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BIOGRAPHY
Freuds long term but non-addictive use of cocaine.
Freuds determinism - he had a very dim view of human nature, no free will.
resistance - clients will go off topic when important issues are approached in
therapy.
Seduction (Libido) theory - early on, he thought many children had early sexual
experiences with parents.
2. preconscious - we are not currently aware of this but can be with a little effort.
Instincts are needs that reside in the unconscious, they are generated by the ID.
4. object - through which the instinct achieves its aim (like food).
life instincts (eros) esp. libido - instincts directed at survival of the self and
species.
death instincts (thanatos) - instincts directed towards death (the only way to be
free of conflict).
2. ego - rational part of the personality that tries to satisfy the id within the
boundaries set by the superego. It operates on the reality principle.
.(e.g., great job, I never would have believed you could do it!)
PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT
Oedipus and Electra complexes - emerge during the phallic stage and are
resolved during the latency stage.
fixation - too much or too little gratification at a stage can halt ones
development at that stage.
1. oral receptive character - results from overindulgence during the oral stage.
Dependence is the result.
2. oral aggressive - results from underindulgence during the oral stage. Envy,
dominance, and manipulation of others is the result.
3. anal - results from difficulty in toilet training. Stinginess, frugality, rigidity, and
perfectionism are the result.
Result is the Don Juan type in males and for females being domineering and
castrating.
5. genital - the stages have been successfully navigated, the person is sexually
healthy.
Students identified as high orals via the Blacky Pictures were more influenced
by an authority figures opinion.
Evidence for parenting practices as the source of the character types is WEAK.
ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES
free association - the person simply talks about whatever comes to mind.
parapraxis - a slip of the tongue (e.g., a non-believer calling him Sigmund Fraud).
dream analysis - we act out our desires and wishes in dreams in disguised form.
manifest content - what the dream looks like (e.g., Im a knight killing the king).
latent content - what the dream means (e.g., I want to kill my father).
case of the rat man - famous case study of a man with obsessive compulsive
disorder.