PSY 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 46: Rorschach Test, Electra Complex, Automatic Control
19 Nov 2016
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Module 46: introduction to personality and psychodynamic theories. Personality- the characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting. Psychodynamic theories- view human behavior as a dynamic interaction between the conscious and unconscious mind: descending from freud"s psychoanalysis- the theory of personality and the associated treatment techniques. Personality structure: human personality arises from conflicts between impulse and restraint. Personality arises from a person"s efforts to resolve basic conflict. Ego- operates on the reality principle: gratifies the id"s impulses. Looks to bring long term pleasure: contains partially conscious perceptions, thoughts, judgments, and memories. Superego- focuses on expected behavior: moral compass. Psychosexual stages- a series of stages that a child passes through to allow the id"s pleasure-seeking energies to focus on distinct pleasure-sensitive areas of the body (called the erogenous zone) Phallic stage- body seeks genital stimulation: oedipus complex- a boy"s sexual desires toward his mother and feelings of jealousy and hatred for their rival father.
