Freud's psychological approach (OCR A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards

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Freud's psychological approach
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Freud: What is conscience?

Internalization of external authority by super-ego

Freud: Origin of conscience

Internalization of parental values in unconscious mind

Authority of conscience stems from (Freud)

Guilt

What drives the id

Pleasure principle

What drives the ego

Reality principle

Ego defense mechanism example

Delayed gratification

What is the superego

Internalized voice of our parents

Age superego develops

Around 5 years

Freud strength: research type

Based on empirical research

Freud weakness: testability

Ideas cannot be tested

Freud weakness: sample

Small number of rich women

Piaget: morality after age 11

More autonomous

Rorty's view on universal values

No universal values

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