PSY BEH 11C Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Stationary Bicycle, Freudian Slip, Strom Thurmond
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Although some theoretically meaning person x situation interactions do occur, they are not necessarily easily predictable. Syphilis was a huge problem, no treatment (prostitution was a growing industry) Oscar wilde (imprisoned): brothels were full of men(?) Philosophy: words and deeds are manifestions of unconscious motivations. Energy not created or destroyed; only change form. Hysteria: bizarre behavior & symptoms like glove hysteria (paralysis of hands (wrist up)) Emotional conflict desires (often sexual) vs. guilt about desires. Doesn"t see the difference between the world and its reactions to the world. Iceberg diagram: what you see of people is just the tip of the iceberg , hidden personality. Anxiety arises out of conflict between the id, ego, and superego. Fear of being overwhelmed by unacceptable id impulses (ego vs. id) Unconscious; we don"t know we are using them. Battling to keep a memory or wish from becoming conscious. Is a component of almost every other defense mechanism.