Psychoanalytic terminology

A taboo is a social group's ban, prohibition or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, offensive, sacred or allowed only for certain people. Such prohibitions are present in virtually all societies. Taboos may be prohibited explicitly, for example within a legal system or religion, or implicitly, for example by social norms or conventions followed by a particular culture or organization.

concept of psychoanalytic theory; a child's unconscious sexual desire for the opposite-sex parent and hatred for the same-sex parent

The libido or sex drive ( ; , "lust, desire") refers to a psychological energy that, in common parlance, encompasses all forms of sexual desire, but is sometimes also regarded as the driving force behind other needs, such as a mother's love for her infant. The term was originally developed by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud, the pioneer of psychoanalysis. Initially it referred only to specific sexual needs, but he later expanded the concept to a universal desire, with the id being its "great reservoir". As driving energy behind all life processes, libido became the source of the social

group of psychic characters and processes that are reflected in behaviour, even though not shown in the conciousness

Pansexuality is sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction towards people of all genders, or regardless of their sex or gender identity. Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, asserting that gender and sex are not determining factors in their romantic or sexual attraction to others.

dream where one is aware that they are dreaming

Catharsis or katharsis is from the Ancient Greek word , , meaning 'purification' or 'cleansing', commonly used to refer to the purification and purgation of thoughts and emotions by way of expressing them. The desired result is an emotional state of renewal and restoration.

personality disorder that involves an excessive preoccupation with issues of personal adequacy, power, prestige and vanity

generally defined as the girls's desire to possess the father and to compete with her mother for the possession of her parent

unconscious psychological mechanism that reduces anxiety arising from unacceptable or potentially harmful stimuli

psychologist concepts by Sigmund Freud

psychology concept involving a core pattern of emotions, memories, perceptions, and desires

type of defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses or idealizations are unconsciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior

idea and situation that women and men are not treated as equal

a defence mechanism in which the human ego defends itself against unconscious impulses or qualities

keeping out from consciousness ideas or impulses that are unacceptable to it

Transference () is a phenomenon within psychotherapy in which repetitions of old feelings, attitudes, desires, or fantasies that someone displaces are subconsciously projected onto a here-and-now person. Traditionally, it had solely concerned feelings from a primary relationship during childhood.

mental defence mechanism

psychological defense mechanism in which controversial behaviors or feelings are justified and explained in a seemingly rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation

concept in classical psychoanalysis

in Freudian psychoanalysis, the female psychosexual developmental stage when young girls experience anxiety upon realizing that they lack a penis; begins the transition from attachment to the mother to competition with the mother for the father

theory that attempts to define, analyze, or classify psychological drives

In philology, a lapsus (Latin for "lapse, slip, error") is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking.

In psychology, introjection (often mistakenly considered a substitute for the terms identification or internalization) is the unconscious adoption of the thoughts, memories or personality traits of others. It occurs as a normal part of development, such as a child taking on parental values and attitudes. It can also be a defense mechanism in situations that arouse anxiety. It has been associated with both normal and pathological development. In sociology and other social sciences, internalization (or internalisation) means an individual's acceptance of a set of norms and values (established by

psychological process whereby the subject assimilates an aspect, property, or attribute of the other and is transformed, wholly or partially, by the model the other provides

one of the four ancient Greek terms for types of "love"

psychological concept describing a process that the subject undergoes when the subject resists the temptation of an immediate reward in preference for a later reward

concept from Freudian psychoanalytics

psychological defense mechanism

inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship

psychological concepts

In psychology, intellectualization (intellectualisation) is a defense mechanism by which reasoning is used to block confrontation with an unconscious conflict and its associated emotional stress – where thinking is used to avoid feeling. It involves emotionally removing one's self from a stressful event. Intellectualization may accompany, but is different from, rationalization, the pseudo-rational justification of irrational acts.

instinctual seeking of pleasure and avoiding of pain in order to satisfy biological and psychological needs

In psychoanalysis, the preconscious is the locus preceding consciousness. Thoughts are preconscious when they are unconscious at a particular moment, but are not repressed. Therefore, preconscious thoughts are available for recall and easily 'capable of becoming conscious'—a phrase attributed by Sigmund Freud to Josef Breuer.

concept in psychology

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Type of defense mechanism in psychoanalytic theory

concept in Lacanian psychoanalysis

unconscious defense mechanism in psychology

In psychoanalysis, cathexis (or emotional investment) is defined as the process of allocation of mental or emotional energy to a person, object, or idea.

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metaphor originating from Greek mythology

psychological phenomenon in which a person repeats an event or its circumstances over and over again

the act of paying such attention to detail that it becomes an obsession

psychoanalytic concept

phenomenon in clinical psychology

shame that devastates an individual's self worth

processes whereby the idealized aspects of the self are preserved, and its limitations denied

incestuous sexual desire that a mother has towards her child

oppositional behavior when an individual's unconscious defenses of the ego are threatened by an external source

Freudian barrier between the conscious and the unconscious

unattainable object of desire in the psychoanalytic theory of Jacques Lacan

Concept in psychoanalysis

In medicine, decompensation is the functional deterioration of a structure or system that had been previously working with the help of compensation. Decompensation may occur due to fatigue, stress, illness, or old age. When a system is "compensated", it is able to function despite stressors or defects. Decompensation describes an inability to compensate for these deficiencies. It is a general term commonly used in medicine to describe a variety of situations.

a feeling of being one with the world

psychology terminology

Overdetermination occurs when a single observed effect is determined by multiple causes, any one of which alone would be conceivably sufficient to account for ("determine") the effect. The term "overdetermination" () was used by Sigmund Freud as a key concept in his psychoanalysis, and later by Louis Althusser.

remainder of reality that cannot be expressed, and which surpasses reasoning

Lacanian concept relating to the psychoanalytic concept of the Father

process by which we encounter a culture's or ideology's values and internalize them