Sigmund Freud

Sigmund Freud

About
1. 1856-1939
2. Austrian Neurologist
3. Founder of psychanalytic movement
4. Believed in the unconscious mind and the power it holds
Components of Mind
1. Conscious
  1. top 1/7th
  2. awareness
2. Unconscious
  1. 6/7th
  2. secret wishes, fears, trauma are hidden
3. Pre-Conscious
  1. boundary
  2. coded ideas of our unconscious thoughts slip out but we're protected by the symbolism
Components of Personality
1. Id
  1. unconscious; pleasure principle
2. Ego
  1. keeps balance between Id and Superego
  2. reality principle
3. Superego
  1. moral voice
Defence Mechanisms
1. Coping strategies
2. Repression
  1. block out unwanted/painful memories
3. Denial
  1. don't acknowledge something that happened
4. Projection
  1. put ones own unconscious qualities onto others
Psychosexual Theory
1. Oral Stage (0-1)
2. Anal Stage (2-3)
3. Phallic Stage (3-6)
4. Latent Stage (6-11)
5. Genital Stage (11+)
6. Criticisms
  1. hard to test
  2. some concepts Freud discussed cannot be observed
  3. seen as sexist by some feminists
  4. only observed adults, no kids

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