In Brief
Complete the following for each theory stated in the syllabus.
Name of theory: Psychoanalytic
History: The founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, laid a sold psychological foundation for future psychoanalysts to build upon and improve. By 1900, Freud had conjectured that dreams had symbolic significance, and generally were specific to the dreamer. In 1905, Freud published three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality [16] in which he laid out his discovery of so-called psychosexual stages. By 1923, he consummated and formalized the ideas of id, ego, and superego in a book entitled, The Ego and the Id. In the 1930’s the rise of Nazism leads to the expansion of psychoanalysis in America. Following the death of Freud, a new group of psychoanalysts began to explore the function of the ego. Led by Heinz Hartmann, Kris, Rappaport and Lowenstein, the group built upon understandings of the synthetic function of the ego as a mediator in psychic functioning. In the 1960s, Freud's early thoughts on the childhood development of female sexuality were challenged; this challenge led to the development of a variety of understandings of female sexual development, many of which modified the timing and normality of several of Freud's theories.
Key concepts: According to the psychoanalytic view, the personality consists of three systems:
Id, Ego, and Super Ego. The id is the original system of personality. It begins at birth. The id lacks organization is blind, demanding, and insistent. It is ruled by the pleasure principle, which is aimed to reduce tension and reduce pain, and gaining pleasure. The id is illogical, amoral, and driven to satisfy instinctual needs. It never matures and remains the spoiled brat of personalities. The ego has contact with the external word of reality. It is the “executive that governs, controls, and regulates the personality. It mediates between instincts and the surrounding environment and ruled by the reality principle. The Ego does realistic and
Name of theory: Psychoanalytic
History: The founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, laid a sold psychological foundation for future psychoanalysts to build upon and improve. By 1900, Freud had conjectured that dreams had symbolic significance, and generally were specific to the dreamer. In 1905, Freud published three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality [16] in which he laid out his discovery of so-called psychosexual stages. By 1923, he consummated and formalized the ideas of id, ego, and superego in a book entitled, The Ego and the Id. In the 1930’s the rise of Nazism leads to the expansion of psychoanalysis in America. Following the death of Freud, a new group of psychoanalysts began to explore the function of the ego. Led by Heinz Hartmann, Kris, Rappaport and Lowenstein, the group built upon understandings of the synthetic function of the ego as a mediator in psychic functioning. In the 1960s, Freud's early thoughts on the childhood development of female sexuality were challenged; this challenge led to the development of a variety of understandings of female sexual development, many of which modified the timing and normality of several of Freud's theories.
Key concepts: According to the psychoanalytic view, the personality consists of three systems:
Id, Ego, and Super Ego. The id is the original system of personality. It begins at birth. The id lacks organization is blind, demanding, and insistent. It is ruled by the pleasure principle, which is aimed to reduce tension and reduce pain, and gaining pleasure. The id is illogical, amoral, and driven to satisfy instinctual needs. It never matures and remains the spoiled brat of personalities. The ego has contact with the external word of reality. It is the “executive that governs, controls, and regulates the personality. It mediates between instincts and the surrounding environment and ruled by the reality principle. The Ego does realistic and