PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Rorschach Test, Big Five Personality Traits, Libido

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A freudian theory of personality that unconscious forces influence behaviour. Freud referred to psychic forces as instincts; multiple forces can be in conflict, and freud viewed such conflict as the essential cause of mental illness. Freud believed that most of the conflict between psychological forces occurs below the level of conscious awareness. At the conscious level, people are aware of their thoughts. The preconscious level consists of content that is not currently in awareness but that could be brought to awareness. The unconscious level contains material that the mind cannot easily retrieve, but sometimes, information can leak into consciousness like during freudian slips (person accidentally reveals a hidden motive) Early childhood experiences have major impact on the development of personality. Children go through developmental stages (psychosexual stages) corresponding to their pursuit of satisfaction of libidinal urges. The oral stage lasts from birth to 18 months; pleasure is sought through the mouth.

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