Freud Sureshot PYQs|UGC NET Psychology|Topics to be covered by persons who miss JRF by 2 or 4 marks|

Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and its previous year questions (PYQs) for UGC NET Psychology cover key structural, developmental, and dynamic concepts frequently tested in the exam. Core Freudian Topics in UGC NET Psychology PYQs • Topography of the Mind: • Conscious, preconscious, and unconscious levels. • Structure of Personality: • Id (pleasure principle, unconscious), Ego (reality principle, mediator), and Superego (moral/idealistic standard). • Psychosexual Stages of Development: • Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, and Genital stages. • Key complexes: Oedipus complex, Electra complex, and castration anxiety. • Defense Mechanisms: • Mechanisms like repression, projection, regression, sublimation, and rationalization (with repression being the most heavily tested). • Unconscious Processes & Dreams: • Manifest vs. latent content, dream analysis, and wish fulfillment.