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PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY Class: PSY 1001 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY; Subject: PSYCHOLOGY; University: St. John's University-New York; Term: Spring 2010;
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TERM 1
DEFINITION 1 It's the study of human behavior and all mental processes. PURPOSE: to understand and describe; explain and only when necessary change human behavior. TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 May be defined as an individual Characteristic, pattern of thought. TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 we have a lot of psychic energy when we're young and it's a closed system TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 is an involuntary and nearly instantaneous movement in response to a stimulus. It reflects on the biological need it builds up in a state of tension that much be changed to reach satisfaction TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 The ID is the original system of the personality At birth: All instincts Supply of all psychic energy Life or death instincts it can not stand increases of energy Discharges energy so it can return to a comfortable state