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PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY

PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY. DR. LINDA GLENN. LET’S LOOK AT THE BASICS PAGE 8 OF YOUR BOOK. WHO IS THE KEY FIGURE? WHAT IS THE SCOPE? IT’S FOCUS (2)? IT’S BASIC AIM? AND WHY?.

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PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY

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  1. PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY DR. LINDA GLENN

  2. LET’S LOOK AT THE BASICSPAGE 8 OF YOUR BOOK • WHO IS THE KEY FIGURE? • WHAT IS THE SCOPE? • IT’S FOCUS (2)? • IT’S BASIC AIM? AND WHY?

  3. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE EARLIEST ORGANIZED THEORY OF PERSONALITY, AND THAT THE MOST THAT FOLLOW ARE: • EXTENTIONS • MODIFICATIONS • REACTIONS AGAINST

  4. THE LIFE OF SIGMUND FREUDPG. 67 Now let’s take a look at the life of Sigmund Freud, because nobody develops a theory in isolation. Take a moment to read the bio.

  5. PG. 68 - INTRODUCTION We’ve already mentioned the things in the first paragraph and 1/2. Understatement on the “new outlook” phrase. Psychodynamic, the unconscious, and the character restructuring are all very deep concepts. We’ll come back to them again and again as we talk about this chapter.

  6. Psychodynamic approaches are diverse…….. • Basic psychoanalytic practices • Theories that apply/concepts less rigorously • Erik Erikson’s work • Carl Jung’s work • Object relations theory

  7. KEY CONCEPTS 1) VIEW OF HUMAN NATURE

  8. 1) HIGHLY DETERMINISTIC • WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU? • HOW DETERMINISTIC IS YOUR OWN VIEW? • IRRATIONAL CHOICES? NO CHOICE! • UNCONSCIOUS MOTIVATION? • INSTINCTUAL DRIVES? • FIRST SIX YEARS? • IF SO, HOW DOES CHOICE FIT?

  9. 2) INSTINCTS LIBIDO TO LIFE INSTINCTS . WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF INSTICTS? LIBIDO WAS ORIGINALLY JUST SEXUAL ENERGY, THEN BROADENED TO LIFE INSTINCTS TO SUGGEST THAT MOTIVATION WENT BEYOND JUST SEXUAL (PROCREATION-SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES) BUT ALSO INCLUDED INSTICTS TOWARD SURVIVAL OF THE INDIVIDUAL, AND, THUS, ENCOMPASSES GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT, CREATIVITY, AND PLEASURABLE ACTS IN GENTERAL.

  10. INSTINCTS, CONT. Freud concluded that the goal of life was pleasure and that was primarily for the purpose of survival - much like the amoeba. Freud also postulated a death instinct, accounting for aggression. Does anyone know what in Freud’s life might have influenced his formulation of this concept?

  11. Anyway, he wound up with……… • Eros (Life) • Thanatos (Death)

  12. Let’s take another look at the issue of instincts. What are the two aspects of life that are routinely censored in the movies? Ask yourself why a society would have to censor these. We’ll come back to this in a minute when we’ve added the psychodynamic concept of energy of the Id.

  13. STRUCTURE OF PERSONALITYPG. 69 • ID • EGO • SUPEREGO • THESE ARE BEST SEEN NOT AT SEPARATE ENTITIES, BUT RATHER AS ASPECTS OF PERSONALITY.

  14. IDCONT. “A cauldron of seething excitement….” What is in this metaphor? We’re an energy system, from birth to death, driven to survival by instincts toward pleasure. A legacy of the psychodynamic model is that all psychological events are energy events. The importance of that comes when we start talking about defense mechanism. Does anyone want to guess?

  15. EGO • PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENT (LEARNED) • REALITY PRINCIPAL • LESS APPRECIATED • ENERGY MEDIATION • WHAT IS THE QUESTION HERE FOR THE DEVELOPING CHILD?

  16. SUPEREGO • SOCIAL COMPONENT (LEARNED) • MORALITY PRINCIPAL • WHY DO WE HAVE SUPEREGO IF PLEASURE (THUS, SURVIAL) IS THE GOAL?

  17. WITH THESE IN MIND, LET’S LOOK AT WHAT FREUD SAID…... Unavoidable anxiety (unpleasant, heightened driven state) is created by the conflict between the individual’s biological needs, and the internalization of the the needs of society. Let’s try to make that simpler……… You have a desire (your id, that is)….. The object of your affection or a chocolate chip cookie……….

