PSY 102 1st Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I. Neo Freudians Outline of Current Lecture II. Neo-Freudians III. Carl Jung = Collective Unconscious IV. Karen Horney = Focus on Security V. Alfred Adler Current Lecture1. Neo-Freudians 1. Neo Freudians followed Freud in stressing the importance of the unconscious and early childhood, but developed their own personality theories2. Disagreed with Freud on 3 main ideas1. Belief that behavior was mainly motivated by sexual urges2. Personality is fundamentally determined by early childhood experiences But also by experiences throughout life 3. Departed from Freud’s pessimistic view of human nature and society 2. Carl Jung = Collective Unconscious - Interested in psychiatry because he believed it could provide deeper insight to human mind- Freud thought Jung would lead the psychoanalytic movement o BUT: Jung was too independent - Believed deepest part of psyche o Collective unconscious Hypothesized part from previous generations and that contains universally shared ancestral experiences and ideas o Within collective unconscious Archetypes These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Inherited mental images of universal human instincts and themes that are the main components of collective unconscious - Themes: powerful father, nurturing mother, innocent child, birth, death etc. Jung: 2 Main Archetypes - Anima = Feminine side of males - Animus = Masculine side of females 3. Karen Horney = Focus on Security - Stressed importance of cultural and social factors in personality development- Stressed importance of social relationships - Basic anxiety1. The feeling a child has of being isolated and helpless in a potential hostile world - 3 Patterns of behavior used to defend basic anxiety1. People who move toward other people Excessive need for approval2. People who move against others Excessive need for power; competitive3. People who move away from others Excessive need for independence; makes them detached from other people - Healthy personality = Flexible in balancing needs 4. Alfred Adler - Disagreed with Freud on several issues o Put more emphasis on importance of conscious thought processes and social motives - Created own theory of personalityo Most fundamental human motive: Striving for superiority o This arises from feelings of inferiority- Believed humans were motivated to grow and achieve personal goals - Emphasized the importance of cultural influences and social
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