==Freudian Terms==
;[[Anal Stage]]
:Freudian [[stage]] of [[development]], ages 1-3. During this stage the [[child]]'s focus of [[pleasure]] is the anus. There is a [[conflict]] between the child's [[desire]] to expel [[feces]] and the [[parents]]' attempt to toilet train the child.
;[[Analysand]]
:A person undergoing psychoanalysis.
;[[Cathexis]]
:Greek [[word]] [[meaning]] "to occupy" or "to invest." In [[Freudian]] [[psychology]], it is used to describe the [[process]] of attaching [[sexual]] ([[psychic]]) [[energy]] (libido) to a ([[particular]]) [[object]] (or [[goal]]).
;[[Displacement]]
:A [[psychoanalytic]] [[defense]] [[mechanism]] in which one's desire for something inappropriate, such as one's [[mother]], is [[displaced]] onto something acceptable, such as one's wife. The acceptable person shares characteristics with, and takes the [[place]] of, the unacceptable person.
;[[Dream Interpretation]]
:The use of [[dreams]] as a source of information [[about]] the [[unconscious]] in psychoanalysis.
==;[[Ego]]:English [[translation]] of [[Freud]]'s term ''[[das Ich]]'', or "the I." One of the [[three]] [[structures]] (components) of the [[mind]] ([[psyche]]) as conceived by psychoanalysis. Obeys the "[[reality]] [[principle]]," (deal with reality) mediating between the [[real]] [[world]] and the desires of the id. ;[[Eros]]:Freudian Terms==term for the sex [[instinct]]. ;[[Fixation]]:In Freudian [[theory]], the process by which libido is attached to various [[objects]] and [[erogenous zones]] (mouth, anus, genitals) during development. Fixation of different amounts of libido at various [[stages]] leads to differences in [[personality]]. ;[[Free Association]]:In psychoanalysis, a [[technique]] in which the [[patient]] generates [[words]] by [[association]]. Supposed to act as a window into the unconscious. ;[[Genital Stage]]:The stage after [[puberty]] in Freudian theory; lasts throughout [[life]]. Focus is on reproduction and caring for the next generation. ;[[Hysteria]]:A disorder common in Freud's [[female]] [[patients]] in turn-of-the-century [[Vienna]], characterized by a grab-bag of somatic [[symptoms]]: limb [[paralysis]], motor automatisms, sensory deficits, atonia, etc. ;[[Id]]:English translation of Freud's term ''[[das Es]]'', or "the It." One of the three structures (components) of the mind (psyche) in psychoanalysis, it is [[responsible]] for [[instinctual]] urges and is completely unconscious. Of these structures, it is the most [[primitive]]; the source of sex and [[death]] [[drives]]; obeys the "[[pleasure principle]]." ;[[Latency Period]]:In Freudian theory, a period of [[repressed]] [[sexuality]] between the [[Oedipal]] crisis and puberty (the [[genital]] period).
* ;[[Anal StageLibido]] - :In Freudian stage of developmenttheory, ages 1-3sexual energy. During this stage the child's focus Each person has only a certain amount of pleasure is the anuslibido that can be "cathected" and fixated onto various objects. There is a conflict between [[Psychic energy]] derived from the child's desire to expel feces and the parents' attempt to toilet train the childsex [[drive]].
Cathexis - ;[[Neurology]]:The process field of attaching sexual energy [[medicine]] concerned with brain disease and brain injuries. Distinct from neuroscience (libidothe [[scientific]] study of the brain) to an object.Dream Interpretation - The use and neuropsychology (the study of dreams as a source of information about the unconscious in psychoanalysis[[psychological]] disorders and impairments caused by brain dysfunction).
Ego - One ;[[Neurosis]]:A [[mental]] disorder that involves [[distortion]], but not outright [[rejection]], of the three structures of the mind as conceived by psychoanalysisreality. Obeys the [[Neuroses]] include [[anxiety]] disorders, "hysteria," "reality principleneurasthenia," mediating between the real world and the desires of the idobsessive-compulsive disorders.
;[[Oedipal Complex]]
:Takes place during the [[phallic]] stage in Freud's [[developmental]] theory. Boys [[want]] to kill [[father]] and [[sleep]] with mother because of sexual attraction to mother; girls want to kill mother and sleep with father because of "[[penis]] [[envy]]." The crisis leads to [[identification]] with the same-sex parent and development of superego. A persistent set of unconscious beliefs and desires that results, according to Freud, from the [[childhood]] repression of the desire to sleep with one's mother and kill one's father.
Eros - Freudian term for ;[[Oral Stage]]:The first stage in Freud's developmental theory, in which the sex instinctfocus of pleasure is the mouth.
Fixation - In Freudian theory, the process by which libido is attached ;[[Penis Envy]]:Name used to various objects and erogenous zones (mouth, anus, genitals) during development. Fixation of different amounts of libido at various stages leads describe girls' supposed desire to differences in personalityhave a penis.
Free Association - In psychoanalysis;[[Phallic Stage]]:Third stage in Freud's developmental theory, a technique in during which the patient generates words by associationOedipal crisis takes place and the superego develops. Supposed to act as a window into Focus is on the genitals, specifically the unconsciouspenis.
