Chapter 14: Psychoanalysis Part 2 Flashcards
What were the different factions of analysis that psychoanalysts were split into after Freud?
Anna Freud Melanie Klein Karen Horney Carl Jung Alfred Adler Abraham Maslow Carl Rogers
Who were the Neo-Freudians?
Loyalists who called for the expansion of the concept of the Ego. Ego as independent from the Id, had its own energy not derived from the Id, and had functions separate from it. Id was free of conflict produced when Id impulses press for satisfaction. Less emphasis on biological forces on personality.
What did Anna Freud dedicate her career to?
The treatment of emotionally troubled children
How did she conduct psychoanalytic therapy with children?
Took into account their immaturity and level of verbal skills. Used play materials and observed child in the home.
What was Melanie Klein’s object relations theory?
Object: refers to any person, object, or activity that can satisfy an instinct. Theory focused on interpersonal relationships with instinct satisfying objects. Argued that child needs to break free from the primary object (mother) in order to establish a strong sense of self and develop relationships with other objects (people)
What was Carl Jung’s childhood like?
Lonely, isolated, and unhappy. Turned inward to cope, focused on dreams and fantasies.
How did Jung become aware of Freud?
Through the book The Interpretation of Dreams
How was Jung’s relationship with Freud?
Jung attempted to use Freud’s techniques, but found them ineffective. Corresponded by male. Also disagreed on the sexual basis for mental illness.
Who was Sabina Spielrein?
First patient of Carl Jung’s to become psychoanalyst. Studied with Freud and Piaget. Murdered by Nazis.
What is analytical psychology?
Jung’s version of psychoanalysis. No place for Oedipus complex, sex as a small role in human motivation. Personality could be changed after 5. Libido as a generalized life energy shaped by goals, hopes and aspirations.
What are the two levels of the unconscious mind according to Jung?
Personal and collective
What is the personal unconscious?
Reservoir of material that once was conscious but has been forgotten or suppressed. Analogous to Freud’s unconscious. Some materials can be retrieved, some cannot.
What is the collective unconscious?
Deepest level of psyche which contains inherited experiences of human and pre-human species. Most controversial theory. Common experiences of humanity.
What are archetypes?
Inherited tendencies within the collective unconscious which dispose a person to behave similarly to ancestors who contronted similar situations. Linked to life events like birth, marriage, and death. Gods of the unconscious.
What is a persona?
The mask we wear when we come into contact with people which may or may not align with the actual personality. Similar to role playing.
What is anima and animus?
Each person exhibits some characteristics of the opposite sex.
Anima= feminine characteristics in men
Animus = masculine characteristics in women
What is the shadow?
Animalistic part of personality, immoral and unacceptable desires, urges us to pursue these acts.
What is the self?
The most important archetype. Unifies all aspects of the unconscious into a coherent personality. Provides stability and drives us towards self-actualization (full development of our abilities). This doesn’t occur until 30-40.
What did Jung believe about introversion and extroversion?
Opposing attitudes reflected the direction of the life energy (outward versus inward)