Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 42: University Of Manchester, Nocturnal Enuresis, Rorschach Test

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Model of mind, defense mechanisms, tapping the unconscious. Scan: p. 532 - 538; 600 - 609. Questions: how does an individual deal with extreme anxiety, what are defense mechanisms, how can you get information about the unconscious mind, unavoidable or unpredictable stress. Superego - mortality: at first, the ego only has to worry about external reality, over time, super ego is making demands as well. Freud says you are always in a state of anxiety. If threat is in real world, flee and avoid: rational move by ego. For id, thinking and doing are the same: ego must control the thought, devote some mental energy to keep though (memories, feelings, etc. ) out of awareness, ego uses repression as defense mechanisms. Find a way to keep thoughts out of consciousness - repression is difficult and can"t be done all the time.