Sigmund Freud 1856 1939

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Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939)

• Psychic determinism
• Drives and instincts
• Probing the unconscious
• Psychoanalysis
• Interpretation of dreams
• Slips of the tongue
• Case study method

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Deep Inside the Black Box

• Id Unconscious, pleasure-seeking impulses

Superego Conscience internalized morals and
standards of conduct
Ego Guides realistic coping behavior, mediates
disputes between id and superego
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Freud Terms

• Eros
• Thanatos
• Hysteria
• Neurosis
• Erogenous Zones

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Stages of Psychosexual Development

• Oral
• Anal
• Phallic
• Latency
• Genital

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Freuds Defense Mechanisms

• Reaction Formation
• Rationalization
• Regression
• Projection
• Denial
• Repression

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Criticisms Contributions

• Criticisms
• Case study method
• Relies on retrospective accounts
• View of women
• Impossible to disprove
• Contributions
• Idea of unconscious
• Importance of past
• Talking to find the roots of problems

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Assessing Personality

• Projective Tests
• Rorschach
• TAT
• Paper Pencil Tests
• MMPI
• Big Five Inventory (NEO-PI)

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The Big Five Factors

• Openness to Experience
• Conscientiousness
• Extraversion
• Agreeableness
• Neuroticism

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Issues in Personality

• Chicken and egg of personality and environment
• Personality traits dont seem to predict behavior
  across situations very well
• It may be better to look for personality by
  situation INTERACTIONS