Concluded that conscious thoughts make up small part of mind Most deep thoughts amp urges are pushed into the unconscious part of the mind Inner Conflict Approach Conscious thoughts make up small part of mind ID: 623671
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• Developed the Inner Conflict Approach
• Concluded that conscious thoughts make up small part of mind.
• Most deep thoughts, & urges are pushed into the unconscious part of the mind.Slide3
Inner Conflict Approach
Conscious thoughts make up small part of mind.
Most deep thoughts, & urges are pushed into the subconscious part of the mind.
Mind has
three
basic psychological structuresSlide4
The Id wants things now.
Represents basic drives such as hunger, thirst, sex.
Id wants instant gratification with no concern of rules, laws, etc.
Present at birthSlide5
Develops throughout childhood
Moral principle
Acts as a conscience, & floods the ego with shame & guilt.Slide6
“The ego stands for reason & good sense” Freud
Guided by the
reality principle
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Ego must balance the Id & the Super Ego to provide healthy mental thought.Slide7
Ego
protects itself via Defense Mechanisms
When the inner war gets out of hand, the result is Anxiety
B. Defense Mechanisms
- methods the ego uses to avoid recognizing ideas or emotions that may cause personal anxietySlide8
Removes anxiety causing ideas by pushing them into the unconscious.
Keeps the lid on the kettle
1. RepressionSlide9
Distortion of anxious ideas or thoughts.
The use of self-deception to justify unacceptable behavior or ideas
The transfer of an idea or impulse from a threatening or unsuitable object to a less threatening one.
2. Rationalization
3. DisplacementSlide10
• People see their own faults in other people.
Ex.
Mean people may be unable to see themselves as mean, but they project a mean image on others & perceive their surroundings as dangerous.
• Return to a behavior that is a characteristic of an earlier stage of life.
4. Regression
5. ProjectionSlide11
• Act opposite of their true feelings in order to hide true feelings.
Ex
. Being mean or picking on someone you actually like.
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Refusing to accept the reality of anything bad or upsetting.
Ex
. Smokers may deny the
threat of lung cancer.
6. Denial
7. Reaction FormationSlide12
• Channeling basic impulses into socially
acceptable behavior
Ex. a hostile student may channel their aggressive impulses into football.
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SublimationSlide13
• Striving to make up for unconscious impulses or fears
Ex. Business executive’s extreme competitiveness might be aimed at compensating for unconscious feeling of inferiority.
9. CompensationSlide14
Your ex-spouse, who cheated on you, writes a best-selling nonfiction book arguing that human beings are not naturally monogamous and have an instinctive need for variety.Slide15
Your psychology teacher, who smokes a pack of cigarettes every day, “forgets” to list nicotine on a handout you receive in class that lists addictive substances and drugs of abuse.Slide16
You are in love with your best friend’s new flame. The friendship is an old one and very valuable to you. You tell everybody that your friend’s new love interest is a terrible human being and you don’t understand the attraction at all.Slide17
Your boss yells at you. You come home and yell at your spouse. Your spouse yells at your child. Your child goes out to the yard and yells at the dog.