PSYC 2000 : Exam 4 Study Guide Complete
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Exam 4 study guide (part 1 of 3) How do they interact: id- unconscious drives. :if it feels good, do it. think about infants. Ex) the devil on your shoulder: ego- deals with the demands of reality. Tries to bring the individual pleasure within the norms of society. If it feels good, do it, but only if you can get away with it. ex) the actual person in the middle: superego- the moral center of personality. What happens at each stage: oral stage- occurs from birth to about 1. 5 years. Conflict: weaning- when you have to stop the baby from breast-feeding. Oral fixation when weaned too early or too late: causes overeating, drinking too much, chain smoke, talking too much, biting nails, gum chewing: anal stage- erogenous zone=anus. Fixation: if child refused to use toilet and instead defecated where they wanted later in life they might grow up to be messy.
