Chapter 4: Psychodynamic Approach II Flashcards
define anal personality (traits)
orderliness/cleanliness, parsimony/stinginess (holding on to things-d/t power), obstinacy
- seek to be in control, have power/dominance over others
what is the attachment behavioural system (ABS)?
(Bowlby’s concept) emphasizing the early formation of bond between infant and caregiver, generally the mother
what is the collective unconscious
Carl Jung’s term for inherited, universal unconscious features of mental life that reflect evolutionary experiences of human species
define fixation
Freud’s concept expressing developmental arrest/stoppage at some point in the person’s psychosexual development
define free association
in psychoanalysis, patient reports to analyst every thought that comes to mind
what is the internal working model
(Bowlby’s concept) for mental representation (images) of self and others that develop during early years of development, in particular in interaction with primary caretaker
define oral personality
(Freud’s concept) expresses fixation at oral stage of develop. and relates to world in terms of wish to be fed/to swallow
define phallic personality
(Freud’s concept) expresses fixation at phallic stage- strives for success in competition with others
what is a projective test?
test- involves vague, ambiguous stimuli and allows subjects to reveal their personalities in terms of their distinctive responses
define regression
(Freud’s concept) person’s return to ways of relating to world and self that were part of an earlier stage of development
define symptom
in psychopathology, expression of psychological conflict or disordered psychological functioning.
what is transference
in psychoanalysis, pt’s development toward analyst of attitudes and feelings rooted in past experiences with parental figures.
what are examples of a projective test?
Rorschach inkblot test, thematic apperception test
define symptom according to Freud
a disguised expression of a repressed impulse
what are the main significant contributions made by Freud?
-unconscious motivational and emotional processes
-defense mech. for coping with psych. threat
-sexually charged nature of childhood
what are the limitations of psychoanalytic theory?
-concepts are not defined clearly/distinctly
-makes empirical testing difficult/impossible
-questionable view of person as energy system
-tolerates resistance by parts of profession to empirical research and change in theory
what are the strengths of psychoanalytic theory?
-discovery/explore interesting phenomena
-develop techniques for research/therapy
-recognize complexity of human behaviour
-encompasses broad range of phenomena
what is thematic apperception test (TAT)?
-projective test
-cards with scenes on them- person makes up story about the scene
- ppl unaware they are talking about themselves
