PSYC 2300H Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Anna O., Carl Jung, Psych
19 Sep 2015
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What is a paradigm: a set of concepts and methods used to collect and interpret data (kuhn, 1992, guides the definition, examination, and treatment of mental disorders. Injects biases into the definition and collection of data. Paradigms in abnormal psych: psychoanalytic, biological, cognitive-behavioural, humanistic-existential. Freud was born jewish in now slovakia town of freiberg. For economic reasons (and anti-semitism) his family moved to vienna. Sigmund freud (1856-1939) o o o when he was 3 o reasons he chose medicine (harder because of anti-semitism) As a student, freud was interested in literature & politics for economic. Childhood idols: napoleon, hannibal (roman times) both outsiders but o conquered. First job involved neurological research as an assistant to famous o physiologist ernst brucke (1819-1892) o o o. Brucke could not get him a university position because he was jewish. Brucke advised freud to become a medical doctor. Spent winter 1885-1886 studying in paris w/ french neurologist jean o.
