Psychology Final Exam Review

2. What does Psychoanalytic theory emphasize?

psychological unconscious sexual conflict.

1. Define Personality

the distinct patterns of behavior, thoughts, and feelings that distinguish people from one another

3. What is conscious, preconscious and unconscious?

The preconscious mind contains ideas that are out of awareness but can be made conscious by focusing on them. The unconscious mind contains primitive instincts such as sex and aggression

5. What are the Id, Ego, and Superego?

Id- the psychic structure present at birth, that represents physiological drives and is fully unconscious. Ego- the second psychic structure to develop, characterized by self-awareness, planning, and delay of gratification, superego- the third psychic structure, which functions as a moral guardian and sets forth high standards for behavior.

4. What is repression?

Is defined as the automatic ejection of anxiety-evoking ideas from awareness