PSY 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: The Conscious Mind, Subconscious, Sigmund Freud
20 May 2018
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Psychology 101 Notes
Psychologists: Study human behavior (different kinds) Appeals to the thinking brain.
Psychiatrists: Have a medical degree, study human behavior but also look at the biology of the
person. Can prescribe medication. Appeals to the structural brain.
Mental illness: Biological problem, structural problem, brain chemistry
Mental Disorder: Trigger for the pain is environmental
Schizophrenia is a form of psychosis
Brain has ventricles filled with fluids, when people haves schizophrenia the ventricles swell
putting pressure on surrounding brain tissue causing hallucinations.
Number group that suffers most from depression: Specifically males 50 and older
Anxiety is the number one diagnosed group in the united states. Depression is number two.
Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalysis is his theory
Psychoanalysis: People are affected and motivated by things that are in the unconscious mind.
Ex. Repressed memories
People with repressed memories are more susceptible to depression
Psychoanalysis theory: Three levels of the mind. The conscious mind(what a person is aware
of), Subconscious mind (houses memories that a person can access), Unconscious mind
(information that is really difficult to access)
When you are awake you are in your conscious mind. Dreams are made up of subconscious
material and unconscious material.
Conscious mind is where the ego is found
The superego is part of the subconscious mind
The ID is part of the unconscious mind
Ego: The Internal dialog- mediator of the personality- Tries to create balance between the
superego and the ID
Superego: The “Parent of the Personality” Houses Lessons (Morals, Rules, Right/Wrong)
ID: Animalistic part of our personality “Child in the personality”
If the Superego takes control- PTSD and depression. Person constantly thinks of what they
should have done in situations. Perfectionism. OCD. Think that nothing's good enough and can’t
relax.
If the ID takes control: More violence. A person may become more impulsive and it may lead to
depression.
Cognitive Theory: Expectations are too high. The person needs to work on Expectations,
perceptions, belief systems and thoughts (One of the most successful therapy approaches)
Don’t tell a depressed/ anxious person that their expectations are too high because it
may lead them to believe that it is their fault that they are depressed. Instead ask them
how they have been let down and challenge their belief system.
A-B-C
A= Activating Event
B= Belief System
C= Consequence (Emotional)
The hardest kind of death for people to cope with is an unexpected one.
Structuralism: Theory that is concerned with the structure of the brain
Functionalism: Theory that is concerned with the function of the brain
Both structuralism and functionalism deal with the consciousness of the brain
Humanism: Everyone is good and everyone wants to do good things.
Abraham Maslow- Humanistic Psychologist
* Conditions of Worth (Bad in this theory): Feeling that they are only worthy of love
under certain circumstances.
*Unconditional Positive Regard (Good in this theory): Feels good regardless of
circumstances.
Document Summary
Psychologists: study human behavior (different kinds) appeals to the thinking brain. Psychiatrists: have a medical degree, study human behavior but also look at the biology of the person. Mental illness: biological problem, structural problem, brain chemistry. Mental disorder: trigger for the pain is environmental. Brain has ventricles filled with fluids, when people haves schizophrenia the ventricles swell putting pressure on surrounding brain tissue causing hallucinations. Number group that suffers most from depression: specifically males 50 and older. Anxiety is the number one diagnosed group in the united states. Psychoanalysis: people are affected and motivated by things that are in the unconscious mind. People with repressed memories are more susceptible to depression. The conscious mind(what a person is aware of), subconscious mind (houses memories that a person can access), unconscious mind (information that is really difficult to access) When you are awake you are in your conscious mind. Dreams are made up of subconscious material and unconscious material.
