T Flashcards
Interpersonal Theory is also known as
Interpersonal Psychoanalysis or Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry
Proponent of Interpersonal Theory
Harry Stack Sullivan
Sullivan is the Father of
Interpersonal Psychiatry
His theory stressed on the importance of?
formative development from infancy to later life, which affect the adjustment of an individual
Interpersonal theory believes that all human beings are
the products of interpersonal contacts he makes through life
It is part of life and has good and bad effects.
Tension
From an early stage, one lives with _____ and as he matures, he learns to _____ to the conditions of this state of existence through the use of _____, ______, and _______.
tension
adapt
self-system
personification
cognitive experience
Mother had a nervous breakdown because?
all children were born in February and the 2 older brothers died before turning one due to convulsion. She fears that Sullivan will also die
Sullivan was taken care of by?
Maternal Grandmother
later on, with the help of his aunt and mother who already healed
Their family is
poor
He did ____ in school but had a _____ friends due to his ____ background
well
few
poor
he was once suspended because
of older male students’ coercion
Who is his old childhood friend with whom he had a falling out when they were adults?
Clarence Bellinger, a psychiatrist
Bellinger and Sullivan did not
marry
Sullivan was regarded as gay and he had a foster son who is
rumored a psychotic patient and referred to as his lover
He met a psychoanalyst who also disagreed with Freud’s theory and was engaged for a day before breaking it off the next morning
Clara Thompson
The Zodiac Group consists of
Sullivan, Horney, Fromm and his wife, Frieda
Sullivan is known for his work on
schizophrenia
interpersonal relationships
effect of loneliness on mental health
His work centered on understanding
interpersonal relationships
His research became the basis for a field of psychology known as
interpersonal psychoanalysis
It is a pure entity, an “illusion” which cannot be observed or studied apart from interpersonal situations and is not a person
Personality
The organization of personality consists of _____ rather than _______
interpersonal events
intrapsychic ones
Personality manifests itself with the
behavior a person shows in relation to one or more other individuals
people do not need to be present. they can be
illusionary or nonexistent figures
psychological processes that are interpersonal in nature
perceiving
recalling
thinking
imagining
product of interpersonal relations being transmitted originally from the
mother to the infant and later in life, by threats to one’s security.
Anxiety
fear of rejection by significant persons
Basic Anxiety
What should people adopt to avoid or minimize actual or potential anxiety?
Adopt various types of protective measures and supervisory controls over their behavior