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Neo “New” Freudians

Neo “New” Freudians. Neo-Freudians. Accepted Freud’s personality construct, the unconscious, your childhood and defense mechanisms. Disagreed: Placed more importance on the conscious . Didn’t agree with the amount & importance placed on sex and aggression. Alfred Adler Karen Horney

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Neo “New” Freudians

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  1. Neo “New” Freudians

  2. Neo-Freudians • Accepted Freud’s personality construct, the unconscious, your childhood and defense mechanisms. • Disagreed: Placed more importance on the conscious. Didn’t agree with the amount & importance placed on sex and aggression. • Alfred Adler • Karen Horney • Carl Jung

  3. Alfred Adler • Inferiority Complex-Behavior is meant to conquer childhood feelings of inferiority. Triggers a strive for superiority. • *Fulfillment of the person, in comparison to others. • Crippled in his youth

  4. Karen Horney • Kids feel hopelessness during youth because they are dependent on others for their needs. • Strive for love and security. • Disputed “Penis Envy.” • “Womb envy”- Men actually envy women because they are more useful in child-reading. • Women have more personal and political restrictions.

  5. Carl Jung • Worked with Freud then separated himself. • Collective Unconscious- memories we have inherited from our human & nonhuman ancestors, “universal experiences.” • Archetypes- initial version of something, then changed over time. • mothers, fathers, hero, maiden, wise old man, witch, faithful dog, enduring horse

  6. Testing Types

  7. 1. Projective Tests • Subject is shown an ambiguous stimulus and then asked to describe or tell a story. • Projection of interests/ conflicts.

  8. 2. Rorschach Inkblot Test • Intent: Measure inner feelings and conflicts based on interpretations of ambiguous inkblots. • Format: 10 inkblots, record interpretations • If we see aggressive weapons or animals Aggressive • See our self reflected self-centered • Problems: • Not reliable, no universal way to score. Not successful in predicting behavior. • Useful: • Violence potential, diagnostic tool, interview icebreaker. • Still loved by Psychological community, used often.

  9. 3. Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) • Intent: Measure personality, achievement, power and affiliation needs through story telling. • Format: 20 pictures, patient asked to make up a story about what’s going on. • Subject unknowingly makes up story about him or herself!

  10. 4. MMPI Test (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) • Intent: Diagnose clinical conditions & measure certain personality dimensions. • Format: 550 T/F Questions (see examples) • Measures answers against those who are already diagnosed with disorders. • Most widely used projective personality test!

  11. Examples from MMPI 18. I am very seldom troubled by constipation19. When I take a new, I like to be tipped off on whom should be gotten next to20. My sex life is satisfactory21. At times I have very much wanted to leave home22. At times I have fits of laughing & crying that I cannot control23. I am troubled by attacks of nausea and vomiting24. No one seems to understand me25. I would like to be a singer26. I feel that it is certainly best to keep my mouth shut when I’m in trouble27. Evil spirits possess me at times28. When someone does me a wrong I feel I should pay him back if I can, just for the principle of the thing.29. I am bothered by acid stomach several times a week

  12. Issues with Freud and Psychoanalytic Perspective • Few objective observations and testable hypotheses. • Personality Dev. is lifelong, not just in childhood. • Little support for defense mechanisms • Today’s research doubts existence of repression. • *Though research on stress does show damage to memory centers.

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