Guide Psychoanalytic Glossary (taken from chat GPT)

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Collective Unconscious (Jung) – A level of unconscious shared across humanity, containing universal archetypes and symbolic patterns.

Conscious – The level of the mind containing thoughts, feelings, and perceptions of which a person is aware.

Defense Mechanism – An unconscious strategy used by the ego to manage anxiety and internal conflict. Examples include repression, sublimation, projection, displacement.

Displacement – Redirecting an impulse from a threatening object to a safer one.

Dreams – Manifestations of unconscious material, often symbolic; contain manifest content (literal story) and latent content (hidden meaning).

Ego – The rational, conscious mediator of the psyche, operating on the reality principle and managing conflicts between id, superego, and reality.

Eros (Life Drive) – The instinctual drive toward life, creativity, sex, and self-preservation.

Free Association – A psychoanalytic technique in which the patient says whatever comes to mind to reveal unconscious material.

Id – The unconscious reservoir of instinctual drives and energies, operating on the pleasure principle.

Latent Content – The hidden, symbolic meaning of a dream, representing unconscious wishes or conflicts.

Manifest Content – The literal storyline of a dream, as recalled by the dreamer.

Neurosis – Psychological symptoms or patterns of behavior resulting from unresolved internal conflict.

Preconscious – Mental content not currently in awareness but accessible with effort.

Projection – Attributing one’s own unacceptable impulses or feelings onto another person.

Psychic Conflict – Internal tension arising from incompatible demands of id, ego, and superego, or conflicting drives.

Psychoanalysis – A therapeutic system and theory of mind focusing on unconscious processes, internal conflicts, and defense mechanisms.

Repression – The unconscious exclusion of distressing thoughts, impulses, or memories from awareness.

Resistance – The ego’s unconscious blocking of material from surfacing, often seen in therapy.

Sublimation – Transforming raw instinctual energy into socially acceptable or creative outlets.

Superego – The internalized moral and social rules, producing guilt or self-criticism when violated.

Thanatos (Death Drive) – The unconscious drive toward aggression, destruction, or a return to an inorganic state.

Transference – The projection of feelings, desires, or conflicts from significant past relationships onto the therapist.

Unconscious – The part of the mind containing repressed memories, desires, and drives that influence behavior without conscious awareness.

Reaction Formation – A defense mechanism in which an unacceptable impulse is expressed as its opposite.

Sublimation – Transforming instinctual impulses into socially constructive actions or creative work.

Repetition Compulsion – The unconscious tendency to repeat unresolved conflicts or traumatic experiences.

Object Relations (Klein) – Theory emphasizing that internalized relationships with significant others shape the psyche and conflicts.

Individuation (Jung) – The process of integrating unconscious content into conscious awareness to achieve wholeness.

Freudian Slip – An unintended verbal or behavioral act that reveals unconscious thoughts or feelings.