psychoanalytical thought Flashcards
therapies
psychoanalysis, free association, hypnosis, dream interpretation, introspection
Psychoanalysis
- talk therapy designed to uncover the repressed feelings created anxiety/ disorders and deal with them in the conscious mind; uses free association, possibly hypnosis (dangerous), and dream interpretation to uncover the source of the problems
- use of introspection– looking inside yourself
People
- Freud
- Jung
- Adler
- Horney
- Erikson
Freud
- founder of psychoanalysis
- reader of Darwin
Jung
collective unconscious, ancient/universal understand of roles called archetypes; people have self and personas (masks we wear to emulate the archetypes); significant difference between these two parts of ourselves create mental disorders; dream interpretation
Adler
constant search for self-esteem and superiority; concept of inferiority complex
Horney
search for love and interpersonal relationships are our driving force; differences with men/women; emphasized conscious thoughts
Erikson
8 stages of development see development chart
defense mechanisms
rationalization, denial, repression (the father of them all), projection, displacement, reaction formation (act the opposite of what you feel), sublimation (directing i to good uses), intellectualization
Unconscious thoughts
drive behavior fueled in repressed feelings from early days (id, ego, and superego)