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• Sigmund Freud: psychiatrist in Vienna, considered the father of psychoanalysis. He was working with different patients with emotional problems. He developed concepts that are still being used when thinking about humans and their behavior. He focused on moral development, specially relating to sexuality. He proposed that each stage of human development is characterized by a sexual focus on different areas of the body. They have not been proven and have not been scientific. Transference: a psychological phenomenon in which a client redirects emotions and feelings unconsciously onto the therapist, that are meant towards others Counter transference: is the reaction to a client's transference in which the therapist projects his or her feelings unconsciously onto the client According to Fraud, there are 3 parts of the human mind, called the psychic apparatus #Examify | #OnlineExams | #TestPrep | #StudyResources | #AcademicSuccess | #ExamPreparation | #QuizTime | #LearningTools | #Education | #StudentSupport Examify | Smart Grades | Latest update They work together to create complex, human behavior. These stages are developed by the age of 5. 1. ID 2. EGO 3. SUPEREGO • The ID: -structure present from birth, based on instincts and all the biological aspects of a person's being -It is unconscious, and is driven by the "pleasure principle" or "libido". -Unconscious source of basic desires (When an infant is screaming because they are hungry, that is the ID of the baby who is hoping to get fed). • The EGO: -responsible for meeting the needs of the ID and is the "reality principle" -Needs are being desired in a socially acceptable way (A person who is an adult may be very hungry, but they are able to wait until dinner is ready. The ability to wait and not grab something allows the person to act in a civilized way). • The SUPEREGO: #Examify | #OnlineExams | #TestPrep | #StudyResources | #AcademicSuccess | #ExamPreparation | #QuizTime | #LearningTools | #Education | #StudentSupport Examify | Smart Grades | Latest update -"conscious" the last structure to develop at about age 5. -Our internalized moral system, our ideas of right and wrong (A person may be really hungry and may be able to wait but decides whether or not to pick up a fruit with no one watching). Fixated personality types: Fixated=getting stuck in one of these stages 1. oral personality 2. anal personality 3. phallic personality Oral personality: -demanding/dependent Anal personality: -stingy/inflexible -likes to take control Phallic personality: -exploits others sexuality without any regard for their need/concern Freud's Model of Development/5 Stages of Psychosexual Development: #Examify | #OnlineExams | #TestPrep | #StudyResources | #AcademicSuccess | #ExamPreparation | #QuizTime | #LearningTools | #Education | #StudentSupport Examify | Smart Grades | Latest update Oral Stage Anal Stage Phallic Stage Latent Stage Genital Stage 1. Oral stage (birth to 18 months): •An infant's focus of gratification •Gratification done orally, through the mouth •Primary need is security •Security is met 2. Anal stage (18 months to age 3): •A child's focus of gratification involves the anus and the bladder •Organs represent sensual satisfaction 3. Phallic stage (age 3 to age 6