PSYC1004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Reaction Formation, Dependent And Independent Variables, Vaginal Photoplethysmograph
Lecture 2
17 October 2017
11:18
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Sigmund Freud
Followers: Neo-Freudians – Jung, Adler, Fromm, Horney...
Focus on the unconscious and its processes
Clinical work with patients
Probably the most influential psychologist in history
A major influence on Western culture
Personality consists of constant psychic energies, which may
often be in conflict
oIf resolved → normal adjustment and growth
oIf unresolved → psychological problems – neurosis or even psychosis
Most of personality is unconscious
A small aspect of personality is preconscious
Another small aspect of personality is conscious
oOf the three, the unconscious is the most important determinant of behaviour
oThe central concept in Freud's theory
The unconscious
oMysterious
oPast experiences, images, memories
oDangerous impulses and wishes
oPrimitive and often forbidden desires and needs
oIn dreams, the unconscious takes over
oDreams: “the royal road to the unconscious”
oDreams represent unconscious desires
oInstincts are unconscious
oInherent in the organisms
Caused by the organism itself from within
Cannot be escaped
Cannot be directly observed
oInstants satisfied through four characteristics
Aim
Want to be satisfied
Object
Finding an object that could satisfy them
Source
Originate in physical and chemical processes of different parts of the body
Pressure
Amount of influence on the person
Models of the instincts of unconsciousness
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Document Summary
Followers: neo-freudians jung, adler, fromm, horney Focus on the unconscious and its processes. Probably the most influential psychologist in history. Personality consists of constant psychic energies, which may often be in conflict o o. If unresolved psychological problems neurosis or even psychosis. A small aspect of personality is preconscious. Another small aspect of personality is conscious: of the three, the unconscious is the most important determinant of behaviour o. Past experiences, images, memories: dangerous impulses and wishes o o. In dreams, the unconscious takes over: dreams: the royal road to the unconscious , dreams represent unconscious desires o o. Originate in physical and chemical processes of different parts of the body. Two primary human motives - almost ll human behaviour revolved around them. All human interactions are a mix of love and hatred. Lives in fantasy, not reality: not concern with societal values, or the long term consequences of the action o.
