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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY :)

purpose : make unconcious to concious

introduced : DR SIGMUND FREUD 1875-1939


= oldest of eight children
= married with 3girls and 3boys

APPROACH :

- model o personality development
- philosophy of human nature
- method of phychotheraphy
- identified dynamic factors that motives behaviour
- focused on role of unconcious
- developed first therapeutic procedures


DETERMINISM


- Freud's perspective
- behaviour is determined by :
# irrational forces
# unconcious motivations
# biological and instinctual drives as they evolve through the six psychosexual stage in lifes


INSTINCTS

- Libido : sexual energy- survival of the individual and human race-oriented towards growth, development and creativity-pleasure principle- goal of life gain pleasure and avoid pain.

- Death instinct : want destroy others -accounts for agressive drives- to die or to hurt themselves or others.

-sex and aggresive drives : powerful determinant of people actions


THE STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITY



1) THE ID - the demanding child/baby
-ruled by pleasure principle
- basic psychic energy and motivation

2) THE EGO - the traffic cop
- ruled by reality principle
- deal with real world
- has foundation in ID

3) THE SUPEREGO - the judge
- ruled by moral principle
- internalized social


PSYCHOSEXUAL THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT.


5stages of development: * oral stage * anal stage * phallic stage * latency period * genital stage

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