4A - Psych-Soc Dev Chdhd

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Psychoanalytic (or psychodynamic) Theory:

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Human problems result from unresolved and unconscious conflict between id, ego and superego. Sigmund Freud

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Said, human behavior/personality comes from “Deep in the unconscious mind… repressed memories from childhoo

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Sigmund Freud

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Defense Mechanisms•Way the unconscious protects the conscious

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Repression- Projection–Denial- Reaction Formation–Displacement - Sublimation

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Psychoanalytic Theory: (cont.)–Aspects of Personality:

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Id, Ego, Superego

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Tension Theory:

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Id is selfish, impulsive, and sexually aggressive•Super-ego holds values and mores of society and social living – is at conflict with the id•Conflict between parts creates tension, anxiety•The Ego tries to make sense of and mediate these conflicts (the “manager” or “parent”)

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5 Stages of Psychosexual Development:

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1) Oral Stage (infant-18 months)
–2) Anal Stage (18-36 months)
–3) Phallic Stage (3-6 years)
–4) Latency Stage (6 years- puberty)
–5)GenitalStage (puberty years)

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Oral Stage infant-18 months)

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Focused on pleasure related to putting things in the mouth: taste, texture, sucking stimulation, etc.

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Anal Stage (18-36 months)

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Focusedonpottyandelimination-relatedactivities–Obsessed with their body outputs and the elimination or not, of them

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Phallic Stage (3-6 years

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Focused on and perhaps obsessed with their genetalia–“Discover” their body parts–Explains why kids “play” with their privates. Postulatesthe Oedipus and Electra complexes

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Latency Stage (6 years- puberty

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The“QuietYears” developmentally–Into friends, social interaction; prefer same-gender friends more than other; seek gender role models

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Genital Stage (teen years, puberty onset)

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Focus on relations with the gender of their sexual desires–Focus on sexual pleasure and exploration –Could this explain issues related to pornography, “sexting, ” even sexual exploitation of younger sibs

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Behavioral Theory:

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Pioneered by B.F. Skinner

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“Enough of this unconscious motivation mumbo jumbo. Just observe behavior. We behave the way we’re trained to behave. There’s no choice in it”

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B.F. Skinner

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Had huge influence on modern social work, by emphasizing the role of the environment and ways to learn/change behavior

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Behavioral Theory

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Types of Learning/Reinforcement:

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Classical or Operant Conditioning – learned response•Reinforcement – encourages behavior•Punishment – discourages behavior•“Schedules of reinforcement” (see ch. 4 of your book)–Interval, variable, consistent,

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Basis of Social Learning Theory

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Emphasized the role of social interactions and observation in learningModeling

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Extinction Burst

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Gets worse before it gets better

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Key aspects of Behavioral Therapy:

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Problems exist from undesirable behaviors getting learnedor reinforced, instead of good ones •Attention given to what is not wanted

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Goals of Behavioral Therapy:

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Eliminatethereinforcement of undesirable behaviors and promote the learning and reinforcement of desirable ones

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Key Steps of Behavioral Therapy: Behavioral Modification

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1) Clearly identify the problems that are present in the person’s social environment
–2) Identify clear goals that are behaviorally trackable and measurable•Determineifyourextinguishing negative behaviors or building/promoting positive behaviors (or both)
–3) Assess for what stimuli or factors are reinforcing the negative behaviors and which ones are needed to build/promote positive ones•Example: Stimulus/Response logs
–4) Develop and implement a behavior modification plan:•Examples:Token economy,sticker charts, etc.
–5) Evaluate the plan through continued tracking
–6) Revise and reassess the plan as needed until success

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Existentialism:

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Viktor Frankl–Emphasis on questions of “being” rather than problem-solving. Empower one to choose their path and meaning

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Person-Centered Theory:

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Carll Rogers

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Key Aspects of Person Centered Theory

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positive view of human growth and potential•Phenomenological view (subjective experience)•Key concept: self-actualization–Self-fulfilled–Free from external influence (proactive vs. reactive)–Social, cooperative, –Creative, self-directed

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Person-Centered Therapy

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Key focus is on changing clients’ emotional experiences and allowing them to remove the emotional barriers the keep them from growth

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Key Pillars of Person-Centered Therapy Relationship:

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a) Congruence (must be a “real” person)
b) Empathy
c) Unconditional Positive Regard

Question 26

Feminist Psychology

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Takesapost-modernview of the world(everything is subjective and socially-constructed at a certain leve