Personality Psychology- Psychodynamic Freud

Question	Answer
Psychosexual stages	5 stages
1. Oral	Mouth o-18 moths Eg. biting, chewing
2. Anal	Bowel/ bladder 18-36 months E.g toilet training
3. Phalic	Genitals 3-6 years E.g marry mum
4. Latency	Sexuality is dominant 6- puberty
5. Genital	Sexual feelings towards others Puberty +
Structure of personality	Internal conflict between self-satisfaction of id and moral expectations of super ego, are mediated by ego
1. id (Pleasure)	Instinctive and impulsive Eg. huger, thirst, sleep
2. Ego (Reality)	Realistic and sensible Eg. Needs for id are satisfied but in a sensible way
3. Super Ego (moral)	Our "conscious" Eg. blocks the urges of id
Organisation of the mind	Iceberg theory "The mind is like an iceberg, mostly hidden"
1. Conscious (Surface of the iceberg)	Thinking and remembering feelings you are currently aware of
2. Perconscious (Just below the surface)	Accessible information at the "back of the mind"
3. Unconscious (Iceberg below)	Storage for information that is not acceptable Eg. Traumatic experiences

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	Created by Jenna Ricciardi over 8 years ago