LICSW Human Development and Behavior in the Social Environment
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Id | Seat of primitive drives and instinctual needs-Impulsive behavior, Primary process thinking, Unconscious, Discharges tension |
| Ego | MEDIATOR between drives (id) and external reality MODERATES conflict between drives and internalized prohibitions, ADAPTIVE capacity in relation to external reality - MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF EGO, Reality testing, Judgment, Modulating and controlling impulses, Modulating affect, Object relations, Regulate self-esteem, Mastering developmental challenges |
| Superego | Seat of Conscience/Ego ideal-Uses internal and external rewards or punishments to control and regulate id impulses |
| Unconscious | Thoughts, feelings, desires, and memories of which we are unaware |
| Preconscious | Thoughts and feelings, which can be brought into consciousness easily |
| Conscious | Mental activities of which we are fully aware |
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