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for most of history

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people with mental disorders were treated as possessed - treated inhumanely

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pinel

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pioneer in humane treatment of patients and classification disorders

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freud

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major contributions- techniques and psychodynamic theories

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Breuer

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talking cure

allows patients to express their feelings unlock certain psychological issues

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psychodynamic persepctive

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psychology influences caused disorders

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unconscious mind

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filled with unacceptable thoughts , wishes, feelings and memories

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free association

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freuds technique to untapped the unconscious by having patients say whatever came to their mind

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what is the goal of psychoanalysis

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whats happening in the unconscious mind

patients reveal painful, embarrassing thoughts in the unconscious through free association

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hynotherapy

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mesmer

a way of accessing the unconscious

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Breuer

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talking cure
first tested on patient Anna O
tased about disturbing memories from the past which alleviated the symptoms

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carl jung

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free association

getting at unconscious thoughts

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frauds drives and instincts

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eros ,libido and Thanatos

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eros

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drive towards creation, life giving - life instinct

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libido

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drive towards sex and leisure - energy

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thanatos

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drive towards death - aggressive

something we don’t realise conscioust

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structure of personality

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id , ego and superego

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id

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operated at an unconscious level

on the pleasure principle

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superego

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ensures moral standards - morality

motivates us to behave in a socially responsible manner

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ego

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conscious mind/self

balances the id and superego

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to be mentally healthy

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the ego has to be able to balance the demands o the id and superego

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if superego is dominant

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individual might develop a neurosis - depression

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if id is dominant

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psychosis - schizophrenia

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freud suggested that the mind is divided into three parts

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conscious ,unconscious and preconsciouss

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conscious

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what we are aware of

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preconscious

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memories/ info we are not currently aware of but can be retrieved when needed

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unconscious

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unaware of the contents - biological drives and instincts that causes us extreme anxiety - so they are repressed

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unconscious influences

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latent content of dreams - symbolic meaning

Freudian slip - slip of the tongue

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how does the ego negotiate between the id and superego

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defence mechanisms 
repression 
denial 
displacement 
projection
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repression

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forcing a distressing memory out of the unconscious mind

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denial

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refusing to acknowledge reality

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displacement

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transferring feelings from their true source onto a substitute target

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projection

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involves individuals attributing your own unacceptable thoughts , feelings and motives to another person

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psychosexual development

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personality is shaped throughout childhood - takes place in a series of fixed psychosexual stages

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pleasure principle

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the ids pleasure seeking energies focus on pleasure sensitive body areas - erogenous zones

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stages of psychosexual development

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oral
anal
phallic
latency 
genital
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oral

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pleasure focus - anus
infant achieves gratification though oral activities
if forceful feeding occurs fixation on oral activities
scubas smoking

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anal

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withhold and controlling faeces

if toilet training is too harsh or relaxed - obsessiveness , tidiness , disorgamsied

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phallic

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child earns to realise the differences between males and females - becomes aware of sexualityy
aims to identify with the same sex parent

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latency

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sexual drives are repressed

child energy is channeled into developing new skills , making friends and dealing with other urges

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genital

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sexual desires become conscious

develop healthy sexual relationships

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oedipus complex

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boys begin to desire his mother
boy sees father as a rival for his mothers attention
boy fears the father
so boys identify with his father

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Electra complex

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girls sexually desire their fathers
girls blame mothers and sees her as a rival
the girl repress her feelings and identifies with her mother
superego develops - replaces penis envy with desire for a baby

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neo freudian-alfred adler

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Alfred adler
believed in childhood tensions like freud but they were social not sexual
he works with people with physical difficulties

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Alfred adler was interested in the different ways people overcame problems

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the different ways people overcame problems

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inferiority complex

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we gain confidence when e realise we are able to meet external goals - those who do not learn this therefore develop inferiority

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karen Horney

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believed that sex and aggression were not the primary constitutes for determining personality
electra complex do not relate to women

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tyranny of shoulds

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we have external morals that we then internalise

toxic social environments create unhealthy beliefs in people called shoulds- internalised belief from toxic environment

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bargain with fate

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we think we can control environments if we follow shoulds- to make us happy

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instead of listening to our shoulds

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we should listen to our authentic desires- real self

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Anna frued

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superego becomes clear only when it confronts the ego with hostility
superego speaks with language of guilt and shame

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superego creates

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anxiety - that we deal with through defence mechanise

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sublimation

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expand energy o prosocial activities in order t avoid undesired activities

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reaction formulation

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make unacceptable impulses into their opposite acceptable form

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rationalism

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try to create logical explanations of our behaviour in order to justify it

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denial

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refuse to acknowledge info

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carl jung

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interested in spiritual aspects of the unconscious and conscious

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archetypes

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universal symbolic images that appear across cultures

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humanism

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Maslow and carl rogers

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Maslow

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believes in free will
hierarchy of needs-
basic needs, safety, belongingness, esteem needs and self actualisation

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self actualisation

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ultimate goal - self fulfilment

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carl rogers

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personal growth requires an individuals concept of self to be congruent with their ideal self , so people only self actualise if they had a positive view of their self (positive self regard). this can only happen if thy have unconditional positive regard from others

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self worth

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confidence and positive feelings about him/ herself , face challenges in life , accept and failure

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beck c

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cognitive therapy - emphasis on perceptions of experience

focus on errors in thinking

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existentialists vs humanists similarities and differences

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both believe in free will
emphasises uniqueness
driven to be creative
existentialists- neutral humanists - optimist

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