PSYC 1002 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Oedipus Complex, Twin Study, Oral Stage
3 Feb 2017
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*see p. 578 of textbook for helpful summary* More than five traits are necessary michael ashton honesty- humility: diverse personality theories . Psychodynamic theories: all of the diverse theories descended from the work of. Sigmund freud, which focus on unconscious mental forces. Freud"s psychoanalytic theory: psychoanalysis procedure that freud developed to treat mental disorders, methods led to questions of objectivity and testability, attempts to explain personality, motivation, and psychological disorders by focusing on . The methods people use to cope w/ their sexual & aggressive urges: freud"s contemporaries criticized him b/c . Suggested that individuals are not masters of their own minds. Suggested that individuals are not masters of their own destinies. Emphasized importance of how people cope w/ their sexual urges. Offended those who held conservative/victorian values: structure of personality. Id: primitive, instinctive component of personality that operates according to the pleasure principle; i want ; primary-process thinking. Pleasure principle: demands immediate gratification of its urges.
