PSYCH101 Lecture 1: Psych Chp. 12.3

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Paul Wehr

Document Summary

Abraham maslow argued that we should open ourselves up more to clearly see reality. Maslo(cid:449)"s opti(cid:373)isti(cid:272) (cid:448)ie(cid:449)s (cid:272)lashed (cid:449)ith the thoughts of that ti(cid:373)e: (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iouris(cid:373) a(cid:374)d. Freud"s ideas o(cid:448)erti(cid:373)e tur(cid:374)ed i(cid:374)to his ps(cid:455)(cid:272)hod(cid:455)(cid:374)a(cid:373)i(cid:272) theor(cid:455) evolving family of different theories. Universal assumption of psychodynamic theories is that personality and behaviour is shaped by power forces in the consciousness, a great deal of which is hidden from our awareness in the unconscious. Fro psychodynamic perspective nothing is a mistake: we have little control over and insight into our actions. Everything we feel or do is psychodynamics. Preferences and desire powerfully influencing motivation. Because unconscious is inaccessible to conscious mind it is more powerful: ex. Slips (freudian slips) are what we are really thinking from the unconscious mind. Like how ross say ra(cid:272)hel"s name at his wedding. Freud even made some techniques as to how a psychoanalyst could employ small hints to gain access to unconscious.