PSYC36H3 Lecture 10: PSYC36 Lecture #10 – Psychodynamic Therapy
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This isn"t very relevant today, but it was historical. Pursued a career in science and academia. He was great at writing and making elaborate theories to explain human nature. It is when they develop superego there are rules and things to follow. It is less about psychosexual urges, and more about conforming with society: genital (12+ years, happens after puberty, where sexual and aggressive impulses for non-parental figures emerge, freud thinks all of us want to reproduce and kill competitors. If you weren"t able to resolve this stage you were fixated. It wasn"t like this normal growth of maturity, there are specific states you must pass before you get to the next one. The tip of the iceberg is what we present to people. There is so much going on in our subconscious or unconscious it is really inaccessible to others and to us. We don"t even know what is going on under the water.
