PSYC 2130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Freudian Slip, Intellectualization, Gay Bashing
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The workings of the unconscious mind: defenses and slips: chapter 11, objectives. Discuss defense mechanisms and how they are used to deal with anxiety. Evaluate freud"s contribution to psychology: anxiety. Bad: it can lead to depression; optimistic people are happier and have better mental health. Good: forces us to deal with the cause of anxiety: goal: keep it within bounds: some anxiety is good, but too much or too little is bad, defense mechanisms. Definition: techniques the ego uses to keep certain thoughts and impulses hidden in order to avoid or lessen anxiety. : refusal to acknowledge, or failure to see, a source of anxiety. : banishing the past from present awareness; more complex, farther reaching, and longer lasting than denial. 2: recent research: cognitive dissonance: felt when cognitions and behaviors are inconsistent; people change beliefs to match behaviors unless there is a way to discount or trivialize the behavior.
