PSYB30H3 Lecture : Myth and Narrative
Document Summary
Overview of week 11 lectures: part i. sigmund freud, part ii. Alfred adler (freud"s prominent student: part iii. Freud and all of his intellectual decedents place such a central role in the deep unconscious processes that exist within us a complex understanding with what goes on in a person. Compromise formation a superficial compromise between factions and parties conflict deep within the psyche. *freud outlined a very bold and comprehensive outline with personality. *goal: was too provide a grand unifying theory of all personality and human behaviour. Freud provided the first (and perhaps only) comprehensive theory of personality: Dynamics (conscious vs. unconscious) there are some tensions that exist between these levels as anxiety provoking urges are suppressed deep within the unconscious. Development (oral anal phallic latency genital) each involved the organization of the libido around a specific erogenous zone. *we should now have a good understanding how modest personality theorist"s ambitions are.
