PSY100H1 Chapter Notes -Anal Stage, Raymond Cattell, Toilet Training
12 Apr 2014
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Think, feel things relatively consistently over time. Psychodynamic & humanistic explains mental process shape personality: same underlying process, individual results differ. Psychodynamic theories freudian theory that unconscious forces, such as wishes and motives, influence behavior. Latency stage libidinal urges suppressed, channeled into work, friendships. Genital stage adolescents & adults; mature sexuality & adulthood attitudes reproduction & society contribution urge. Some fixated at certain stage, b/c excessive parental restriction/indulgence. Oral personalities develop b/c fixated at oral stage; excessively needy, seek pleasure through mouth w/ smoking. Id psychodynamic theory, the component of personality that. Pleasure principle direct ppl to seek pleasure, avoid pain; to is complete submerged in the unconscious and satisfy life instinct. Libido energy that drives pleasure principle: topographical model of mind = proposed structure of the mind, 3 zones of mental awareness. Conscious level people aware of their thoughts. Preconscious level content not currently aware, but could be brought to awareness (ltm) Unconscious level materials cannot easily retrieve.
