PSY 505 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psychopathology, Psychodynamics, Personality Psychology

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 505
• Professor: Alasdair Goodwill

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Contemporary research: chapter 4: how does freud"s theories measure up in relation to psychological assessment, psychological assessment, should shed light on the nature of the individual"s personality, including causes of psychological distress (e. g. psychopathology) Must have/be: 1) validity (e. g. accuracy, relevance, 2) parsimony (e. g. , simple, efficient, how could we psychologically/clinically assess someone in terms of psychodynamic theory, we could ask (men) directly: How does freud suggest we investigate people"s personality then: through free association, patient/client would lie on a couch and simply vocalize thoughts, no censorship, atmosphere of non-judgmental curiosity and acceptance. Works by intuitive leaps and therapist-interpreted linkages. Lecture 4 notes: parsimony, may be simple but , free association techniques would be used over the course of years to develop the level of non-censorship needed . That"s a long time: so, others decided there had to be another way, one that was quicker . What is it: b) how does it make you feel (score 1 to 5)