The theory of the human psyche according to sigmund freud
anal
15 months to 3 years source of pleasure becomes releasing or retaining of feces
phallic stage
3 years to 5 years, experiences sensual pleasure through handling genitals
latency stage
5 years to puberty, interests turn away from sensuality and child urges lie dormant
what is the source for libido
Id
problems within these stages causes what
anxiety within ego that dealt by defense mechanisms
genital stage
begins onset of puberty, true sexual maturation, and sexual activity
oral stage
birth to 15 months, where the mouth becomes the primary means of gratification for the child
during the phallic there is the electra and oedipal complex what is this
child falls in love with opposite sex parent
what are the three levels of consciousness
conscious, preconscious, and unconscious
what thoughts occur in the unconscious level
fears, violent motives, immoral urges, selfish needs, unacceptable sexual desires, shameful experiences
which are you born with
id
what are the three parts to the human psyche
id, superego, and ego
what thoughts occur in the preconscious level
memories and stored knowledge
super ego
moral part of mind that stores parental and societal values and enforces rules
Libido
psychic-sexual energy
Ego
rational part of mind, has reality principle; compromise and negotiates between id and superego
Freudian slips
repression is often indication by these slips of the tongue
most important defense mechanism
repression: blocking of unacceptable desires or memories from awareness
Id
ruled by pleasure principle and its our unacceptable desires (baby) its in the irrational and emotional part of mind
which do you learn
superego
what thoughts occur in the conscious level
thoughts and perceptions
defense mechanisms
unconscious reactions that automatically reduce the level of anxiety
fixation
when a person becomes emotionally fixed at one stage and symbolically continues to act out wishes that were overly inhibited
