Psych Campbell Chapter 10

In Freud's view, ____ is the boy's intense desire to replace his father and enjoy the affections of his mother

oedipus complex

According to Freud, the ____ is your conscience, or internal judge of your behavior

superego

According to Freud, the ____ represents the moral system of our personality because it consists of our conscience and ego idal

superego

according to Freud, the ego ____

must balance the needs of the id, superego, and reality.

Which of the following defense mechanism involves directing unacceptable impulses at a less threatening target?

displacement

According to Freud, the ____ operates according to the pleasure principle, whereas the ____ operates on the reality principle

id, ego

Six-month-old Ian loves to suck on anything he can get his hands on. The fact that Ian receives pleasure and comfort by exploring the world with his mouth suggests that he is in the ___ stage of psychosexual development

oral

_____ is a defense mechanism that involves pushing threatening impulses out of conscious awareness.

repression

the most powerful and pervasive defense mechanism is ____

repression

Freud considered _____ to be the primary motivating force of human behavior

the unconscious