Approaches- psychodynamic approach

Castration anxiety

an unconscious fear of castration that results from a boy's struggle to deal with his love for his mother

Defence mechanism

Methods used by the ego to reduce stress and anxiety

Denial

Failure to admit or recognise a source of conflict

Displacement

Transferring undesirable impulses from one person or object to another

Ego

Tries to find a balance between the id and superego

Electra complex

A girls unconscious desire for the father

Fixation

Having a portion of the libido being permanently stuck at a particular psychosexual stage

Oepedius complex

A boys unconscious desire for the mother

Penis envy

Desire to possess male genitals

Preconcious

Stored memories that can be easily recalled

Psychosexual stages

Psychodynamic stages of personality development

Repression

Pushing bad experiences/memories into the unconscious

Superego

Contains the values and morals of society as well as a persons concious

Unconscious

Thoughts and feelings which are inaccessible