeling vulnerable at work, and coming home and taking it out on your wife Rationalization-helps justify specific behaviour, or to soften a blow. ex. When a person doesn't get a job they come up with reasons why and try to convince themselves that they didn't want it anyways
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Defence Mechanisms: Explain Introjection Identification Compensation |
Introjection-taking in and accepting the values and beliefs of others; positive ex: taking on parental values, negative ex: concentration camp victims accepting/identifying values of enemy Compensation-masking perceived weaknesses or developing certain positive traits to make up for limitations |
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Defence Mechanisms: Explain Regression Repression |
Regression- going back to an earlier phase of development when there were fewer demands Repression- threatening or painful thoughts and feelings are excluded from awareness |
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Defence Mechanisms: Explain Denial Reaction Formation |
Denial-closing ones eyes to threatening aspect of reality, or possibility of. Reaction Formation-expressing opposite impulse when confronted with some "threatening" impulse. ex. conceal hate by acting loving, excessive kindness to mask cruelty. |
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What is meant by the Relational Model? |
-based on the assumption that therapy is an interactive process between client and therapist -exploration of the complex conscious and unconscious dynamics at place |
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What characterizes Narcissistic Personality? |
-grandiose and exaggerate sense of self-importance and an explosive attitude toward others -exaggerate their accomplishments and tendency toward extreme self-absorption -masking a frail self-concept -TREATMENT: |
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What characterizes borderline personality? |
-rooted in the period of separation-individuation -kids moved to towards individuation -instability, irritability, self-destructive acts, impulsive anger, extreme mood shifts -inability to tolerate anxiety, poor impulse control, clear lack of identity -TREATMENT: DBT |
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What is meant by psychic structures in psychoanalysis ? |
ID EGO SUPEREGO |
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Classical vs. Contemporary psychoanalysis-Whats the diff? |
Classical focuses on the ID Contemporary focuses on the EGO |
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electra/oedipal |
Is there anything else I need to know about this besides the obvious? |
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Identify characteristics of the analyst |
blank screen |
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What is Latent and Manifest content of dreams? |
Latent Content-underlying meaning of the dream that may not be remembered Manifest Content-parts of dream that are remember when waking up and can be analyzed |
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Defence Mechanism: Explain Reaction Formation |
Reaction Formation- Expressing the opposite impulse when confronted with a threatening impulse; developing a consciously different attitude. Ex, conceal hate with facade of love |
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Defence Mechanism: Explain Sublimation |
Sublimation- diverting sexual or aggressive energy into other channels
ex. no sex before marriage so running 10 miles every day to manage sexual urges/frustration etc |
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Defence Mechanism: Identification |
Identification- stems from low feelings of worth, inferiority; When a person identifies with certain causes or organizations in hopes to be perceived as worthwhile |
