PSYCH101 Chapter 12: PSYCH 101 Chapter 12: An Introduction to Psychological Science > Module 12.3 (ONLINE Week 1): Psychodynamic and Humanistic Approaches to Personality (Krause, Corts, Smith, Dolderman)

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

Document Summary

How people use defence mechanisms to cope with con icting thoughts and feelings. The developmental stages freud used to explain the origins of personality. Apply psychodynamic and humanistic perspectives to explain personality. Sigmund freud was a pioneer in the study of personality and the treatment of psychological disorders, however many of his theories are heavily criticized. Belief that personality and behaviour are shaped by powerful forces in consciousness, much of which is hidden from our awareness in the unconscious. Everything we think, feel, and do results from psychological dynamics that are so deeply buried in our unconscious that we have no direct access to them. Unconscious mind holds all your memories and experiences, even the ones you can no longer bring into conscious awareness. Conscious mind is a small fraction of the entire pscyhe. Unconscious mind is the primary driver of our behaviours. Freudian slips are slips of the tongue that re ect the workings of the unconscious.