Lecture 7. Fromm Flashcards
Majort theme of Humanistic Psychoanalytic theory
the concept of loneliness
To be human is?
To be isolated and lonely
Loneliness represents
the basic condition of human existence ghat separates human from animal nature
Self-awareness contributes to?
feelings of loneliness, isolation and homelessness
Humanity’s separation from the natural world has produced
feelings of loneliness and isolation
what kind of perspective is involved in humanistic psychoanalysis?,
involves historical and cultural perspectives
Birth Order of Fromm
Only child
Nationality of Fromm
Orthodox Jewish
Childhood years of Fromm
evolved with the religious and scholars from the circle of his parents
Father of Fromm
son and grandson of rabbi
Mother of Fromm
niece of Talmudic scholar
Fromm described his parents as?
Neurotics; father being moody and mother prone to depression
How did he became immersed with the works of Freud and Marx?
The suicide of a woman, who was a friend of the family and the outbreak of WW1 impacted his teenage years, and their works answered his questions
Adult Years of Fromm
rejected his religion and became a socialist
Contributions of Fromm in understanding Personality
Existential Dichotomies, Five Existential Dichotomies, Escape Mechanisms, Character Orientations and Personality Disorders
Dichotomy
a two-horned human dilemma (acquired facility to reason) or a problem that has no solution because none of the alternative it presents is entirely satisfactory
the existence of dichotomies that characterize human condition give rise to?
5 basic needs that stem from our existence and must be met for a person to develop fully
First Existential Dichotomy
between life and death
aspires immortality but self-awareness and reason is saying that life is inevitable
there is life after death to alter the fact that life ends with death
Second Existential Dichotomy
humans are capable of conceptualizing the goal of complete realization, but we are aware that life is too short to reach for that goal
Third Existential Dichotomy
people are ultimately alone, yet we cannot tolerate isolation
5 Existential/Basic Needs of Human Existence
Relatedness, Transcendence, Rootedness, Sense of Identity, and Frame of Reference/Orientation
Relatedness
the drive for union with another person through submission, love and power
Transcendence
the urge to rise above the passive and accidental existence and into “the realm of purposefulness and freedom”
Rootedness
the need to establish roots or to feel at home again in the world
Sense of Identity
the capacity to be aware of ourselves as separate entity
to say “I am I” or “I am the subject of my actions”
Frame of Reference/Orientation
enables people to organize the various stimula that impinge on them
Positive and Negative Components of Relatedness
N- submission or domination; P - love
Pos and Nega Components of Transcendence
N - destructiveness; P - creativeness
Pos and Nega Components of Rootedness
N - Fixation; Posi - Wholeness
Sense of Identity Pos and Nega Components
Nega - Adjustment to a group; Pos - Individuality
Frame of Reference/Orientation Pos&Nega Components
Nega- Irrational goals; Posi - Rational goals
Mechanisms of Escape
driving forces to cope with/reduce basic anxiety
Three Escape Mechanisms
Authoritarianism, Destructiveness, Conformity