PSYCH 162N Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dreamwork, Psychoanalysis, Unconscious Mind
8 Jun 2016
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Supporting work identify and encourage defenses that lead to adaptive functioning while suggesting alternatives to problematic defenses. Trust is basic component of therapeutic alliance takes months to develop. According to freud, 3 structures of personality: id, ego, superego. Id only component present in life since birth. Reality principle weighs costs and benefits before taking action. Seeks to avoid pain and finds pleasure in realistic manner. Internalized moral standards acquired from parents and society. Unconscious mind repeats patterns learned in earliest points of life. Intrapsychic conflict 2 opposing unconscious fantasies collide. Ego employs defense mechanism to reduce feelings of anxiety. Defense unconscious and automatic mechanism that individuals use to shield themselves from thoughts and feelings that might otherwise overwhelm them or cause them to feel intolerable levels of anxiety. Use to protect from feelings of anxiety and guilt. Goal of therapist help patient uncover unconscious defense mechanisms and help patient find healthier ways of coping with anxiety/stress.
