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What was the major change the neo-Freudians introduced?
What was the major change the neo-Freudians introduced?
- Introducing the concept of the Ego having a more primary role (correct)
- Minimizing the impact of social and psychological forces
- Placing less importance on the unconscious mind
- Emphasizing the role of the ID in personality development
Which aspect did neo-Freudians give more credit to as influences on personality?
Which aspect did neo-Freudians give more credit to as influences on personality?
- Unconscious mind
- Biological forces
- Social and psychological forces (correct)
- Psychosexual forces
According to neo-Freudians, what determined personality development primarily?
According to neo-Freudians, what determined personality development primarily?
- Psychosexual forces
- Real or imagined sexual interactions
- Infantile sexuality
- Social interaction in childhood (correct)
What did neo-Freudians suggest was free from conflict produced by ID impulses?
What did neo-Freudians suggest was free from conflict produced by ID impulses?
Who was a leader of neo-Freudian ego psychology?
Who was a leader of neo-Freudian ego psychology?
Which concept did neo-Freudians minimize the importance of in personality development?
Which concept did neo-Freudians minimize the importance of in personality development?
What did neo-Freudians suggest had functions separate from the ID?
What did neo-Freudians suggest had functions separate from the ID?
What was the primary American form of psychoanalysis according to the text?
What was the primary American form of psychoanalysis according to the text?
What did Donald Winnicott believe is crucial for the happiness of the human race?
What did Donald Winnicott believe is crucial for the happiness of the human race?
What did Melanie Klein describe as a key idea in Kleinian psychoanalysis?
What did Melanie Klein describe as a key idea in Kleinian psychoanalysis?
In Anna Freud's book, what instinctive behavior did she suggest we use to protect our ego?
In Anna Freud's book, what instinctive behavior did she suggest we use to protect our ego?
What was Alfred Adler's belief on motivation regarding the inferiority complex?
What was Alfred Adler's belief on motivation regarding the inferiority complex?
Which analyst believed that studying how children played with toys could provide insights into their inner world?
Which analyst believed that studying how children played with toys could provide insights into their inner world?
What was Donald Winnicott's term for a persona that appears outwardly compliant but suppresses vital instincts?
What was Donald Winnicott's term for a persona that appears outwardly compliant but suppresses vital instincts?
According to Melanie Klein, what is Ambivalence in the context of psychological achievement?
According to Melanie Klein, what is Ambivalence in the context of psychological achievement?
What did Donald Winnicott suggest parents do to avoid creating a 'False Self' in their children?
What did Donald Winnicott suggest parents do to avoid creating a 'False Self' in their children?
According to Winnicott, what danger arises when parents try to make their offspring 'good' too early?
According to Winnicott, what danger arises when parents try to make their offspring 'good' too early?
What is the central aspect of the superego formation in Melanie Klein's theory of early development?
What is the central aspect of the superego formation in Melanie Klein's theory of early development?
According to Jung, what is the main role of the persona in Jungian personality structure?
According to Jung, what is the main role of the persona in Jungian personality structure?
What concept does Jung use to describe the unconscious aspects of an individual that are viewed as negative or harmful?
What concept does Jung use to describe the unconscious aspects of an individual that are viewed as negative or harmful?
How did Carl Jung differentiate between extraverts and introverts in terms of psychic energy direction?
How did Carl Jung differentiate between extraverts and introverts in terms of psychic energy direction?
According to Freud, what motivates behavior based on drive theory?
According to Freud, what motivates behavior based on drive theory?
What role does Willincott emphasize for parents in being 'good enough' according to the text?
What role does Willincott emphasize for parents in being 'good enough' according to the text?
What marks the beginning of superego formation in Melanie Klein's theory according to the text?
What marks the beginning of superego formation in Melanie Klein's theory according to the text?
According to Melanie Klein, what is the foundation of the harsh and punitive superego in a child?
According to Melanie Klein, what is the foundation of the harsh and punitive superego in a child?
During which phase of infant development, according to Melanie Klein, does the child vacillate between feelings of love, hate, aggression, anxiety, and guilt?
