PSY 246 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Cognitive Dissonance, Eric Fromm, Castration Anxiety
19 Aug 2016
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Sigmund freud was a viennese neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. Psychoanalysis- a theory of personality, a method for investigating unconscious processes, and a technique of treatment. Key premise behind psychoanalysis is that we form mental representations of ourselves, others, and our relationships from early experiences: even when we were youngers all our thoughts and dreams we created mental representatives of ourselves. Ainsworth and bowlby formed attachment theory from psychoanalysis: attachment theory- we form emotional bonds with our caregivers which become internal working models (mental representations) of all future intimate relationships (especially if they are similar in characteristics/behaviors) Freud is controversial because: considered sexist, not testable because they are introspective, no evidence his techniques actually work. Freud is important because theories greatly influenced personality and clinical psychology: also influenced many subjects such as: sociology, political science, cultural and literary studies and religion. Thought that instincts to fuel functions of the mind.
