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Psychodynamic Perspective
is the theoretical orientation that emphasizes unconscious determinants of behavior. TERM 2
Psychodynamics
DEFINITION 2 Freud coined this term it's used to describe the process of interaction among the personality structures that lie beneath the surface of observable behavior TERM 3
id
DEFINITION 3 is the structure of personality that contains sexual and aggressive instincts , what Freud called "Seething cauldron" inaccessible to conscious awareness, this lies entirely in the unconscious layer of the mind. TERM 4
Primary Process
Thinking
DEFINITION 4 to describe the id's loosely associated idiosyncratic and distorted cognitive representation of the world. In this the thoughts, feelings, and desires related to sexual and aggressive instincts are represented symbolically with visual images that don't necessarily fit together in a rational logical way. Is best illustrated in dreams TERM 5
pleasure principle
DEFINITION 5 a motivating force oriented toward the immediate and total gratification of sensual needs and desires. Pleasure can be obtained only when tension of an unmet drive is reduced. The way the id attempts to achieve pleasure is not necessarily thru the actual gratification of a need with tangible rewards ..but instead thru wish fulfillment , id conjures up an image of whatever will satisfy the needs of that moment.
Ego
Center of conscious awareness in personality is this. Functions to give the individual the mental powers of judgment, memory, perception, and decision making which enables a person to adapt to the realities of the external world. TERM 7
reality principle
DEFINITION 7 Ego is governed by this, a motivational force that leads the person to confront the constraints of the external world TERM 8
secondary process thinking
DEFINITION 8 Contract to the id's illogical primary process thinking the ego functions are characterized by this which is involved in logical and rational problem solving TERM 9
libido
DEFINITION 9 All ego's energy is derived from the energy of the id, a pressure for gratification that freud called this. The ego performs the functions that allow the ids desires to be gratified in reality and not just in fantasy. TERM 10
Superego
DEFINITION 10 "over" the ego which controls the ego's pursuit of the ids desires, Freud believed that without a superego people would pursue for pleasure & the taboo, or anything socially unacceptable such as rape, murder and incest. Known as our conscience
Oral aggressive
pleasure is derived from gumming and biting anything the infant can get into the mouth.Regression to or fixation at the oral passive phase results in excessive reliance on oral sources of gratification in adulthood -- nail biting, cigs, and overeating
