Vocab chaoter 3 KD
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- oral stage
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first 2 years of life
principle erogenous zone: mouth
greatest source of gratification is sucking - anal stage
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ages 2 to 3
toilet training-urges for retention and elimination - phallic stage
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ages 3 to 5 or 6
self-manipulation of the genitals - latency period
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6 to 12
sexual motivations recede as a child becomes preoccupied with developing skills and other activties - genital stage
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after puberty
greatest feelings of pleasure come from sexual relations - displacement
- discharged pent-up feelings, often of hostility, on objects less dangerous than those arousing the feelings
- fixation
- attaching oneself in an unreasonable or exaggerated way to some person, or arresting emotional development on a childhood or adolescent level
- rationalization
- using contrived explanations to conceal or disguise unworthy motives for ones behaviors
- reaction formation
- preventing the awareness or expression of unacceptable desires by an exaggerated adoption of seemingly opposite behavior
- regression
- retreating to an earlier developmental level involving less mature behavior and responsibility
- repression
- preventing painful or dangerous thoughts from entering consciousness
- sublimation
- channeling frustrated sexual energy into substitutive activities
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example
a sexually frustrated artist paints wildly erotic pictures - sublimation
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example
a man with shattered self esteem reverts to childlike showing off and exhibits his genitals to young girls - regression
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example
a man troubled by homosexual urges initiates a zealous community campaign to stamp out gay bars - reaction formation
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example
a fanatical racist uses ambiguous passages from the scriptures to justify his hostile actions towards minorities - rationalization
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example
an expansionist-minded dictator of a totalitarian state is convinced that neighboring countries are planning to invade - projection
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example
an unmarried, middle-aged man still depends on his mother to provide his basic needs - fixation
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example
a woman harassed by her boss at work initiates an argument with her husband - displacement