PSY 505 Ch 4 Neo-Freudians

psychological assesment must have:

1 validity (accuracy, relevance)

2 parsimony (simplicity)

projective test

Shows your usual thinking style and how you read unclear situations.

1. complex patterns of thinking

2 unconscious + defense mechanisms

3 holistic understanding

inkblot test

1 structure - how well the interpretation matches the inkblot's structure.

2 content - Nature of the interpretation

3 process - How the patient performs the task.

TAT test

People project their own feelings and traits into the story, slipping past defenses.

Repeated themes across stories can point to unconscious concerns and patterns.

A.Adler

superiority/inferiority complexes

compensatiry th

striving to superiority

Natural drive to rise and improve, aiming at our early-formed ideal.

Objective Inferiorities

Measurable criteria

subjective Inferiorities

no basis in reality

Inferiority complex

When feeling “not good enough” turns into avoidance of challenges, loss of motivation, and lack of joy.

Safeguarding behaviors

making excuses or blaming outside factors to protect yourself from failure or responsibility.

C.Jung

viewed the psyche as a cohesive whole (individuation);

beh could be future-facing, past is not everything

psyche components

1. the ego / self - conscious mind

2 the personal unconscious - memories

3 the collective unconscious- universal, contains archetypes (symbols)

archetypes

basic human motivations, values and personalities 

major archetypes 

persona

shadow

anima, animus

self

persona

mask we present to the world

the shadow

part of unconscious mind, suppressed ideas, weaknesses, desires, instincts

attempts to adapt to cultural norms and personal morals

projected onto others rather than acknowledged in oneself

the anima, animus

anima - feminine image in the male psyche

animus - male image in the female psyche

Social rules against exploring your opposite side can limit your development.

the self 

the center of all psychological systems 

Your inner and outer selves act as one

individuation - bringing together the opposite sides of your mind to become whole

object relations th

Early relationships—especially with your mother—shape how you picture and relate to others later.

self psychology

early experiences shape one's Self, not just relationships with others

attachment th

parent–child attachment tends to predict later behavior

innate system

Strange situation (M.Ainsworth)

Mother and child play, stranger enters, mother leaves (separation), stranger interacts, mother returns (reunion). Infant's reactions noted

3 attachement styles

secure (70%) Distressed by separation, happy upon reunion

avoidant (20%) Little protest during separation, avoids mother on reunion

anxious-resistant (10%) Some protest during separation, ambivalent/mixed emotions on reunion

attachment styles in adulthood

model of self

model of others

model of self

+High self-esteem, secure sense of self.

-Low self-worth, fear of rejection.

model of others 

+Others are dependable and supportive

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