Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Unconscious Mind, Psychosexual Development, Anal Stage

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Personality: situations individual differences that are stable over time and consistent across. Psychodynamic: oldest perspective by feud, hysteria possible. Probing the unconscious, he could make the unconscious conscious and cure his patients. Eros produces psychic energy or libido that must be released operates according to pleasure principle: wants immediate gratification of needs; irrational, no contact with reality. Engages in primary process thinking: no distinction between fantasies and reality; can use fantasies to satisfies needs. Moral component of person; embodies ideas of right and wrong influenced by sociality conscious and unconscious (ego); irrational (id, developed when young does and don"ts; guilt feeling = associated with don"ts) 3 structures interact with each other, negotiating how libidinal energy will be used. Ego has toughest job: controls id, and satisfies superego. 5 stages of psychosexual development and focus of libidinal energy: oral stage (0-1y): mouth; sucking, biting. No; narrowed down using factor: how many traits are there.