Approaches

What does Freud say about the unconscious mind

That ALL behaviour is driven from the unconscious mind. It urges us towards pleas

What is evidence for the unconscious mind

Dreams, Freudian slip, Death drive, Repression

What does the psyche consist of?

Id - Instincts

Ego - Reality

Superego - Morality

What is a healthy psyche

When the ego is in control of the id and superego

What is a neurotic psyche

When the superego is in charge. Can lead to anxiety

What is a psychotic psyche

When the Id is in charge

What is a psychopathic psyche

When the Id is in control and the superego is not there. Ego just accepts it.

What are defence mechanisms responsible for

Enabling the ego to deal w/ conflict between the id and superego. They are what the go uses to keep you happy.

What are the three types of defence mechanisms

• Denial - refusing to acknowledge an aspect of reality e.g. exam soon

• Repression - Pushing thoughts out of conscious mind, into unconscious bc can’t deal w/ them

• Displacement - Transferring feelings from true source of distressing emotion onto substitute target

What psychological disorder can repression lead to? and why

Depression as the repressed agression and anger against parents is turned in on the self

What psychological disorder can displacement lead to? and why

Anxiety as the fear of something is projected onto something innocuous.

What are the stages of psychosexual developement

Old Aged Pensioners Love Grapes

O - Oral

A - Anal

P - Phallic

L - Latency

G - Genital