Psychoanalysis Foundational Concepts 5

Question 1

What is 'displacement' as a defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory?

Accepted Answer

Redirecting an impulse from its original object to a safer substitute

Answer

Displacement transfers the emotional charge from an anxiety-provoking object to a less threatening substitute target.

Question 2

In Freud's topographic model, what characterizes the content of the unconscious system?

Accepted Answer

It is timeless, amoral, and governed by primary process

Answer

The unconscious system is characterized by timelessness, absence of negation or doubt, and primary process (wish-fulfilling, illogical) thinking.

Question 3

What does 'reaction formation' involve?

Accepted Answer

Expressing a forbidden impulse in exaggerated opposition to it

Answer

Reaction formation is a defense in which an unacceptable impulse is replaced by its opposite in conscious attitude and behavior.

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the psychoanalytic concept of 'fixation'?

Accepted Answer

Persistent attachment of libido to an earlier developmental stage or object

Answer

Fixation occurs when libidinal energy remains anchored at an earlier developmental stage due to frustration or overindulgence.

Question 5

What is the psychoanalytic term for the process of making unconscious material conscious, reducing its disruptive power?

Accepted Answer

Making the unconscious conscious

Answer

A central goal of psychoanalysis is making the unconscious conscious, exposing repressed material to ego scrutiny so it loses its automatic influence.

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Psychoanalysis Foundational Concepts 5