PSYCO347 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3.1: Reaction Formation

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO347
• Professor: Nancy Galambos

Document Summary

For freud, the unconscious struggle was rooted in three basic needs: the desire to satisfy our basic urges the need to adhere to society"s laws and rules the goal of living with one"s own personal moral code. Freud said the conscious (our awareness) is the smallest part compared to the preconscious (things we remember only once someone says a memory or gives a clue and unconscious (parts that are hidden and rooted deep inside of us). The id pleasure principle: the one devoted to satisfying our most primal instincts and urges. The ego reality principle: is concerned with satisfying the id in a way that is realistic according to the laws or rules of society. Repression: unknowingly hiding an unpleasant thought or feeling in the unconscious. Example: forgetting about an important exam that you aren"t prepared for. Regression: reverting back to an immature behaviour from an earlier stage of.