Freud & Psychoanalysis
This founder created psychoanalysis and emphasized unconscious processes.
Who is Sigmund Freud?
Psychodynamic psychology believes behavior is influenced by this hidden mental system.
What is the unconscious?
This is the first degree needed to enter the field.
What is a Bachelor’s degree in psychology (or related field)?
One goal is helping clients explore these hidden patterns and conflicts.
What are unconscious patterns?
These theorists disagreed with Freud’s strong focus on sexual urges.
Who are the Neo-Freudians?
Freud believed these two instincts strongly motivate behavior.
What are sexual and aggressive instincts?
These are used to reduce anxiety, such as denial or repression.
What are defense mechanisms?
This advanced degree is required to become a licensed clinical psychologist.
What is a Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.)?
Psychodynamic therapy helps explain this type of unusual behavior.
What is atypical behavior?
This Neo-Freudian developed the idea of the collective unconscious.
Who is Carl Jung?
Freud believed this period strongly shapes adult personality.
What is early childhood?
True or False: Psychodynamic theory believes personality is only shaped in adulthood.
False
This is required by the state in order to practice therapy legally.
What is state licensure?
This is ideal for individuals wanting deeper understanding of themselves.
What is self-understanding or self-awareness?
This theorist focused on self-perfection and self-realization.
Who is Alfred Adler?
These three parts of personality make up Freud’s structural model.
What are the id, ego, and superego?
The term “psychodynamic” refers to Freud and these individuals.
Who are his followers/students?
This may be required after education to gain supervised experience.
What is ongoing clinical supervision?
Rather than short-term fixes, this therapy focuses on this type of growth.
What is long-term personality growth?
This psychologist created the 8 stages of development.
Who is Erik Erikson?
This term refers to mental processes that influence behavior without our awareness.
What is the unconscious mind?
Name one example of a defense mechanism.
Denial, repression, projection, etc.
This middle-level degree can prepare someone for counseling roles.
What is a Master’s degree?
This emotional response is often managed through defense mechanisms.
What is anxiety?
This theorist studied children and caregivers.
Who is Melanie Klein?