  18. THE ICEBURG ANALOGY…... • CONCIOUS • PRE-CONCIOUS • UNCONCIOUS

  19. CONSCIOUS AND UNCONCIOUS Another profound contribution and one we almost take for granted. It was hinted at before, but Freud took it to the max. Does everyone know the ice burg analogy? Write down your percentage of unconscious to conscious motivation.

  20. UNCONCIOUS CONT….. Look at the list on page 70 of the ways we infer the existence of an unconscious. Do you have an example from your own life of discovering your unconscious?

  21. ANXIETY PG. 70

  22. THREE TYPES OF ANXIETY • REALITY • NEUROTIC • MORAL • WHEN THE EGO CANNOT CONTROL, IN COME THE EGO DEFENSE MECHANISM.

  23. EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS GOOD NEW/ BAD NEWS

  24. EGO DEFENSE MECHANISMS • DENY OR DISTORT REALITY • THEY OPERATE ON THE UNCONSCIOUS LEVEL

  25. DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY FREUD VS ERICKSON

  26. FREUD ID - INSTICT SEXUAL 1ST SIX YEARS INTRAPSYCHIC WE’RE ID FROM BEGINNING TO END ERICKSON EGO-LEARNING/REALITY SOCIAL LIFESPAN INTERPERSONAL WE HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS BASED ON LIFE SPAN ISSUES DEVELOPMENT OF PERSONALITY

  27. AGE, STAGE, AND ISSUEPG. 74 Group task- What are some major developmental tasks at each stage in life, and pick one example of how this would enter into counseling. Compare Freud and Erickson, making your own chart. Know age, stage, and issue.

  28. JUNG Perspective on the Development of Personality Page 81

  29. Freud • Deterministic • Reductionistic • Past • Individual unconscious • Early life • Goal: pleasure

  30. SELF-PSYCHOLOGY AND OBJECT RELATIONS The first paragraph is a summary of the first two trends, Freudian and Ego Psychology. The third trend, object relations, deals with how we develop a sense of self in relationship to others (I.e. objects of gratification). We are born totally symbiotic.

  31. OBJECT RELATIONS, CONT….. Our experiences of self shift in relation to expanding awareness of others. Once self/other patterns are established, it is assumed they influence later relationships. Let’s look in general how a person gets shaped.

  32. MARGARET MAHLER • Normal infantile autism - three to four weeks - no or little differentiation • Symbiosis - three to eight months - sense of other develops with high attunement • Separation/individuation - starts fourth to fifth (overlaps previous) - ambivalent and a time of mirroring. • The move toward constancy of self and object - Pronounced by 36th month

  33. Margaret Mahler cont….. • Narcissism-not allowed to differentiate (“we are one-Me) Pg. 84- bottom. Ever see the movie “Harold and Maud?” • Borderline-have begun to separate, but thwarted by significant other (usually by rejection or engulfment).

  34. THE THERAPEUTIC PROCESS • Therapteutic goals – 1) make the unconscious conscious, 2) strengthen the ego, that is, less primitive instinctual drive and irrational guilt. • Therapist’s Function and Role role- to provide a blank screen for projection of unconscious material through transferring (transference) of feelings to the therapist for interpretation. function- to provide timely interpretation for the purpose of strengthening the ego

  35. PROCESS, cont. • Client’s Experience of Therapy - 3-5 years - fundamental rule- free association

  36. Relationship Tranference “cure”- enables insight, and both positive and negative. Must be “worked through.” p.89. This involves repeated interpretation of unconscious early patterns. What does resolution of these old patterns allow? countertranference- our unconscious projections on clients. Not a good thing.

  37. TECHNIQUES OF THERAPY • Maintaining the Anyalytic Framework • Free Association • Interpretation • Dream Analysis • Analysis and Interpretation of Resistance • Analysis and Interpretation of Transference

  38. Chapter 1 - study questions • What are the characteristics of the counselor as a therapeutic person? • How can personal therapy assist the therapist in their work? • Concerning values, when do you help a client clarify his/her range of choices and when do you refer? • What are the essential skills of a culturally effective counselor? • What can be said about the causes of “burnout?”

  39. Chapter 2- study guide • What is the clear challenge in becoming an ethical practitioner? • What do most ethical codes say regarding dual relationships? • Describe confidentiality and its limitations. • When must confidentiality be breached? • What is involved in the concept of informed consent?

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