PSYC2242 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Hypnosis, Psychoanalysis, Waking Life
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60-96) a psychodynamic theory: freud"s psychoanalytic theory of personality. Behavior result of dynamic interplay among motives, drives, needs, and conflicts. Medically trained at the university of vienna. Opened doors for the complete natural science of persons. Provided basis for the dynamic view of personality freud established later. After father died in 1897, freud had depression to look into this, he did some self- analysis, which was fundamental to the development of psychoanalysis. Concentrated on dream-analysis thought would reveal unconscious thoughts and desires. Tried many techniques to uncover psychological causes of problems of patients. Hypnosis from jean charcot, but found not all patients could be hypnotized. Free association most crucial to his work. Provided primary evidence for his theory of personality. 1900 published the interpretation of dreams most important work. Not just concerned with treating patients developing a theory of mind!! Considers mental life from a biological point of view.
