WeX Psychosexual/psychoanalytical Psychology

Displacement

________- repressing "sexual or aggressive "impulses toward a person or thing and shifting those urges to a less threatening thing that is more acceptable.

Oedipus Electra

Unresolved ________ complex can make someone extremely competitive, vain, sexually anxious, jealous.

Regression

________- a form of coping that is similar to an infant.

Denial

________- tricking your brain into thinking something is not true to protect yourself from pain.

Projection

________- accuse others of having the same "negative "impulses that you have.

Sublimation

________- converting negative energies into positive or useful ones.

Reaction Formation

________- feels guilty for a desire that is unacceptable so they act the opposite to lighten the amount of guilt.

Sublimation

converting negative energies into positive or useful ones

Repression

forgets memories that cause psychological pain or trauma

Regression

a form of coping that is similar to an infant

Denial

tricking your brain into thinking something is not true to protect yourself from pain

Projection

accuse others of having the same "negative" impulses that you have

Displacement

repressing "sexual or aggressive" impulses toward a person or thing and shifting those urges to a less threatening thing that is more acceptable

Reaction Formation

feels guilty for a desire that is unacceptable so they act the opposite to lighten the amount of guilt

Rationalization

when someone justifies their actions

Fixation

never resolves or achieves the "focus"

Focus

Autonomy

Focus

Control

Focus

Relationships

**men

castration complex

Focus

gender identity and the development of the superego

Focus

competency

Weak ego/dominant superego

Obeys authority and suppressed desires  so falls into defense mechanisms

Oral Focus

Autonomy

Oral agressive

dominate personality (too early)

Oral passive

dependent personality (too late)

Anal Focus

control

Anal retentive

stubborn personality (too harsh)

Anal expulsive

flighty personality (too lax)

Phallic Focus

Relationships

Phallic Fixation

competitive personality

Unresolved Oedipus/Electra Complex

castration complex, penis envy

Latency/NA focus

gender identity, superego development

Genital Focus

competency

Genital Fixation

ego/superego relationship

Weak ego/dominant superego

follows defense mechanisms

Weak ego/weak superego

follows id