Psychodynamic Theory n Personality involves several factors Instinctual

Psychodynamic Theory n Personality involves several factors: Instinctual drives – food, sex, aggression n Unconscious processes n Early childhood influences – especially the parents n Personality development depends on the interplay of instinct and environment during the first five years of life www. psychlotron. org. uk n

The Unconscious The conscious. The small amount of mental activity we know about. Thoughts Perceptions The preconscious. Things we could be aware of if we wanted or tried. Bad Worse Really Bad Fears Unacceptable sexual desires Violent motives Irrational wishes Immoral urges Selfish needs Shameful experiences Traumatic experiences www. psychlotron. org. uk The unconscious. Things we are unaware of and can not become aware of. Memories Stored knowledge

The Psyche (Personality) Ego: Superego: Instincts Reality Morality www. psychlotron. org. uk Id:

Psychosexual Stages Oral The mouth – sucking, swallowing etc. Anal The anus – withholding or expelling faeces Latent Little or no sexual motivation present Genital The penis or vagina – sexual intercourse SUPEREGO develops www. psychlotron. org. uk Phallic The penis or clitoris masturbation EGO develops

Fixation Forceful feeding Oral Deprivation Early weaning Toilet training: Anal Too lax Obsessiveness, tidiness, meanness; untidiness, generosity Abnormal family set-up leading to unusual relationship with mother/father Vanity, selfobsession, sexual anxiety , inadequacy, inferiority, envy Too harsh www. psychlotron. org. uk Phallic Oral activities (e. g. smoking), dependency, aggression.