PSYB30H3 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Sundae, Anal Stage, Preconscious
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What is the one goal inherent in primary process thinking: the gratification of desires. It develops not from birth, but only as the ego begins to develop. It is less important, powerful, and interesting than primary process thinking, according to freud. According to freud, what is the essence of mental health: to love and to work. Freud"s idea of ______can compress several ideas into one; for example, an image of a woman might consolidate a complex set of memories, thoughts, and emotions: condensation. Freud believed that two motives are fundamental to personality: the first is often called ___________, which impels toward life; the other is called ____________ and impels toward death: libido; thanatos. In psychoanalytic terms, you are experiencing: psychic conflict. A key assumption of psychoanalysis is that the brain has an internal structure made of parts that can function _______ and, at times, ______ each other.
