Psychology 1000 Chapter 14-16: Psych 1000 Chapter 14-16

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Laura Fazakas- De Hoog

Document Summary

Aquarius (jan 20-feb 18) strong social conscience, want to improve world. Personality relatively enduring ways of thinking/acting that describe responses to life situations. Perceived organization and structure (behaviors fit together meaningfully) Look for causes of behavior in a dynamic interplay of inner forces that conflict with each other. Freud"s psychoanalytic theory (behavior is psychological, genetic and behavioral) St. augustine: storage was limitless but don"t have entire access to it. Adopted helmholtz"s idea of mechanism determinism + french idea of dissociation + darwin"s ideas. Changes in freud"s life accompanied changes in his views. Started to work in interactive clinics -> studied neurology + speech pathology (coined agnosia ) Went to medical school (8 years b/c learned a lot) but then went to study in paris with charcot. Charcot was treating patients suffering from conversion hysteria (sudden symptoms) Symptoms related to repressed memories (re-experience traumatic memory = symptoms improve) An unconscious part of the mind exerts great influence on behavior.