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WorksheetsPsychodynamic Theories of Personality
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 6mins
Match these definitions to the right keywords
1.Thoughts that we're aware of
2.Thoughts we can become aware of
3.Wishes and desires that we cannot access directly but influence our behaviour
1.Preconscious mind, 2.Conscious mind, 3.Unconscious mind
1.Conscious mind, 2. Preconscious mind, 3. unconscious mind
1.Unconscious mind, 2.Preconscious mind, 3.Conscious mind
Which one is the ID?
Represents our wishes and desires, present from birth
'morality principle' we learn these principles from our parents and society
Makes decisions based on the demands of the ID and restrictions of the superego, 'reality principle'
Which one is the superego?
Makes decisions based on the demands of the ID and restrictions of the superego, 'reality principle'
'morality principle' we learn these principles from our parents and society
Represents our wishes and desires, present from birth
Which one is the ego?
Represents our wishes and desires, present from birth
Makes decisions based on the demands of the ID and restrictions of the superego, 'reality principle'
'morality principle' we learn these principles from our parents and society
Which of these are the defence mechanisms used by the ego?
Regression, Repression, Denial
Denial, Grief, Retention
What is Catharsis?
Process of Aggression being built up, if not released it can burst out
Process of venting aggression, if not vented it can build up and burst
Describe Eros and Thanatos
Eros= Death instinct
Thanatos=Life instinct
Conflict can lead to outward aggression
Eros= Life instinct
Thanatos= Death instinct
Conflict can lead to outward aggression
Evaluate Freud's psychodynamic approach
Good Application- Supporting children with dominant ID through education, develop moral principle, cathartic activities
Case studies- High in validity due to high amount of qualitative data collected that formed theory
Lacks reliability- difficult to prove the existence of the ID/ego/superego scientifically
Lacks generalisability- theory developed from case study data from Austrian middle-class families
All of the above
