Freudian Basics
Who Founded The Psychoanalytic Theory
Sigmund Freud
Name the three main components of personality in Psychoanalytic Theory
Id, Ego, Superego
What does the "tip of the iceberg" metaphor represent in Psychoanalytic Theory?
Freud lived during which influential historical period?
Late 19th & 20th Century
Analyzing Hamlet's subconscious desires illustrates this psychoanalytic concept
Oedipus Complex
In What Century Did The Psychoanalytic Theory Emerge
The 19th Century
Which personality component is fully unconscious and driven by instincts?
Id
This component of the mind holds information we aren’t currently thinking about but can easily recall
Preconcious
What was Freud known to have an addiction to, affecting views of his work today?
Drugs specifaclly cocaine
Freud’s theory suggests this Lewis Carroll work represents dream logic.
Alice In Wonderland
Freud believed behavior is primarily driven by what kind of desires and conflicts?
Unconscious
Which component balances instincts with reality and rational thinking?
Ego
This psychological component is responsible for feelings of guilt when we behave immorally.
Superego
Name one critique of Freud’s theory that makes it controversial today.
Outdated ideas, lack of evidence, overemphasis on sexuality
Psychoanalytic interpretation examining repressed societal fears is associated with which novel?
Dracula
Name Freud's therapy technique that involves uncovering unconscious conflicts through open dialogue.
Free Assosiation
At approximately what age does the Superego emerge?
Around the age of five
When desires and impulses are kept out of conscious awareness, Freud calls this a form of what
Repression
According to Freud, early childhood experiences shape personality through what stages?
Phsycosexual Stages
According to psychological criticism, we do things for reasons beyond our direct control, coming from where?
The unconcious
Freud's theory is closely tied to which historical artistic period?
The Romantic Period
Which component of personality internalizes societal and moral standards?
Superego
In Psychoanalysis, hidden meanings in literature can be discovered through this type of analysis.
Dream Analysis
Freud's concepts about human psychology heavily influenced what literary interpretation practice
Psychological Criticism
Psychoanalytic theory helps readers understand texts through their own unconscious biases in what literary analysis approach
Reader response interpretation