PSYA01H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cognitive Dissonance
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Psychodynamic: is a term used to describe the notion that the mind is in a state of conflict with instincts, reason and conscience. All human behaviour is motivated by instinctual drives and supply psychic energy when activated. If something prevents the psychic energy, psychological disturbances will result. Instinctual drives are triggered by events in a person"s life. Traumatic events may harm the desired state of psychic energy equilibrium. Unconscious emotion still exerts control over conscious thoughts and actions. The mind represses the memories of traumatic events from being consciously discovered. The conscious mind hides the larger/more important part of the mind; the unconscious mind. Structure of the mind: id, ego, and superego. The consists of unconscious, preconscious and conscious elements. Unconscious: mental events we aren"t aware of (id) Preconscious: mental events that may become conscious through effort. Id: unconscious reservoir of libido (insistent, instinctual force that"s unresponsive to the demands of reality; primary source of motivation)
