AP PSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGYS HISTORY APPROACHES

SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following concepts is most integral to Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory?
A
trephining
B
structuralism
C
the unconscious mind
D
the concept of Gestalt
E
E) behaviorism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Freud viewed the unconscious as a repository for socially unacceptable ideas, anxiety-producing wishes or desires, traumatic memories, and painful emotions put out of mind by the mechanism of repression.

Detailed explanation-2: -The psychoanalytic theory says that our childhood experiences and unconscious desires influence behavior. So this is a key word for this theory, “unconscious.” So our personalities have memories, beliefs, urges, drives, and instincts that we are not always aware of and that make up this unconscious.

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