Genital Period - ;[[Physiology]]:The stage after puberty in Freudian theory; lasts throughout life. Focus field of [[biology]] concerned with the activities and functions of [[biological]] systems (as opposed to anatomy, which is on reproduction and caring for concerned with the next generationstructures of biological systems).
Hysteria - A disorder common in Freud's female patients in turn-of-;[[Physicalism]] ([[materialism]]):The [[philosophical]] [[position]] that all phenomena can be explained by reference to [[physical]] (or "[[material]]") objects and the-century Vienna, characterized by a grab-bag of somatic symptoms: limb paralysis, motor automatisms, sensory deficits, atonia, etclaws that govern their interactions.
Id - One of ;[[Pleasure Principle]]:The "instant [[gratification]]" policy followed by the three structures of id. The principle obeyed by the mind in psychoanalysis. Of these structuresid, it is which attempts to accomplish [[infantile]] wishes such as the most primitive; the source of [[wish]] to have sex with one's mother and death drives; obeys the "pleasure principlekill one's father."
Latency Period - In Freudian theory, a period ;[[Projection]]:A psychoanalytic [[defense mechanism]] by which an unwanted desire is attributed to [[others]] instead of repressed sexuality between the Oedipal crisis [[self]]. If you [[hate]] your father, for example, you might [[project]] your own [[feelings]] onto him and puberty (the genital period)become convinced that your father hates you.
Libido - In Freudian theory, sexual energy. Each person has only a certain amount of libido that can be "cathected" and fixated onto various objects.
Oedipal Crisis ;[[Psychoanalysis]]:A method of [[psychotherapy]] and psychological theorizing founded by [[Sigmund Freud]] in turn-of- Takes place during the phallic stage in Freud's developmental theory-century Vienna. Boys want to kill father Focuses on early life experiences, basic [[instincts]], and sleep with mother because the interplay of sexual attraction to mother; girls want to kill mother and sleep with father because unconscious forces (thus a kind of "penis envypsychodynamic" theory)." The crisis leads to identification Originally a method of treating [[people]] with the same-sex parent [[neurotic]] disorders invented and development made popular by Sigmund Freud. Also a general method of superego[[interpreting]] [[behavior]], art, [[history]], etc., as [[being]] rooted in unconscious (usually sexual) desires.
Oral Stage - The first stage in Freud's developmental theory;[[Psychoanalyst]]:A person who performs psychoanalysis. Often a medical doctor, though not always, especially after the 1960s in which the focus of pleasure is the mouth[[Europe]].
Penis Envy ;[[Psychodynamic]]:General term referring to Freudian and post- Name used to describe girls' supposed desire to have a penisFreudian theories that postulated the interplay of forces in the unconscious as the major determinants of behavior.
Phallic Stage - Third stage in Freud's developmental theory;[[Psychosis]]: A mental disorder that involves outright rejection or [[denial]] of reality. [[Psychotic]] [[conditions]] include [[schizophrenia]], very severe [[depression]], during which the Oedipal crisis takes place and the superego develops. Focus is on the genitals, specifically the penismanic- depressive disorder.
Pleasure Principle - The "instant gratification" policy followed ;[[Reaction formation]]:A psychoanalytic defense mechanism by the idwhich an unwanted desire is converted into its opposite; e.g. a [[hatred]] of one's father is converted into a powerful (neurotic) [[love]] for him.
Psychoanalysis - A method ;[[Reality Principle]]:In Freud's theory, the principle followed by the ego. Accommodates the constraints of psychotherapy reality while still trying to [[satisfy]] the id's urges and psychological theorizing founded the superego's ideals. The principle obeyed by Sigmund Freud in turn-of- the-century Vienna. Focuses on early life experiencesego, basic instincts, and which attempts to reconcile the interplay of unconscious forces (thus a kind of "psychodynamic" theory)id's desires with reality.
Psychodynamic - General term referring ;[[Repression]]:The process by which the ego prevents unwanted desires from emerging into [[consciousness]]. According to Freudian and postpsychoanalysis, partially-Freudian theories that postulated the interplay of forces in the unconscious as successful repression is the major determinants [[cause]] of behaviorneuroticism.
Reality Principle - In Freud's theory;[[Sublimation]]:The use of psychic energy generated by an unwanted or inappropriate [[desire, ]] such as the principle followed by the ego. Accommodates the constraints of reality while still trying desire to satisfy the idhave sex with one's urges and the superego's idealsmother, for an acceptable [[activity]] such as art, [[science]], [[good]] works, etc.
;[[Superego ]]:English translation of Freud's term "Über- Ich", or "over-I." It is partly [[conscious]], and it enforces rules and imposes [[guilt]]. One of the three structures (components) in the [[psychoanalytic theory ]] of mind(psyche), the [[super-ego]] represents internalized [[social]] rules. The superego develops during the [[phallic stage ]] and is the internalized [[representation ]] of [[society]]'s morals and goals; the [[conscience]].
;[[Thanatos - ]]:Freudian [[name ]] for the "death" instinct; the [[human ]] tendency towards [[aggression]], stagnation, and [[destruction]].
