PS271 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Takeaway, Reaction Formation, Existentialism
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We may have desires but then repress them based on societal norms. Role is to resolve clashes between id & superego. Sublimation: take id impulses, channel them into creative area. Conflict such as a person who is abusive, but who also has wonderful qualities. We are born with a temperament, but personality characteristics & traits can be changed over time. Article is very clear and balanced not selling one idea without testing opposing hypotheses. 6 conditions: 2 people in psychological contact, client in state of incongruence. Conflict of some kind, presenting vulnerable/anxious feelings: therapist congruent or integrated, unconditional positive regard, empathic, minimal degree of effective communication. The success of the therapeutic approach does not depend on the type of client. Neurotic: dreams of castles in the sky; psychotic: lives in castles in the sky. Not a special kind of relationship; not different from relationships in everyday life.
