PSYCH 2B03 Lecture Notes - Psychoanalysis, Conversion Disorder, Hypnosis
18 Jun 2013
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Patients who have physical symptoms with no cause, conversion disorder. Freud uses electrical stimulation to jump start the nervous system. Patient with hysterical symptoms who could recall when the symptoms first occurred and when she had similar experiences when the symptoms appeared again they got better. Hypnosis to recall these emotions, suggest that the symptoms will go away. Part of the mind can hide things from consciousness. Memories can deliberately be locked from consciousness. Post hypnotic suggestion: sometimes we do things for reasons we don"t understand and the reason we believe the cause of our behaviour is not always understood. Conscious mind doesn"t know the reasons for our own behaviour. First person to notice childhood sexual abuse. Seduction theory, however most of these memories were not true but stories from the unconscious that the patient wish had happened, disguised to make them more acceptable. Motivation: why do we do the things we do, what do we want out of life.
