ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Karen Horney, Iceberg, Carl Jung
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People participate in flashmobs because of the sense of they are, or they lose themselves in the crowd flashmobs aren"t crowds that have no order like common belief. When people act in a crowd, they develop a new sense of identity as a result of their participation. Psychologists study flash mobs to gain an understanding of our current society and how people see themselves (recommendations to police on crowd control) Psychodynamic theories are approaches to therapy that focus on resolving a patient"s conflicted conscious and unconscious feelings. Based on sigmund freud"s theory unlocking the unconscious mind is key to understanding human behaviour. His theory was to unrepress the memories so patients gain personal insight. Denial is a defence mechanism (refusing to regonize/acknowledge something painful) to uncover unconsciousness, freud had clients engage in free association saying whatever comes to mind, and also examine dreams/fantasies. Patients often projects their feelings onto the therapist.
