(Lecture Notes) Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalysis Theory

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Flashcards covering key vocabulary and concepts from Sigmund Freud's Psychoanalysis Theory lecture notes, focusing on childhood influence, unconscious drives, repression, internal conflict, and the role of dreams.

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Psychoanalysis Theory

Sigmund Freud's theory emphasizing that early childhood experiences, unconscious drives, internal conflicts, and repression strongly influence adult personality and behavior.

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Psychological Pressure Point

A situation, often rooted in childhood, that reveals underlying psychological issues and can shape adult emotional life.

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Fixation

Occurs when a person 'gets stuck' at a particular psychosexual stage because their needs were either overindulged or frustrated during that stage, affecting adult personality.

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Unconscious Drives

Hidden psychological forces that Freud believed are the primary motivators of human behavior, often in conflict with societal norms.

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Repression

A defense mechanism where unacceptable thoughts or memories are pushed into the unconscious, still influencing behavior in distorted ways (e.g., phobias, compulsions, slips).

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Intrapsychic Conflict

The internal struggle between the id (wants), ego (realistic), and superego (should do), which Freud considered central to human experience and a root of psychological distress.

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Id

According to Freud, the part of the personality driven by instinctual desires and what a person 'wants'.

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Ego

According to Freud, the part of the personality that deals with reality and mediates between the id and superego, determining what is 'realistic'.

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Superego

According to Freud, the part of the personality that represents internalized societal norms and moral standards, dictating what a person 'should do'.

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Royal Road to the Unconscious

Freud's term for dreams, which he saw as a way to access the unconscious mind and interpret repressed desires and fears.

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Manifest Content (Dreams)

What a dream literally appears to be on the surface.

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Latent Content (Dreams)

The hidden, symbolic meaning of a dream, representing repressed desires and unresolved conflicts.