PSYC 3400 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Play Therapy, Karen Horney, Intellectualization
6 Apr 2018
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Chapter 7: the relational self of object relations theory. A(cid:374)(cid:374)a freud"s copi(cid:374)g self: personality shaped by ego-based coping mechanisms, not id driven instincs, uniqueness depends on egos adaption and coping, defense mechanisms, repression: exclude awareness from consciousness. Internal pressure: regressio(cid:374): psy(cid:272)hologi(cid:272)ally tra(cid:374)sports o(cid:374)e"s self to pre(cid:448)ious ti(cid:373)e. Introjected objects: internal images of parents and other adults: superego: introjected parental images characterized by severe strictness and bear little resemblance to actual parents. Id: sadistic center of protection against death and frightening objects: ego: mediator. Splits internal images into good or bad objects: object: whole object. Internal image of entire person: ambivalence: positive. Encourages children to use puppets or other toys to play out feelings. Karen horney: the conflicted self: self-theorist, despised real self: experiencing self as unworthy and unlovable. Idealized image of self: renovated portrait of despised real self. Functions as a shrine rather than a goal.
