Defence Mechanisms & Psychosexual Stages (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Defence mechanisms definition
Defence mechanisms definition
Psychological strategies ego uses to manage id-superego conflicts
Repression
Repression
Pushing traumatic memories into unconscious mind
Denial
Denial
Refusing to acknowledge distressing reality
Displacement
Displacement
Redirecting feelings to safer/more acceptable target
Five psychosexual stages in order
Five psychosexual stages in order
Oral, anal, phallic, latent, genital
Oral stage age range
Oral stage age range
0-2 years
What develops during anal stage (2-3 years)
What develops during anal stage (2-3 years)
Ego begins to develop
What develops during phallic stage (3-6 years)
What develops during phallic stage (3-6 years)
Superego develops
Oedipus complex
Oedipus complex
Boys' unconscious desire for mother & fear of castration by father
Psychic determinism
Psychic determinism
Behaviour governed by unconscious drives, not free will