During which phase of infant development, according to Melanie Klein, does the child vacillate between feelings of love, hate, aggression, anxiety, and guilt?
Who among the following psychoanalysts focused on applying traditional analytic techniques to children's psychoanalysis?
Who among the following psychoanalysts focused on applying traditional analytic techniques to children's psychoanalysis?
What concept did D.W. Winnicott introduce to describe a mother who mostly meets an infant's needs and creates a safe holding environment?
What concept did D.W. Winnicott introduce to describe a mother who mostly meets an infant's needs and creates a safe holding environment?
According to Melanie Klein, what occurs around 6 months of an infant's life that leads to the depressive position?
According to Melanie Klein, what occurs around 6 months of an infant's life that leads to the depressive position?
What did Melanie Klein observe emerging very early on in children that led her to theorize about the foundation of the superego?
What did Melanie Klein observe emerging very early on in children that led her to theorize about the foundation of the superego?
Which phase of infant development is characterized by feelings of persecution and wishes to destroy projected onto internal objects?
Which phase of infant development is characterized by feelings of persecution and wishes to destroy projected onto internal objects?
"A developmental way station between hallucinatory omnipotence and the recognition of objective reality" refers to which concept introduced by D.W. Winnicott?
"A developmental way station between hallucinatory omnipotence and the recognition of objective reality" refers to which concept introduced by D.W. Winnicott?
According to Jung, what is the collective unconscious?
According to Jung, what is the collective unconscious?
How did Jung differentiate between the visual and essential aspects of archetypes?
How did Jung differentiate between the visual and essential aspects of archetypes?
What is the role of the animus and anima according to Jung?
What is the role of the animus and anima according to Jung?
How does Jung's view of the unconscious differ from Freud's psychoanalysis?
How does Jung's view of the unconscious differ from Freud's psychoanalysis?
What is the main difference between introverted and extroverted individuals according to Jung?
What is the main difference between introverted and extroverted individuals according to Jung?
What is the main distinction between thinking and feeling individuals according to Jung?
What is the main distinction between thinking and feeling individuals according to Jung?
In terms of sensation and intuition, what distinguishes a person oriented towards sensing and intuition?
In terms of sensation and intuition, what distinguishes a person oriented towards sensing and intuition?
Why did Jung emphasize understanding both the animus and anima in individuals?
Why did Jung emphasize understanding both the animus and anima in individuals?
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Study Notes
Neo-Freudians
- Disagreed with Freud on motivations: behavior is motivated by non-sexual urges and personality is formed by social and psychological forces, not just early childhood experiences
- Accepted: Id, Ego, Superego, Defense Mechanisms, Importance of the Unconscious, Childhood shaping personality
- Introduced concept of Ego as independent and having its own energy, not just a servant of the Id
- Less emphasis on biological forces, more credit to social and psychological forces in personality development
Anna Freud and Ego Psychology
- Leader of Neo-Freudian Ego Psychology
- Book: "The Ego and the Defense Mechanisms"
- 10 key types of defense mechanisms
- Focus on protecting the ego from pain, but may harm long-term reality and maturity
Melanie Klein
- Child Psychoanalyst
- Book: "The Psychoanalysis of Children"
- Studied how children play with toys to understand their inner world
- Believed in Ambivalence: having love and hate for the same object, a key to maturity
- Primitive defense mechanisms to cope with anxiety and guilt
- Depressive position: anxiety and guilt related to destruction and loss of loved objects
Donald Winnicott
- Britain's first medically trained child psychoanalyst
- Focus on "good enough parents" rather than perfect ones
- Suggestions for good parenting:
- Remember child's vulnerability
- Allow child to be angry
- Do not demand compliance too early
- Let child be, do not force cheerfulness
- Realize gravity of parenting role
Carl Jung
- Believed in Introvert and Extrovert personalities
- Psyche: the center of personality structure is the Ego
- Persona: socially acceptable aspect of personality
- Personal Shadow: negative aspects of personality, also a source of creativity
- Collective Unconscious: shared knowledge and experiences among humans
- Archetypes: patterns and images, e.g., Hero, Animus, Anima
- Balance between Introversion and Extroversion for a healthy psyche
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