Theories of Personality

Chapter 9 Learning Goals

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  1. define the concepts of conscious, preconscious, and unconscious.
  2. define the concepts of id, ego, and superego and explain the interactions among them.
  3. describe Freud's view of society and how it can oppress its citizens.
  4. describe the oral, anal, phallic, and genital stages and the character types associated with each stage.
  5. describe the development of identification by boys with their fathers and by girls with their mothers.
  6. name the defense mechanisms and be able to discuss their role in the development of individuals. Also, be able to either identify or create examples of them.
  7. define the concepts of free association, dream analysis, and transference and explain how they operate in therapy to help strengthen the person's ego.