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Id

primitive instinctive component of personality pleasure principle
Id

reservoir of psychic energy-biological urges
Pleasure principle

instant gratification or its urges
Ego

decision making reality principle
Ego

mediates between id and superego social norms and rules
Reality principle

delays gratification of the id until it is appropriate
Secondary process thinking

rational, realistic and problem solving
Superego

moral component of personality right and wrong
Superego

emerges at 3-5 years old
Conscious

whatever one is aware of at a particular time
Preconscious

material just beneath the surface of awareness-easily get to
Preconscious

ex-supper last night, your middle name
Conscious

what you are thinking about at this time
Unconscious

thoughts and memories below the surface but still influence your behavior
Defense mechanism

largely unconscious reactions that protect person from anxiety and guilt
Rationalization

creating false but believable excuse to justify behavior
Repression

keeping distressing thoughts buried in the unconscious
Projection

thinking someone else is feeling what you really are
Displacement

diverting feelings, like anger to someone else, ex mad at work-come home and kick the dog
Reaction formation

behaving opposite to how you are really feeling
Regression

reversion to immature patterns of behavior
identification

increasing self esteem by making imaginary or real friends

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psychology

Updated

2011-02-05T17:05:58Z

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