PSY 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Melanie Klein, Karl Abraham, Earthbound
PSY325: Psychological Disorders Lecture 5
Chapter 5 is on the exam
Only take medication for depression we know for fact they are more likely
to relapse compared to people who change their way of thinking through
therapy
JUNG
Looked at forward thinking (present) Freud was more about the past and
why we are what we are
Experimented on his patients
Early projective technique word- associate test (forerunner of projective
assessment techniques)
oTheme insight (common theme in your words) how you see things
Freud focused too much on sex Jung looked more at the social
Became psychotic he only saw his family and patients
Sentence completion task (not Jung) drunk day
1) I wish my mother… 2) my father never… 3) my most sexual experience
was.
Object relations Theory
Melanie Klein (1882-1960) rejection and death
Unplanned, unwanted, breastfed
Eldest sister dies at 8 Klein was 4
Made her fell responsible for brothers death
Doesn’t get degree gets married and follows husband
oMarriage fails
oSon dies
oHer daughter rejects/fought with her till she died
Sandor frenczi loving analyst
Karl Abraham father figure loved him platonically
Turned Freudian theory on its head:
oSuperego and ID roles reversed
oSuperego is HARSH and develops much earlier
oId (impulses) protects against perceived threats by superego
oEgo is the early “splitter” (not mediator)
Alfred Alder (1870-1937)
Nearly died at the age of 5 developed fear of death
Valued struggle and life rose to superior position especially in math
Tell your kid to work hard over smart marshmallow test
Came up with Superiority and inferiority complex
oSuperiority drive for competence and effectiveness in whatever one
strives to do
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Document Summary
Only take medication for depression we know for fact they are more likely to relapse compared to people who change their way of thinking through therapy. Looked at forward thinking (present) freud was more about the past and why we are what we are. Early projective technique word- associate test (forerunner of projective assessment techniques: theme insight (common theme in your words) how you see things. Freud focused too much on sex jung looked more at the social. Became psychotic he only saw his family and patients. 1) i wish my mother 2) my father never 3) my most sexual experience was. Eldest sister dies at 8 klein was 4. Made her fell responsible for brothers death. Doesn"t get degree gets married and follows husband: marriage fails, son dies, her daughter rejects/fought with her till she died. Karl abraham father figure loved him platonically.