PSYC 2740 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Harry Stack Sullivan, Domineering, Preadolescence
1 Jul 2016
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Relationships are not just critical-they are vital. Personality has meaning only in how people interact with each other, and parents play a crucial role during developmental stage. Theorem of escape: we resist experiences that evoke feelings of anxiety. Theorem of reciprocal emotions: other people influence our emotions, and we, in turn, influence their emotions as well. Epochs = stages six developmental epochs must be worked through before becoming an adult these 6 epochs are: Need for security is motivation factor to the developing self-system: childhood. Focuses on relationships with friends and companions: the juvenile era. Gradual focus of a need for intimacy with a similar other: preadolescence. Keen interest in issues involving the genitals, sexuality, and puberty, and establishing an intimate relationship with a member of the opposite sex: early adolescence. Transforming lust urges into a loving relationship with another person. The good e, the bad me, and the not me:
