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Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Theory (Part 2)
Conflict, repression, and unconscious motivation
Psychoanalysis – the study of personality from the viewpoint of conflict
Ego tries desperately to cope with conflict and the anxiety it generates
Does this primarily through repression Fixation can occur and manifest as
symbolic behavior
Ego Defense Mechanisms
Projection Seeing error in others, but not recognizing it in oneself
Rationalization Concocting plausible but false explanations for events and actions
Reaction Formation
Taking a stance opposing one’s deeper feelings
Displacement Directing an emotional response onto something or someone other than its appropriate target
Sublimation Engaging in a socially acceptable behavior as an indirect expression of socially unacceptable impulses
Psychosexual stages of development
Oral stage (birth – 2 years) Anal stage (2 – 4 years) Phallic stage (4 – 6 years)
Oedipus complex Latency stage (6 years – onset of
puberty) Genital stage (puberty – adulthood)
Adjustment Problems Based on Fixations at Psychosexual Stages
Oral Stage (birth to 2 years)
Sarcasm, argumentativeness, greediness, acquisitiveness, over-dependency
Anal Stage (2-4 years) Emotional outbursts such as rages and temper tantrums; compulsive orderliness and overly controlled behavior
Phallic Stage (4-6 years)
Sexual deviance; Problems with gender identification
Genital Stage (puberty to adulthood)
Narcissism or extreme self-love
Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages
Developmental Phase
Psychosocial Stage
Related Adjustment Problems
Infancy Trust vs. Mistrust Mistrust of others
Early Childhood (ages 1-3)
Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt
Doubt in oneself and mistrust in environment
Play Age (ages 3-5)
Initiative vs. Guilt Overdeveloped conscience which prevents independent action; excessive guilt
School Age (ages 5-10)
Industry vs. Inferiority
Doubt in one’s ability to perform adequately for society; feelings of inferiority and inadequacy
Adolescence Identity vs. Identity diffusion
Doubt in one’s sexual, ethnic, and/or occupational identity