Lesson 2-Psychodynamics PDF

This is your google classroom code: Psychodynamic Perspective  Freud is considered to be the father of modern psychology Freud, an Austrian, lived from 1856 to 1939. He died (probably assisted suicide due to oral cancer) in London. Freud’s ideas were almost universally accepted unti...

This is your google classroom code: Psychodynamic Perspective  Freud is considered to be the father of modern psychology Freud, an Austrian, lived from 1856 to 1939. He died (probably assisted suicide due to oral cancer) in London. Freud’s ideas were almost universally accepted until the 1970s. Nowadays, most psychologists have issues with Freud’s theories. For example, the theory has NO scientific basis. The case of the rat man He was 29 years. He visited Freud to be treated from obsession Freud claimed that obsession is caused by mixed feelings and contradictory thought. He wanted to explicate his theory by writing the case. Lanzer fears were revolving around danger to the loved ones  Psychoanalysis is built on FREE SPEECH (Freud encouraged his patients to tell him anything that comes to mind). The patient mentioned money: The word for instalments of money is “Raten” Tell me about your father? His father while in the military has lost some money in gambling. The German word for gambler is “spielratte” The father faced a romantic dilemma of whether to marry a woman a woman who is rich or a woman who is poor. The German word for to marry is “heiraten”. All the events in his life are connected.  Human behavior is controlled by the unconscious. - Psychodynamic theory is strongly determinist as it views our behavior as caused entirely by unconscious factors over which we have no control. - Unconscious thoughts and feelings can transfer to the conscious mind in the form of parapraxes, popularly known as Freudian slips or slips of the tongue. We reveal what is really on our mind by saying something we didn't mean to. - Dream analysis was used as a method of analysing the unconscious. - Freud believed that slips of the tongue provided an insight into the unconscious mind and that there were no accidents, every behavior (including slips of the tongue) was significant (i.e., all behavior is determined).  Tripartite Personality: Id, Ego and RED: Superego Stop now. It’s unsafe to go. YELLOW : Go, but be careful GREEN: Don’t stop until The Case of Anna O Breur’s patient Hysteria ans a number of psychsomatic disorders Talking cure. Successful treatment The Case of Little Hans “Analysis of Phobia” Fear of horses. Birth of a young sister Oedipus complex An example of a modern implication of the Psychoanalytic theory: Subliminal priming: The way of directing people’s actions even when they believe they are making free choices. https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/v6/subliminalpriming/ subliminalpriming_olson/subliminalpriming.web Quiz 1- Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality focuses on all the following except ………. A. Methods used to cope with sexual and aggressive urges B. The potential for personal growth C. The influence of childhood experiences D. Unconscious motives and conflicts Correct Answer B. The potential for personal growth 2- The id can be best described as having which of the following statements as its motto? A. Mom always liked you best B. Do the right thing C. We can work it out D. If it feels good, do it. Correct Answer D. If it feels good, do it.  3- The component of personality that operates according to the reality principle is the A. Conscious B. Superego C. Ego D. Id Correct Answer C. Ego  4- The superego is Freud's term for A. The moral component of personality B. The biological impulses that drive our behavior C. The mediating agent between the other two components of personality D. The unconscious aspect of personality Correct Answer A. The moral component of personality  5- Hopefully, right now the words in this exam question are in your _________ awareness. A. Conscious B. Preconscious C. Unconscious D. Subconscious Correct Answer A. Conscious 6- The thoughts, memories, and desires you have that you do not realize you have are in your __________ awareness. A. Superego B. Preconscious C. Unconscious D. Conscious Correct Answer C. Unconscious 7- According to Feud, which of the following is entirely unconscious? A. The self B. The id C. The superego D. The ego Correct Answer B. The id 8- Freud believed that conflicts involving which two areas are especially important and often have far-reaching consequences? A. Sexual and aggressive B. Sexual and self-actualization C. Aggressive and security D. Self-actualization and security Correct Answer A. Sexual and aggressive 9- According to Freud, unresolved unconscious conflicts often produce A. Pleasure B. Fixation C. Archetypes D.Anxiety Correct Answer D. Anxiety 10- According to Freud, a basic defense mechanism that protects a person from anxiety by keeping distressing thoughts and feelings out of the conscious mind is A. Repression B. Regression C. Displacement D. Projection Correct Answer A. Repression 11- According to Freud's theory, the developmental periods that leave their mark on adult personality are A. Defense mechanism stages B. Fixation stages C. Psychological stages D. Psychosexual stages Correct Answer D. Psychosexual stages 12- According to Freud's theory, either excessive gratification or excessive frustration of needs may result in A. Overcompensation B. Regression C. Fixation D. Defense mechanisms Correct Answer C. Fixation 13- The correct order of Freud's psychosexual stages of development is A. Anal, oral, phallic, latency, genital B. Anal, oral, phallic, genital, latency C. Oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital D. Oral, anal, genital, latency, phallic Correct Answer C. Oral, anal, pHallic, latency, genital 14- Freud believed that smoking, overeating, and habitual gum chewing could result from fixation in the _______ stage. A. Genital B. Oral C. Anal D. Phallic Correct Answer B. Oral 15 - The crucial development task associated with the anal stage is A. The Oedipal complex B. Gaining superiority C. Weaning from the breast or bottle D. Toilet training Correct Answer D. Toilet training 16 - Freud believed that during the phallic stage, children develop erotically tinged desires for A. The parent of the opposite sex B. The parent of the same sex C. Playmates D. Siblings Correct Answer A. The parent of the opposite sex 17- Four-year old Sam has erotically tinged desires for his mother and also feels hostility to his father. Freud would conclude that Sam is experiencing the A. Oedipal complex B. Phallic complex C. Identification complex D. Genital complex Correct Answer A. Oedipal complex 18- A child's sexuality is largely suppressed during the A. Genital stage B. Latency stage C. Phallic stage D. Anal stage Correct Answer B. Latency stage