Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Observational Learning, Thematic Apperception Test, Extraversion And Introversion

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

Document Summary

A darker side to human behavior, inaccessible to us. Basic drives and emotions reside in the unconscious. Generated by instinctive drives, and this energy powers the mind and presses for either direct or indirect release: pleasure principle is the drive for instant need gratification. Primitive and unconscious part of personality that contains instincts. Strives to balance the demands of id. When it can"t, results in anxiety which also must be dealt with. Executive of the personality: partly conscious and mediates along impulses of id and prohibitions of the superego and the dictates of reality. Internalizes standards and values of society and serves as your. Unconscious processes by which ego prevents expression of anxiety arousing impulses or disguises them. Repression: keeps anxiety arousing material in unconscious, ego will use some energy to prevent repressed thoughts and wishes from slipping into conscious mind. Sublimation: channeling of unacceptable impulses into social acceptable behaviors.