PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Primitive Reflexes, Psychosexual Development, Genital Stage
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Began treating patient who had problems (e. g. women who developed paralysis or. Intincts: basic building blocks freud made a distinction between 2 types of instincts: deafness which had no underlying physical cause) On the basis of these patients he encountered, he came up with a theory of personality: life instincts . People born with aggressive and destructive tendencies. Nothing we can do about that but try to keep these instincts in control. Unconscious and has no contact with reality . Irrational and amoral (has no morals) . Seeks self-indulgence and strives for immediate gratification . Can reduce tension (instinctual energy) in 2 ways: . 1)reflex activity (e. g. sucking reflex in infants: primary-process thinking (fantasizing) Helps the id gain real, rather than imaginary, satisfaction. Uses secondary process thinking (real thinking) (conscious, in touch with reality) Moralistic (preoccupied with what s right and wrong) Erogenous zone (ez): zones that need pleasure-producing stimulation to reduce tension. Oral stage (birth to 15 months) .