PSY 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 33: Preconscious, Barnum Effect, Genital Stage
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How to avoid the barnum effect : when a person finds meaning in statements that could apply to many people. Beware of all-purpose descriptions that could apply to anyone. Freud"s stages: oral (birth to 18 months), anal (18 months to three years), phallic (ages three to six), latency stage (age six to puberty), genital stage (puberty on). Psychic determinism: all mental and behavioural reactions (symptoms) are determined by earlier experiences. Unconscious processes can shape behaviour: manifest content thoughts and feelings in awareness, latent content concealed thoughts and memories, psychodynamic. Storehouse of fundamental drives (unconscious, irrational, impulsive) Storehouse of society"s values, standards, and morals. Reality-based aspect of self (referee between id and superego) Defence mechanisms: when the id and superego are in conflict, the ego deals with this tension through the use of defence mechanisms. Methods used by the ego to prevent unconscious anxiety or threatening thoughts from entering consciousness.
