PSYC 4620 1st Edition Lecture 12 Outline of Last Lecture I. Carl JungII. The Collective UnconsciousIII. Erik EriksonIV. The 8 CrisesOutline of Current Lecture V. NeurosisVI. Interaction StylesVII. Feminine PsychologyVIII. Application and AssessmentCurrent LectureKaren Horney- Dad= cruel disciplinarian- Focused on child perception of eventsNeurosis- Self-defeating interpersonal styleo Type of defense mechanismo Pushing people away- Comes from homes that foster anxiety- Develop strategies for dealing with threatening peopleInteraction Styles- Moving towardo Any relationship is better than lonelinesso Abusive relationshipso Attaching themselves to anyone who is available- Moving againsto I’ll hurt you before you hurt meo Externalization (similar to projection)- Moving awayo Emotional attachments hurt, so I don’t need themThese 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.o Self sufficiency - People with neurosis tend to do just one of theseFeminine Psychology- Womb envyo Men envy women’s ability to have children- Each gender has attributes the other admires- Societal influence- Influence in feminism and gender equalityo Feminism: Equality across everyoneApplication: Psychoanalytic Theory and ReligionReligion- Freud: religion is a type of collective wish fulfillmento Saw God as unconscious father figure there to provide us with a sense of security- Neo-Freudians: other viewso Jung: Religion provides a sense of purpose and feelings of securityo Each of us inherits a God archetype in our unconsciouso Organized religion takes advantage of that archetype and uses it to promote followerso When religion fails to provide security, then people turn to psychotherapy- Erich Fromm: People turn to the church to escape from fears, powerlessness, lonelinesso Authoritarian religions: We are under the control of a powerful god Deny people their personal identityo Humanistic religions God is a symbol of your own personal power Provides an opportunity for personal growthAssessmentPersonal Narratives- Life stories and critical scenes- Method:o Describe scenes from lifeo Interviews recorded/transcribedo Coded Inter-rater reliability- Scores from narratives tend to be consistent over timeEvaluating this Method- Scores consistent over time- Problemso Accuracy Whether people can accurately remember life eventso Truthfulness/selectivity- What people choose to remember and what they can remember can still be very telling and informative- Erikson’s stageso Read section on Generativity and Life Stories in the bookStrengths of Neo-Freudian Theories- Elaboration on Freud’s theories/things he didn’t expand on/omittedo Societal factors- Personality beyond early yearso Freud only describes how personality develops from early years- Optimistic/flattering- New conceptso Positive functions served by egoo Identity crisiso Introvertso Inferiority complex- Influentialo Paved the way for humanistic personality theories and social learning- More palatableo Freud’s work isolated a large majority of peopleCriticisms of Neo-Freudian Theories- Evidence exists, though questionable- Conclusions gathered from psychotherapy patientso Biaso Applicability- Oversimplified/ignored important conceptso
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