01:830:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Abraham Maslow, Freudian Slip, Phallic Stage

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:101
• Professor: Dr.John Ackroff

Document Summary

He first tried hypnosis to unlock the unconscious, he tried free association - he"d say a word & they"d say 1st thing they thought of, reveal clues from unconscious lead to person"s painful childhood memories. Personality- a person"s typical way of thinking, feeling, & acting. Personality isn"t straight-forward; it"s very grey, unlike biology, chemistry, etc. Psychoanalytic approach (sigmund freud) - ppl do things because of unconscious struggles started in childhood. Humanistic approach (abraham maslow & carl rogers) - focuses on our potential for growth & reaching our full potential. You know you want to, do it! : superego the good guy. A child who"s sent to kindergarten might start sucking his thumb again: reaction formation we had desires that we knew we couldn"t allow to surface, oral stage (0- 18 mo. ) Pleasure centers on the mouth: anal stage (18 mo. Freud would lean in this direction: however, these experiences are seared into our memories, never to be forgotten.