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Who is Sigmund Freud known as?
Who is Sigmund Freud known as?
Father of Psychoanalysis
What was Sigmund Freud's controversial discovery?
What was Sigmund Freud's controversial discovery?
What is the not-yet-owned component of personality called?
What is the not-yet-owned component of personality called?
The "Id"
The "Id" is in touch with reality.
The "Id" is in touch with reality.
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What is the "Id" not considered as?
What is the "Id" not considered as?
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How does the "Id" function?
How does the "Id" function?
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What is the "Above-I" part of the personality, which holds moral and ideal aspirations?
What is the "Above-I" part of the personality, which holds moral and ideal aspirations?
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The "Superego" is in touch with reality.
The "Superego" is in touch with reality.
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What is the "I" part of the personality known as that is in touch with reality.
What is the "I" part of the personality known as that is in touch with reality.
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The Ego uses defense mechanisms.
The Ego uses defense mechanisms.
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What is the unconscious defense mechanism used by the Ego to keep disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious?
What is the unconscious defense mechanism used by the Ego to keep disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious?
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What is the psychological defense mechanism in which a person goes beyond denial and behaves in the opposite way to which they think or feel?
What is the psychological defense mechanism in which a person goes beyond denial and behaves in the opposite way to which they think or feel?
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What is the redirection of an impulse (usually aggression) onto a powerless substitute target (person or object) called?
What is the redirection of an impulse (usually aggression) onto a powerless substitute target (person or object) called?
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What is the defense mechanism that involves a person's reluctance to advance to the next step as they find it anxiety-provoking?
What is the defense mechanism that involves a person's reluctance to advance to the next step as they find it anxiety-provoking?
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What is the defense mechanism in which an individual incorporates positive qualities of another person into their own ego called?
What is the defense mechanism in which an individual incorporates positive qualities of another person into their own ego called?
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What is similar to displacement but takes place when unacceptable emotions are managed and displaced into constructive and socially acceptable behaviors, rather than destructive activities?
What is similar to displacement but takes place when unacceptable emotions are managed and displaced into constructive and socially acceptable behaviors, rather than destructive activities?
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What is the defense mechanism that takes place when an individual attributes unwanted thoughts, feelings, and motives onto another person called?
What is the defense mechanism that takes place when an individual attributes unwanted thoughts, feelings, and motives onto another person called?
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What is the defense mechanism in which the ego reverts to an earlier stage of development, usually in response to stressful situations?
What is the defense mechanism in which the ego reverts to an earlier stage of development, usually in response to stressful situations?
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What is the defense mechanism that involves the victim adopting the behavior of a person who is more powerful and hostile towards them called?
What is the defense mechanism that involves the victim adopting the behavior of a person who is more powerful and hostile towards them called?
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What is the defense mechanism involving a cognitive distortion of "the facts" to make an event or impulse less threatening, which we often do consciously when we provide ourselves with excuses?
What is the defense mechanism involving a cognitive distortion of "the facts" to make an event or impulse less threatening, which we often do consciously when we provide ourselves with excuses?
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Study Notes
Sigmund Freud's Psychological Views of the Self
- Freud is considered the founder of psychoanalysis
- Cocaine was believed by Freud to be a cure for various ailments, including heart disease, nervous exhaustion, addiction to alcohol and morphine, and depression.
Parts of Personality - Provinces of the Mind
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Id:
- The "it," the not-yet-owned component of personality
- Has no contact with reality
- Driven by the pleasure principle
- Amoral, not immoral
- Functions through the Ego
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Ego:
- The "I," in contact with reality
- Guided by the reality principle
- Responsible for decision-making
- Uses defense mechanisms
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Superego:
- The "above-I," moral and ideal aspects
- Follows moralistic and idealistic principles
- Develops out of the ego
- Has no contact with reality
Ego Defense Mechanisms
- Repression: An unconscious defense mechanism employed by the ego to keep disturbing or threatening thoughts from becoming conscious.
- Reaction Formation: A defense mechanism where a person behaves in the opposite way to how they think or feel
- Displacement: Redirection of an impulse (often aggression) onto a powerless substitute target. The target can be a person or an object that represents the target
- Fixation: When the prospect of taking the next step becomes anxiety-provoking, the ego may remain at a more comfortable psychological stage.
- Introjection: Incorporating positive qualities of another person into one's own ego.
- Sublimation: Displacement of unacceptable emotions into socially acceptable, constructive activities.
- Projection: Attributing unwanted thoughts, feelings, and motives onto another person.
- Regression: Reversion to an earlier stage of development, typically in response to stressful situations.
- Identification with the Aggressor: Adopting the behavior of someone who is more powerful and hostile
- Rationalization: Cognitive distortion of facts to make an event or impulse less threatening. Often done consciously with excuses.
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Explore the foundational concepts of Sigmund Freud's views on the self and personality. This quiz covers the parts of personality, including the id, ego, and superego, as well as ego defense mechanisms. Test your understanding of psychoanalysis and its impact on psychology.
