CAS PS 231 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Introjection, Drive Theory, Personality Development
7 Nov 2016
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Displacement: forwarding emotions you have toward a specific source onto another. Unconscious, replaced by non-conscious in last 10 yrs or so. Freud believe there were unconscious or unseen motives behind everyday actions. Freud tried to explain illogical and accidental behaviors. Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theories: emphasis on early experiences, conscious & unconscious parts of the mind, drive theory (instinct sex&aggression, personality development is primarily unconscious (beyond awareness and heavily influenced by emotions) Freud: first 12 yrs of life are most important v. erikson: important changes happen equally through out life. Psychic determinism: all illogical behaviors have some kind of meaning behind them, mind is active constantly seeking expression in one way or another. Sigmund freud (1856-1939: 1895-topographical, personality is better understood from a developmental perspective, family relationships are a vital part of one"s personality, conflict w/ social world, erikson and others theorize that change takes place in adulthood as well. Freud recognized that techniques to treat mentally ill were not working.
