PSYC2242 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Anna Freud, Anna O., Reaction Formation
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Id basic motives/drives wish and desire(no contact with reality) Ego no energy of its own, gets it all from the id. Superego irrational incorporation of societies rules i have to be this way no matter what! Breuke"s assistant he was a physician conservation of energy! Breuer was a physician in vienna anna o. A need gets translated into a wish, which can be expressed directly or altered. Altering your wishes is a defense mechanism. Displacement displacement involves taking out our frustrations, feelings, and impulses on people or objects that are less threatening. Instead of punching someone, punching the wall. Sublimation this is a kind of displacement . If you want to kill people and then become a butcher. Transforming unacceptable drives to more socially acceptable ones. Repression thought is dismissed from unconscious and stored deep in the mind. Plays a role in all defense mechanisms and requires a constant dispense of energy.
