PSYC 1030H Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Oral Stage, Phallic Stage, Anal Stage
8 Mar 2019
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Emphasizes the movement of psychological energy within the person, in the form of attachments, conflicts, and motivations. Personality develops in psychosexual stages: anal stage, oral stage (pg. 544: crucial stage = phallic stage, ages 3-6 (oedipal) Collective unconscious: universal memories, symbols, etc, called archetypes, can be a figure or item, such as wicked witch, shadow archetype is fear of wild animals, pg. Central problem in life is to find a balance between the need for independence and need for others: needs constant adjustments, way we react to this is based on first year or two in life. Object because the baby creates a mental representation of her mother. Predicts if a client will benefit from psychothereapy. Myers-briggs type indicator: 1-16 types, no evidence. Objective scientific tests (inventories: standardized, answers many things about different personality traits. Gordon allport: not all traits have equal weight and signfi. In people"s lives: central traits, secondary traits.
