PSYC 470 Lecture 5: Theories of personality lecture 5 week 3
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Theories of personality: 3 broad steps, steps are continuous, how one experiences their internal world and approaches the external world, early formative years are particularly critical to core structure and the external world, ages 0-1. Me vs not me (when does the child recognize outside forces, objects, and people) Ex. if they open their mouth will food come. How is all this discovered in the context of safety (like environment) Separation between the self and the other. What is underneath my skin vs what is underneath your skin : ages 3-5. How do i use external vs internal tools (like the body) What do i do with my body. Not the aspect of boys wanting to have sex with their mothers this is a metaphor. It really encompasses a shift from a dyad to a triad. How does the child cope with having to share a loving gure. In a close relationship can love and hate be experienced.
