PSYCH 2B03 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Myers–Briggs Type Indicator, Melanie Klein, Anima Animus
18 Mar 2013
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Most move away from freud"s emphasis on build in sexual and aggressive instincts focus on interpersonal aspects of life. Special concern about early attachments [attachment theory]- how attachment to attachment figures can buffer in times of stress. Insight from freud: relationships mediated through mental images: objects: partially accurate mental images of people [object relations theory] Need to interpret theory in ways that will sound reasonable today. Many people have integrated their own ideas/perspectives/interpretations when describing freud the more you do, the more close you are to developing another theory. 3 common differences: view sex as less important interpret libido as general motivation toward life and creativity( as opposed to just sexual wellspring of thought and behaviour) Freud said that it"s because of anxiety that they deny the role of sex. Less emphasis on unconscious mental processes and more on conscious thought. Ego psychology: focus on perception, memory, learning, rational, conscious thinking (over sexuality, psychic conflict, unconsciousness)
