PSYC 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Collective Unconscious
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Jean piaget cognitive theory a way of organizing knowledge (building blocks of knowledge: schemas. This is using an existing schema to deal with a new object or situation. This happens when the existing schema (knowledge) does not work, and needs to be changed to deal with a new object or situation. This is the force, which moves development along. Piaget believed that cognitive development did not progress at a steady rate, but rather in leaps and bounds. Equilibrium is occurs when a child"s schemas can deal with most new information through assimilation. Freud believed that people could be cured by making conscious their unconscious thoughts and motivations, thus gaining insight . The aim of psychoanalysis therapy is to release repressed emotions and experiences, i. e. make the unconscious conscious. Psychoanalysis is commonly used to treat depression and anxiety disorders. Carl jung believed humans are motivated by social interests. Personality develops due to social status and relationships.
