Chapter 2 PSYCH PSYCHOANALYTIC AND INTRAPERSONAL THEORY

Theories and Therapies

psychosexual theory sigmund freud

theory of personality structure, levels of awareness, role of defense mechanisms, and stages of psychosexual development

name freuds levels of awareness

conscious, preconscious, unconscious

name freuds theory 3 components

mind, personality structure, and psychosexual stages

conscious level of awareness is

contains all material a person is aware of at any time (our operational computer)

preconscious level of awareness is

contains all material that can be retrieved rather easily through conscious effort (also called subconscious)

unconscious level of awareness is

includes all represented memories, passion, and unacceptable urges lying deep below the surface (things we forgot)

name the 3 components of personality structure (freud)

ID, EGO, SUPEREGO

our ID personality structure is

unconscious and impulsive, reflexes at birth, seeks immediate gratification

our EGO personality structure is

executive brain, after 1 year old develops and is our problem solver, reality tester, aims to satisfy the id's desires realistically and appropriately within societal constraints. 

the ego resides in?

the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious levels of awareness

the ego is able to differentiate?

subjective experiences, memory images, and objective reality

our superego in personality structure is

develops 3 to 5 and represents moral component of personality, develops from positive feedback

the superego consists of

the conscience (all the “should nots” internalized from parents and society)

what happens when the ID is more successful than the superego?

experience melancholia (depression) or anxiety

psychosexual stages names?

oral and anal

oral psychosexual stage age?

0 to 1 yr old

oral psychosexual stage examples

mouth sucking, biting, chewing, eating too much or too little, biting nails, fetal position sleep

anal psychosexual stage example

expulsion and retention of feces, control over impulses, people will be cruel and obsessive

anal and oral psychosexual stages can be an example of a type of?

regression

defense mechanisms and anxiety are?

to ward off anxiety by preventing conscious awareness of threatening feelings

2 common features of defense mechanisms

they all (except suppression) operate on an unconscious level, they deny, falsify, or distort reality to make is less threatening

repression defense mechanism is?

to protect the ego taking a traumatic event and erase it from your mind, and the bad memory will be stored in the unconscious mind

freud alleged that mental illness is due to?

repressing traumatic events and not dealing with them head on

denial defense mechanism is

falsifying, distorting reality to make it less threatening

rationalization defense mechanism is

justified failure

projection defense mechanism

projecting feelings on someone because of the way you think they feel about you

displacement defense mechanism is

UNCONSCIOUSLY taking your anger from somebody in power and putting it on someone without power, and is a way to channel your anger in a way thats acceptable

sublimation defense mechanism is

CONSCIOUS and is when you put your anger from a socially unacceptable form to an acceptable form

rejection formation

unconscious showing the opposite of what you feel

intellectualization defense mechanism is

putting a scientific spin on bad news (type of denial)

classical psychoanalysis is

rarely used today and expensive

classical psychoanalysis do not believe mental illness is caused by what?

the brain, don’t believe in mental illness

transference

unconscious feelings a patient has toward a healthcare provider originally felt in childhood or for a significant other

countertransference

unconscious feelings that the healthcare worker has toward the patient

psychodynamic therapy is

a type of talking therapy that helps people understand their unconscious thoughts, feelings, and past experiences

catharsis memory

retrieving information from unconscious mind through therapy

interpersonal theory created by?

harry stack sullivan

sullivan developed a model for?

understanding psychiatric alterations that focused on interpersonal problems

interpersonal theory is

purpose of all behavior is to get needs met through interpersonal interactions and to reduce or avoid anxiety, humans need interaction

security operation in interpersonal theory is

measures an individual uses to reduce anxiety and enhance security

self systems in interpersonal theory

all of the security operations an individual uses to defend against anxiety and ensure self esteem

interpersonal therapy is

short term therapy where psychiatric disorder are influenced by interpersonal interactions and social interactions

interpersonal therapy most effective in patients with

grief and loss, interpersonal disputes, role transition

sullivans interpersonal theory was the foundation for?

Hildegard Peplaus interpersonal theory of NURSING

implications of interpersonal theory to nursing describes the nurse as?

both participant and observer

peplaus art of nursing is to

provide care, compassions, and advocacy to enhance comfort and wellbeing