PSYC 1010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 46: Projective Test, Carl Jung, Thematic Apperception Test

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Module 46: intro to personality and psychodynamic theories. Personality: an individuals characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. Sigmund freud"s psychoanalytic theory proposed that childhood sexuality and unconscious motivations influence personality: focused on inner capacities for growth and self-fulfillment. Later two broad perspectives came about: trait theories. Examine characteristic patterns of behaviour: social cognitive theories. Explore interactions between peoples traits and social context. Victorian era was tie of tremendous discovery and scientific advancement. Time of sexual repression and male dominance. Long before entering university of vienna in 1873, freud showed signs of independence and brilliance. Observing patients led him to discovery of the unconscious a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings and memories: contemporary def: info processing of which we are unaware. Speculated lost feeling in ones hand was from fear of touching ones genitals or blindness and hearing loss was fear of seeing/hearing something you did not want to.