ResourcesPowerPoint PresentationSlide 3ObjectivesFreud HimselfSlide 6The Key Ideas of Psychoanalysis: Psychic DeterminismSlide 8The Key Ideas of Psychoanalysis: Internal StructureSlide 10Slide 11Slide 12The Key Ideas of Psychoanalysis: Psychic Conflict and CompromiseThe Key Ideas of Psychoanalysis: Mental EnergyControversySlide 16Id v. Ego v. SuperegoPsychoanalysis, Life, and DeathSlide 19Psychosexual DevelopmentPsychological Development: Oral StagePsychological Development: Anal StageSlide 23Psychological Development: Phallic StageSlide 25ParapraxesSlide 27Anxiety and DefenseSlide 29Slide 30Slide 31Psychoanalysis as a Therapy and as a Route Toward UnderstandingSlide 33Psychoanalytic Theory: A CritiqueSlide 35Why Study Freud?Slide 37Slide 38Discussion Question #1Discussion Question #2Discussion Question #3Resources•Counseling center, Flag building; counselor on call (404) 894 2575•Health Center, psychiatry (404) 894 2585; second floor of Stamps•Dean of Students (404) 894 6367; also good for academic options (class absences, incompletes…)•Suicide prevention lifeline (800) 273 8255•LGBTQIA Resource Center: Flag Building (404)385-2679•Trevor Project (www.translifeline.org) •If you are a member of the trans community, Trans Lifeline (www.translifeline.org)© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.Basics of Psychoanalysis•Explore ways that Freud has influenced popular culture–Defense mechanisms (repression, rationalization)–Personality types (anal retentive, oral fixation)Are you surprised that Freud had this kind of influence on modern society?© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.3Objectives•Discuss the key ideas of psychoanalysis•Discuss Freud’s theory of psychological development•Discuss Freud’s idea of how the mind is structured•Discuss slips and humor•Discuss anxiety and defense mechanisms •Discuss implications for psychotherapy and modern life1© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.Freud Himself•Medical doctor•Left Austria when Hitler came to power•Believed war proved that people are aggressive and destructive•Became a psychiatrist© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.2Freud Himself•Used free association–The talking cure•Self-analysis•Influenced by his patients© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.3The Key Ideas of Psychoanalysis: Psychic Determinism•Everything has a cause that can be identified•Miracles, free will, and random accidents do not exist–Prostitute-patronizing anticrime governor–Moralizing compulsive gambler–Male antihomosexuality crusader who propositions men hanging around outside hotels© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.4•Contradictions of thoughts and behavior can be resolved•Leads to idea of the unconscious–Supported by modern research© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.8The Key Ideas of Psychoanalysis: Internal Structure•The mind is made of separate parts that function independently and can conflict with each other•Id: irrational and emotional (now!)•Ego: rational (mediator) •Superego: moral (conscience)•Modern research (motivation) © 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.5•Governor of NY compelled to seek out prostitutes (Id/Superego)•Oklahoma church official sought out male prostitutes at the same time he denounced homosexuality (Id/Superego)© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.10© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.1123© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.The Key Ideas of Psychoanalysis: Psychic Conflict and Compromise•The mind can conflict with itself•Compromise formation–The ego’s main job–Result is conscious thought and behavior–Used in modern psychoanalytic thought–Governor & church official’s egos were not very effective © 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.6The Key Ideas of Psychoanalysis: Mental Energy•Assumption•Libido•The amount of energy is fixed and finite•Some implications not supported by research: expression of anger (Bushman, 2002)•Modern thought: information-processing capacity is limited© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.7Controversy•Moral: dislike of emphasis on sex and sexual energy•Scientific: theory is unscientific–Copernicus–Darwin •Psychoanalysis makes people uncomfortable!•Generally: “sharing your insights”8© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.•“I’m a psychology major!”•Personal level: People do not want to be told why they really did something, especially when you are correct•Keep your clever analyses to yourselves–Especially on dates© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.16Id v. Ego v. SuperegoId v. Ego v. Superego4 people to a group3 = id, ego, superego1 = personMake a decision:Whether to study or go to a partyWhether or not to have another piece of dessertHow to deal with a friend who has been annoying you latelyAct it out! We need to guess who is the Id, Ego, and Superego4 people to a group3 = id, ego, superego1 = personMake a decision:Whether to study or go to a partyWhether or not to have another piece of dessertHow to deal with a friend who has been annoying you latelyAct it out! We need to guess who is the Id, Ego, and Superego© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.17Psychoanalysis, Life, and Death•Two fundamental motives•Libido, or sexual drive–Creation, protection, and enjoyment of life–Creativity, productivity, and growth•Thanatos, or drive toward death–Introduced later to account for destructive activity such as war and the fact that everyone dies–Opposites and entropy9© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.Psychoanalysis, Life, and Death•The doctrine of opposites–Life and death, happiness and sadness–“Extremes on any scale may be more similar to each other than either extreme is to the middle”•emotionality•Pornographers and the leaders of pornography-censorship campaigns (extremism & fascination with pornography) •What happens when one person stops loving another?–“mild-liking?”10© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.Psychosexual Development•Focus on where the psychic energy is and how it is used•Stage theory of development•Aspects of each stage–Physical focus–Psychological theme–Adult character type11© 2016 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.Psychological Development: Oral Stage•Timing: birth to 18 months•Physical focus: mouth, lips, and tongue•Psychological theme: dependency, passivity•Only the id exists•Two ways things can go wrong: needs are not fulfilled or needs are fulfilled instantly and