PSYC 2100 Quiz: psychoanalysis after Freud

• School: University of Virginia
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2100
• Professor: Williams Cedric

Document Summary

Less emphasis on unconscious mental processes and more o on conscious thought o o o o. Ego psychology and conscious comprehension of reality focus on the processes driving the perception. Loevinger ego"s function is to make sense of everything a person experiences development is the development of ego. Less emphasis on instinctual drives and mental life as the o source of psychological difficulties o emphasis more on interpersonal relationships: gemeinschaftsgefuhl o. Alfred adler thought freud focused too much on sex as an o ultimate motivator and organizer of thought and behavior emphasis more on the social interest. Def: the desire to relate positively and productively with other people interest, but the potential must be developed if the person wants to contribute to the society. Everyone is born with the potential for social arises initially from the mother-child bond father has to avoid typical errrors of being too detached emotionally, and being too authoritarian.