Brief History of Psychology Chapter 1, Section II
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Contemporary Approaches to Psychology Chapter 1
6 Approaches to Psychology Psychoanalytic Behavioral Humanistic Cognitive Biological Socio-Cultural Psychoanalytic Behavioral Humanistic Cognitive Biological Socio-Cultural
Psychoanalytic Psychology
Psychoanalytic Approach Sigmund Freud ( ) Practiced in Vienna Austria Interested in the unconscious mind Conscious experiences are just the “tip of the iceberg” Beneath the surface are primitive biological urges Urges are in conflict with requirements of society and morality These conflicts are responsible for most of human behavior He believed that they were responsible for many medically unexplainable physical symptoms that troubled his patients Sigmund Freud ( ) Practiced in Vienna Austria Interested in the unconscious mind Conscious experiences are just the “tip of the iceberg” Beneath the surface are primitive biological urges Urges are in conflict with requirements of society and morality These conflicts are responsible for most of human behavior He believed that they were responsible for many medically unexplainable physical symptoms that troubled his patients
Psychoanalytic Approach Freud as a Psychoanalyst : psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts Free Association – patients are encouraged to say anything that comes to mind without edits Dreams: Freud believes dreams are expressions of the most primitive unconscious urges Dream Analysis (most contemporary psychologists disagree with symbols Freud found) Free Association is still used today, and many have strong opinions either for or against Freud’s ideas on unconscious motivation Freud as a Psychoanalyst : psychologist who studies how unconscious motives and conflicts determine human behavior, feelings, and thoughts Free Association – patients are encouraged to say anything that comes to mind without edits Dreams: Freud believes dreams are expressions of the most primitive unconscious urges Dream Analysis (most contemporary psychologists disagree with symbols Freud found) Free Association is still used today, and many have strong opinions either for or against Freud’s ideas on unconscious motivation
Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths Provides a framework for analyzing thought processes below consciousness Weaknesses Focuses on how people are only products of negative unconscious impulses Difficult to prove