PSYCH 290 Study Guide - Oral Stage, Toilet Training, Statistical Hypothesis Testing
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Learning objectives: discuss freud"s analogy that the human mind is like a hydraulic system operating by internal pressure, discuss freud"s conception of instinct and the role instincts play in human nature and human personality. What are the key findings generated by this research, and what do they reveal about the status of freud"s thinking: discuss each of the three components of human personality, as presented by freud: id, ego, and superego. Include a review of the development and function of each of these parts of personality: review the role of anxiety in psychoanalytic theory. Be familiar with the following defense mechanisms: repression, denial, displacement, rationalization, reaction formation, projection, and sublimation: discuss empirical work on repression. What can be concluded from this research, and how does this research inform freud"s original presentation of repression: review freud"s five-stage theory of psychosexual development. Discuss the key challenges and conflicts that occur at each stage: review the key components of psychoanalytic therapy.
