Psychodynamic Theory Debate Janice Birdsong, Melissa Johnston, and Helene Torres Psy/405 November 10, 2014 Instructor Krasner Psychodynamic Theory Debate Jung and Klein, I think for the purpose of this debate we get a quick description of your theories. Klein, let us start with you. In my theory of object relation, we focus on the importance of the mother child relationship. My theory was built on my interpretations of childhood during the first four to six months where most children begin
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a particular way. Freud believed that a mental disorder is caused by unresolved conflicts of childhood which are unconscious. According to Freud the human mind or psyche consists of the id, ego and superego and conflict between these cause anxiety. The id is the irrational part of our personality which uses the pleasure principle: it seeks to have fun. The ego is the conscious rational part of personality, it uses the reality principle. The superego is the moral sense of right and wrong. Conflict
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somewhat like our conscience but deeper. Our superego helps determine the realistic options in which we satisfy our inner drives and morals. The Jungian theory was also divided into three different parts the conscious ego, the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious. The conscious ego is similar to Freud’s; however, Jung
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the conscious versus unconscious mind, but he certainly was responsible for making it popular. The conscious mind is what you are aware of at any particular moment, your present perceptions, memories, thoughts, fantasies, feelings, what have you. Working closely with the conscious mind is what Freud called the preconscious, what we might today call "available memory:" anything that can easily be made conscious, the memories you are not at the moment thinking about but can readily bring to mind. Freud
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identifying that Kurtz’s unconscious desires surfaced and were encouraged by his ID, “psychological drives” (Rathus 402), upon entering the secrecy the dense Congo wilderness provided, which influenced Kurtz to commit and allow the atrocities around him to occur. Jackie Watts wrote on the idea of unconsciousness through Freud’s perspective and stated, “Freud did not see the unconscious as readily accessible to conscious awareness but as an ever present tension to our conscious way of being.” Due to
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The Interpretation of the Unconscious Mind You’re being chased by a monster down the hallway of your childhood home. The hallway goes on forever and it feels like you’ve been running for miles. Every time it seems like the monster is about to catch it’s dinner (you), all of a sudden you get that tiny extra burst of speed to just escape his grasps. With no resolution in sight, you make a break for the nearest door. When you open the door it’s your dead grandmother taking a bath. What!? These
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Psychology can be defined as the "Scientific study of behavior and mental or cognitive process". The field seeks scientific interpretation of how the human mind works. Different theorists attempted to describe the human mind by observing behavior, cognitive events, physiological events, social behavior etc. In the field of psychology, the systematic movements begun during the first quarter of 19th century. These movements were of greatest significance for the development of psychology as
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Theories of Personalities | Conscious | Unconscious | Biological | Social Influences | Similarities | Uniqueness | Freud: Psychoanalysis | Even though we are aware of our daily actions, we are still motivated with the actions of our unconscious and still be guided with the dream analysis. | He believed that everything from slips of the tongue to religious experiences is the result of a deep-rooted desire to satisfy sexual or aggressive desire and drives. | As Physician, he viewed the human personality
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Personality Paper Michelle Rine Luna Essentials of Psychology PSY/211 July 9, 2014 Dr. Pierre Edvrard Pharel While people are growing up, they begin to change throughout each different chapter of their lives. This is known as developmental psychology. Some developmental phases would be, prenatal development, development during infancy and childhood and adolescent development. During these phases, something that becomes more pronounced is a person's personality. Personality is known as a unique
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psychoanalytic approaches to personality could not be much different. Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytical approach focuses mainly on childhood development and sexual urges. Carl Jung felt that most human behavior could be traced to or caused by their unconscious. Alfred Adler, on the other hand, focused most of his approach on people’s motivation and superiority. Sigmund Freud believed that the psycho-sexual motivated human behavior. His psychoanalytic approach to personality was based on three different
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