PSYC3710 WK 13 Lecture Slides - CH.17-18 | Psychoanalysis Alternatives & Third-Value Psych

Flashcards covering key concepts from Chapters 17 and 18 regarding alternatives to psychoanalysis and humanistic psychology.

What did Alfred Adler reject from Freud's theories?

Adler rejected Freud's theories on psychosexual development, including sexual factors in childhood, repression, and the unconscious.

What is the Inferiority Complex according to Alfred Adler?

An Inferiority Complex occurs when feelings of inferiority overwhelm a person, leading them to accomplish little or nothing.

How did Carl Jung view the libido?

Jung saw libidinal energy as a creative force that could be applied to the individual's continuous psychological growth.

What are Jung's concepts of the Personal Unconscious and the Collective Unconscious?

The Personal Unconscious contains repressed or forgotten experiences, while the Collective Unconscious contains cumulative experiences of all humans throughout evolutionary history.

What is the goal of life according to Jung?

The goal of life is to discover and understand the various parts of the personality and synthesize them into a harmonious unity.

What did Anna Freud contribute to Ego Psychology?

Anna Freud emphasized the importance of the ego in child analysis, focusing on children's developmental experiences.

How did Erik Erikson expand Freud's theories?

Erikson expanded Freud's stages of psychosexual development into eight stages of the life cycle, emphasizing the individual's interactions with the environment.

What are the three adjustment patterns people develop with Basic Anxiety according to Karen Horney?

People can move towards others (compliant), against others (hostile), or away from others (detached).

What is the concept of Personality in Harry Stack Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory?

Sullivan believed personality only exists when the individual interacts with another person.

What is the significance of Heinz Kohut's Self Psychology?

Kohut's Self Psychology emphasizes the individual's need to organize their psyche into cohesive configurations and maintain self-sustaining relationships.

What did Abraham Maslow believe was necessary for Humanistic Psychology?

Maslow believed a model emphasizing human uniqueness and positive aspects was needed to address the shortcomings of behaviorism and psychoanalysis.

What are Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Maslow's Hierarchy includes physiological needs, safety needs, belongingness and love needs, esteem needs, and self-actualization.

What is Carl Rogers' Client-Centered Therapy approach?

Rogers' approach eliminated the need for diagnosis and focused on understanding and accepting a client's subjective reality.

What is a major criticism of Humanistic Psychology?

Critics argue that Humanistic Psychology rejects traditional scientific methods without providing substantial alternatives.

What contributions has Humanistic Psychology made to the field?

Humanistic Psychology has expanded the domain of psychology, developed positive psychology, and focused on the therapeutic relationship.