freud, jung, projective tests, sleep and dreams

Id (short)

pleasure principal

Id (long)

biological impulses and drives

Ego (short)

reality principal

Ego (long)

the self, compromise between Id and Superego

Superego (short)

perfection principal

Superego (long)

how we should think and act according to society

Freudian slip

everything we say or do has meaning

free association

speaking unfiltered, unconscious will eventually seep out

dream analysis

free and ideas can roam, symbolism in the unconscious mind

oral stage (time)

birth - 18 months

oral stage focus

getting pleasure via the mouth (sucking, eating, exploring)

oral stage fixation (too much)

create an overdependence on the mouth for pleasure (overeating, drinking)

oral fixation (too little)

use oral to hurt others (verbally abuse)

anal stage (years)

18 months - 3 years

anal stage focus

getting pleasure through control of bodily functions

anal stage fixations (too much)

can become overgenerous (bathroom humor)

anal stage fixations (too little)

can become rigid

phallic stage (years)

3-6 years

phallic stage focus

finding pleasure via ones own genitals

phallic stage fixations

failure to successfully master this stage can cause identity issues

latency stage years

6-12 years

latency stage focus

repression of sexual desires

latency stage fixations

none, all issues from childhood are repressed

genital stage years

puberty-adulthood

genital stage focus

finding pleasure via partners genitals

genital stage fixations

jealously, insecurity, dependency

repression

banishes anxiety arousing feelings or memories

regression

revert back to childhood stage for comfort

reaction formation

unacceptable feelings turned into opposite

projection

attributing impulses to others

rationalization

rationalizing your actions

displacement

shifts aggression to a safer outlet

denial

denying

analytical psychology

processing of identifying, accepting, and appreciating all parts of ones personality

ego

ones conscious sense of self

personal unconscious

personal temporarily forgotten or repressed thoughts and memories

complex

surpassed thoughts or feelings that create an emotionally charged theme

collective unconscious

part of unconscious mind that holds all shared knowledge of all human experience

archetype

symbols found in the collective unconscious (hero, villain)

persona

psychological mask

the shadow

dark side of persona

animus

masculine, dominant in males, unconscious in female

anima

feminine, dominant in females, unconscious in males

why we sleep

protective and restorative

functions that sleep provides

memory making, problem solving, growth

non-REM sleep

non-rapid eye movement, brain is active but is idle, provides partial thoughts, time when BODY rests

REM sleep

rapid eye movement, essential part of sleep, vivid dreams

REM paralysis

protecting body from acting out dream

wish fulfillment theory

express unacceptable feelings thought and impulses

information processing theory

sort and store essential info, inportant info into memory, brain continue working

physiological function theory

keep brain pathways strong

activation-synthesis theory

brain creates story out of random memories or images