Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Unconscious Mind, Thematic Apperception Test, Psychosexual Development
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Rests on the observation that people seem to behave somewhat consistently over time and across different situations. Personality traits characterize individuals"" customary ways of responding to their world. The distinctive and relatively enduring ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that characterize a person"s responses to life situations. Karl koller published a paper on the benefits of cocaine before freud. Tries to explain things that really cant be explained. Believed that a lot of the problems people have always have been, always will be . Look for the causes of behavior in a dynamic interplay of inner forces that often conflict with one another. Began to experiment with various techniques to access the unconscious mind. E. g. , hypnosis, free association (saying whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing), and dream analysis. Powers the mind and constantly presses for either direct or indirect release. Freud considered personality to be an energy system, somewhat like a steam engine.
