PSY 0160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Tabula Rasa, Intellectualization, Weaning
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What just happened or is happening or will happen in this scenario (picture) No way to tell if these tests are measuring what they say they measure. Reliability is questionable interpretation of responses may change based on person. Present at birth: represents all of our drive. Primary process thinking: no logic, no conscious thought, non-moral, seeks gratification through action to increase pleasure and minimize pain. Secondary process thinking (logic: problem solving strategies. Grows stronger as we go through life. Superego: internalized detail (how we are expected to behave) Internal representation of external social morals and rules. Anxiety comes from the ego constantly trying to maintain the balance between id and superego. Denial: refuse to believe or acknowledge something upsetting. Repression: put the issue outside of your awareness: conscious repression = suppression. Projection: project our feelings onto someone else. Rationalization: reinterpret our behavior to make it seem more acceptable, modify stories to alter the appearance of our motivations.
