summary of psychodynamic approah

I learn about psychodynamic approach neurosis is a disorder in which high levels of anxiety are a primary symptom.

There are personality  in terms of a three parts structure:
1. The id (latin for "it")-was the source of all basic drives:from the moment of birth.
2. The ego (latin for "i")-which provides the integrating of personality, and also mediates the links with the outside world.
3. The superego ("over the ego")-which is governed by moral constraints.

There are 2 process thinking are:
1. Primary process thinking-a wish and its fulfillment are equivalent.
2. Secondary process thinking-assesses gratification in terms of the constraints of the external world.

There are the 5 stages of development:
1. Oral stage-(extending from birth to about 15 months), when the focus of gratification is on the mouth.
2. Anal stage-(15 months to 3 years), during this stage the focus of drive energy shifts to the lower end of the digestive tract, and the major conflict is toilet training.
3. Phallic stage-(from about 3 to 5 years) during which gratification is focused on the genitals, although not in the form of adult sexuality.
4. Latency stage-(around age 5), which extends until puberty, the drives appear to be relatively inactive.
5. Genital stage-(from puberty onward), when the drive energy is focused on the genitals, with adult expression of sexuality .


Identification which involves incorporating characteristics of a drive object into ones own ego.
ex.the father as prototype for future lovers, the mother as role  model.
Repression a defence mechanism in which impulses, memories or ideas are actively blocked from the conscious mind.
ex.childhood amnesia.