PSYC 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Electra Complex, Mecha, Jerzy Konorski
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Create own example of defense mech before exam 1. Projection- person attributes own unacceptable impulses, motives, or desires to other individuals. (the executive who repressed his destructive desires may project his anger onto his boss and claim that it is actually the boss who is hostile. ) Psychosexual dev (dates are not on the exam) Range from freudian psychoanalysis to modern therapies. All see to uncover past trauma and inner conflicts. Transference- emotionally transferring onto therapist who reminds them as a figure in their life. Jerome frank: a series of contacts between the healer and the sufferer, through which the healer tries to produce certain changes in the sufferer"s emotional state, attitudes, and behaviors. Long term vs short term: a single problem/ dynamic focus. First to recognize importance of psychological theories and treatment. Saw ab fct as rooted in the same processes as normal functioning. First to apply theory and tech systematically to treatment- monumental impact on field.
