BIOM2020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Object Relations Theory, Anima Animus, Karen Horney
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Psych 2b03 chapter 12 - psychoanalysis after freud. Theme of most post-freudian psychoanalysis is to move away from his emphasis on built-in sexual and aggressive instincts toward a focus on the interpersonal aspects of life. Focus on how early attachments, especially with parents, affect perceptions of, and relations with, other people. Objects relations theory: modern school of psychoanalysis, deals with object origin and implications. Our relationships with people are mediated throughout mental images of them. Attachment theory: how attachments to significant other people and our images of such attachments can be a buffer in times of stress. Neo-freudian psychology: a general term for the psychoanalytically-oriented work of many theorists and researchers who are influenced by freud"s theory. Major figures of 20th century: includes: anna freud, jung, adler, erikson. Most neo-freudians differ from freud in 3 major respects: less emphasis on sex as less important than freud sis.
