psychoanalysis - Concepts

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Concepts

The Unconscious - Mental processes occurring outside conscious awareness that actively shape behavior, emotions, perception, and decision-making.
Id, Ego, and Superego - Freud's structural model dividing the psyche into three parts: the id (instinctual drives), the ego (rational mediator), and the superego (moral conscience).
Transference - The unconscious redirection of feelings and expectations from past relationships onto people in the present, especially in therapeutic settings.
Reaction Formation - A defense mechanism where a person behaves in the opposite way to their true feelings to conceal unacceptable impulses from themselves and others.
Countertransference - The emotional reactions that arise in a therapist or helper in response to a client, shaped by the helper's own unconscious patterns and history.
Sublimation - A mature defense mechanism that channels unacceptable impulses and drives into socially constructive and valued activities.
Defense Mechanisms - Unconscious psychological strategies used by the ego to protect itself from anxiety and distressing thoughts or feelings.
Psychological Regression - A defense mechanism in which a person reverts to behaviors characteristic of an earlier developmental stage when facing stress or conflict.