Psychodynamic Perspective

Carl Jung

analytical psychology (person)

Alfred Adler

Individual Psychology (person)

Karen Horney

freud is sexist (person)

Erik Erikson

Psychosocial Development (person)

analytical psychology

theory that explains human nature in terms of ideas from history, mythology, anthropology, and religion

freudian determinism

individuals are shaped by past events

analytical psychology

theory that says individuals are shaped by the past and the future

collective unconscious (carl jung)

contain primitive images, or archetypes, that reflect the history of our species

collective unconscious (carl jung)

store of vague memories that represent the history of humankind

archetypes (carl jung)

unconscious but affect thoughts and feelings, cause us to respond to cultural themes in the media

inferiority complex (alfred adler)

people are motivated by feelings based on physical problems and the need to compensate for them that serves as a central motivating force

inferiority complex (alfred adler)

from us being a small size as a child

drive for superiority (alfred adler)

inferiority complex gives rise to this

creative self (alfred adler)

self-aware aspect of personality that strives to overcome obstacles and develop the person's potential

Karen Horney

took issue with the way in which psychoanalytic theory portrayed women

Karen Horney

believed that genuine and consistent love can alleviate the effects of a traumatic childhood

individual psychology

theory that emphasizes feelings of inferiority and the creative self

psychosocial development

theory that emphasizes social relationships and 8 stages of growth

ego identity (erik erikson)

goal of adolescence is the attainment of this, who we see ourselves as being and what we stand for

psychodynamic theory

theory that focused attention on the far-reaching effects of childhood events and suggested that parents respond to the emotional needs of their children

psychoanalytic theory

theory that focused on reasons that people develop certain traits

neo-freudians

freud's intellectual heirs