PSYC 241 Chapter Notes -Brief Psychotherapy, Countertransference, Attachment Theory
20 Jan 2013
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Psychopathology results from unconscious conflicts in the individual. Freud"s classical psychoanalytic theory: structure of the mind, development and dynamics of personality. An unconscious part of the personality present at birth. Composed of all the energy of the psyche (libido) Expressed as biological urges that operate via the pleasure principle. Also obtains gratification by fantasizing (primary process thinking) Reflection of society"s moral standards as learned from parents and teachers. The cooperation of these forces is known as the psychodynamics of the personality. Objective anxiety can be handled by dealing with it in a rational way. Neurotic anxiety can be handled by defence mechanisms strategies that are unconsciously used to protect the ego from anxiety. Repression pushes unacceptable impulses and thoughts into the unconscious (infantile memories) Denial disavowing a traumatic experience and pushing it into the unconscious. Projection characteristics or desires unacceptable to the ego are attributed to someone else.
