PSYC 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Penis Envy, Phallic Stage, Mind
10 Mar 2019
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Which part of the mind contains the most mental content and energy: unconscious. What is the purpose of defense mechanisms: to reduce anxiety. What is the purpose of psychoanalysis: to make unconscious material conscious. According to freud, how does the super ego develop: phallic stage: identify with same-sex parent. True or false: most contemporary psychologists believe in unconscious mental processing: true. What are some things that increase the likelihood of false memories: therapy: suggestive techniques, use of drugs, hypnosis. Motivated unconscious (subliminal) priming: lexical, behavioural, in advertising. Broadly re freud"s view of women: e. g. , phallic stage: penis envy vs. social power. Importance of culture re what is acceptable: women & unconscious fear of success, gender vs. sex. More focus on ego (vs. id), identity. Like erikson, focus on social vs. sexual. Ideas of others are internalized: this is partly unconscious, e. g. , nurturing vs. neglectful mothers. Strange situation task (and q-naires: secure attachment, avoidant attachment, anxious/ambivalent attachment.
