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Defence mechanisms

Myers 8th Edition Psychology - Personality Notes

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Psychology
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Freudian psychology
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Defence mechanisms
Projective test
Id, ego and super-ego
Unconscious mind
Psychological projection
Rorschach test
Apperception
Reaction formation

Personality Sigmund Freud - Father of psychoanalysis Psychoanalysis - Theory of personality that attempts to provide insight into thoughts and actions by exposing and interpreting underlying unconscious motives and conflicts. The Unconscious Id - unconscious, psychic energy, aims to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive desires. Pleasure principle - immediate gratification Superego - internalized ideals and judgements that provide standards of judgement Ego - ?executive? part of personality - makes decisions by mediating the superego and id. Revealing the Unconscious
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