PSYC 370 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Anna Freud, Developmental Lines, Toilet Training
20 Nov 2012
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Book notes: chapter 5 ego psychology: anna freud, heinz. The youngest of freud"s 6 children the most gifted and accomplished of his children. Took care of freud when he got cancer of the jaw. Major contribution was the concept of developmental lines: plot the sequence of a child"s growth from helpless dependence to self-absorption to greater maturity and independence. Heinz hartman father of the ego movement in psychoanalysis. Attended the university of vienna (like freud) Add the concept of the primary autonomy of the ego functions (apparatuses) as operating to organize important aspects of the personality partially frees the ego from the dominance of the id. Places the ego decisively in the social world. Was invited by anna freud to undertake training analysis with her. Opened a child analyst clinic in boston. Appreciation for personality development, the identity crisis of adolescence, and the role of society and culture in personality formation and neurosis.
