1. DYNAMICTHEOREY OF PERSONALITY

2. Freud’s Dynamic Theory of Personality Freud believed that unconscious material often seeps through to the conscious level in distorted disguised, or symbolic forms Dream analysis was particularly important to Freud ,Beneath the surface images (manifest content) of a dream lies the true, hidden, unconscious meaning of the dream symbols (latent content) The unconscious also can be revealed in unintentional actions, Such as accidents, mistakes, instances of forgetting and Slips by the tongue.

3. SIGMUND FREUDS THEOREY Super Ego Ego Id The ID-energy constantly striving to satisfy basic drives Pleasure Principles. The EGO- seeks to gratify the Id in realistic ways Reality Principle The Super Ego- voice ofconsciencethat focuses on howwe ought to behave

4. PSYCHOSEXUAL STAGES The Oral Stage (Birth to about age 1) The Anal stage (ages 1-3) The Phallic Stage (ages 3-6) Oedipal Conflict Latency Period (ages 7-12)

5. PERSONALITY DYNAMICS CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. ANXIETY & DEFENCE.

6. DEFENCE MECHANISMS When the inner war gets out of hand, the result is Anxiety Ego protects itself via Defense Mechanisms Defense Mechanisms reduce/redirect anxiety by distorting reality

7. MAJOR DEFENCE MECHANISMS Repression- banishes certain thoughts/feelings from consciousness (underlies all other defense mechanisms) Regression - retreating to earlier stage of fixated development ReactionFormation- ego makes unacceptable impulses appear as their opposites Projection - attributes threatening impulses to others Rationalization - generate self-justifying explanations to hide the real reasons for our actions Displacement - divert impulses toward a more acceptable object Sublimation- transform unacceptable impulse into something socially valued