01:830:338 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Elizabeth Loftus, Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: 01:830:338
• Professor: Professor Lyra Stein

Document Summary

Although many of freud"s ideas have not stood the test of time, others have, and have been incorporated into the contemporary version of psychoanalysis. Today, psychoanalysis is best thought of as a theory containing ideas inspired by. Psychoanalysts no longer write much about id, superego, or repressed sexuality, nor do they liken treatment to archaeological expedition in search of forgotten memories. Instead, psychoanalysts today focus on childhood relationships and adult conflicts with others. Contemporary psychoanalyst drew westen argues that contemporary psychoanalysis is based on five postulates. Unconscious plays a large role in life, but is not the ubiquitous influence. Behavior reflects compromises in conflict between mental processes. Childhood plays an important role in personality development, particularly in shaping adult relationship styles. Mental representations of self and others guide interactions with others. Personality development involves not just regulating sexual and aggressive feelings, but also moving from an immature socially dependent way of relating to others to a mature independent relationship style.