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2022-2024 Year 13 A-Level Psychology - The Approaches: The Psychodynamic Approach Part 1
This deck covers key concepts of the psychodynamic approach in psychology, focusing on assumptions, parts of the mind, and components of personality.
Assumption: Behaviour is due to…
Unconscious motives
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Assumption: Behaviour is due to…
Unconscious motives
Assumption: Psychodynamic Approach focuses on which experiences? Give e.g
Past - relationship with parents
Assumption: Childhood conflicts and relationships with parents can create…
Behaviour & Personality
Assumption: Our understanding of ourselves is …
Distorted by defence mechanisms
Assumption: Defence mechanisms…
Distort understanding of ourselves
Assumption: Behaviour & personality is shaped by…
Childhood conflicts & relationships with parents
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Assumption: Behaviour is due to… | Unconscious motives |
Assumption: Psychodynamic Approach focuses on which experiences? Give e.g | Past - relationship with parents |
Assumption: Childhood conflicts and relationships with parents can create… | Behaviour & Personality |
Assumption: Our understanding of ourselves is … | Distorted by defence mechanisms |
Assumption: Defence mechanisms… | Distort understanding of ourselves |
Assumption: Behaviour & personality is shaped by… | Childhood conflicts & relationships with parents |
Assumption: Unconscious motives… | Drive/determine behaviour |
Assumption: True or False - psychodynamic approach focuses on present & future relationships? | False - Focus is on past relationships |
How many parts of the mind are there according to the psychodynamic approach? | 3 |
The unconscious mind contains? | Info we are not consciously aware of |
Info in the unconscious includes… | Repressed memories |
The conscious mind is the | part we are aware of |
The part of the mind we are aware of is? | The conscious |
The preconscious includes… | Thoughts/ideas we only are aware of in dreams |
Thoughts/ideas we are only aware of in dreams is the… | Preconscious |
The unconscious mind is the part… | we are unaware of |
The part of the mind we are unaware of is the … | Unconscious |
Unconscious mind contains… | Biological drives & threatening/disturbing memories |
Biological drives & disturbing memories are stored in the | unconscious |
What does the mind do with threatening/disturbing memories | Represses/locks away in the unconscious |
Name the 3 Parts of Personality | ID/EGO/SUPEREGO |
The ID works on the what principle? | Pleasure |
The EGO works on what principle? | Reality |
The SUPEREGO works on what principle? | Morality |
Which part of personality works on the pleasure principle? | ID |
Which part of personality works on the reality principle? | EGO |
Which part of personality works on the morality principle? | SUPEREGO |
The ID lives in the … | Unconscious part of mind |
When is the ID present from? | Birth |
Which is the only part of personality present at birth? | ID |
What does the ID want? | Immediate Gratification |
Immediate gratification drives which part of personality? | ID |
If the ID is too overpowering, it can lead to? | Selfish personality |
A selfish personality can be explained by? | An overpowering ID |
When does the EGO form? | 18 months - 3 years |