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The psychodynamic theory of forgetting, including the role of motivation.
Understanding the psychodynamic perspective on forgetting, emphasizing the influence of motivation.
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CambridgeIGCSEPsychologyMemory and forgetting
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The psychodynamic theory of forgetting, including the role of motivation. outcomes5 objectives
- Understanding the psychodynamic perspective on forgetting, emphasizing the influence of motivation.
- Understanding the components of personality structure: the id, which is driven by desires; the ego, which mediates between the id and the super-ego; and the super-ego, which is guided by moral and societal norms. Teaching about the id should be age-appropriate and culturally sensitive, avoiding references to sexual or violent impulses.
- Identifying the different levels of consciousness: the conscious mind, which contains thoughts and feelings currently recognized; the pre-conscious mind, which holds thoughts and feelings that can be easily accessed; and the unconscious mind, which contains thoughts and feelings that are not readily accessible.
- Understanding defense mechanisms as protective strategies employed by the ego to alleviate anxiety arising from conflicts among personality structures, including: repression, which is the unconscious exclusion of distressing experiences and thoughts; and suppression, which is the conscious effort to exclude unpleasant experiences and thoughts from awareness.
- Applying knowledge of the psychodynamic theory of forgetting to new and unfamiliar situations.
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