Humanities (psych terms)

The unconscious

the hidden part of the mind

Id

the libido & psychosexual desire that seeks pleasure and energy

ego (reality principle)

regulates passions; mediates between our inner selves and the outer world

Superego (morality principle)

provides the sense of moral and ethical wrongdoing

Oral stage (what action)

sucking

anal stage

the need for elimination; gained knowledge of erogenous zone

phallic stage

the discovery of genital stimulation pleasure

oedipus concept

a desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy toward the same-sex parent

electra concept

a desire for the father and rivalry with her mother, who is a competitor for the father's affection

condensation

multiple desires of the psyche that is shown in a dream

displacement

moving one’s feelings for a person to an object related to it

personal conscious

a state of awareness of the present moment

personal un-conscious

after the present moment, the conscious becomes the unique personal unconscious

collective unconscious

experiences and images of the human race; inherited knowledge

archetype

a figure that repeats itself through history during creative fantasy 

the shadow

a dark side of ourselves we don’t like and prefer not to confront

the anima

the life force that causes one to act

the persona

the image we project to others, a mask

individuation

discovering different parts of ourselves to become a well-balanced adult

give some examples of archetypal characters (H.O.S.T)

hero, outcast, scapegoat, trickster