PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 46: Hermann Rorschach, Defence Mechanisms, Oedipus Complex

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Module 46: introduction to personality and psychodynamic theories. Personality: an individual"s characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. Sigmund freud"s psychoanalytic theory proposed that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations influence personality. Humanistic approach focused on our inner capacities for growth and self-fulfillment. Psychodynamic theories: view personalities with a focus on the unconscious and the importance of childhood experiences. Psychoanalysis: freud"s theory of personality that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; the techniques used in treating psychological disorders by seeking to expose and interpret unconscious tensions. Unconscious: according to freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings and memories. According to contemporary psychology, it is the information processing of which we are unaware. Free association: in psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing.