PSYC 2130 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Overdetermination, Face Validity, Oedipus Complex
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Freud under analysis one question from film on test. Freud principle of overdetermination, principle of psychic determinism, characteristics of. Funder"s suggestion regarding the problem of personality measurement. *psychology theme of phallic stage is what it means to male or female: electro complex: female version. More complicated and much less clear than oedipus complex. Girl loves mom, she realizes that she and her mom do not have phallus, starts to blame mom for this castration becomes erotic in nature. Freud considered penis envy to be the female counterpart to castration anxiety. Phallus symbolizes power, therefore girl feels like lacks power. Intimacy vs. isolation: as young adults, we are motivated to merge our identities with another person. If there is no personal growth, then there is this quality known as stagnation. Integrity vs. despair (late adulthood: failure to resolve all the previous crises is referred to as despair , selflessness, bitterness, people feel incomplete.