Outlines on Freud Lifespan Development

Freud Psychoanalysis Psychoanalytic theory Freud 1856-1939 Very influential in Psychology Born Jewish and barriers = academia and private practice Hysteria

Freud Assumptions of Freud Child’s urges are basically selfish and aggressive Biological forces push the child through the psychosexual stages Parents influence the outcome of each stage Children are passively influenced by forces that are largely beyond their control.

Freud Development is stagelike Traits established in childhood – carry over into adulthood Psychosexual stages are universal.

Freud Personality was formed early in life as children dealt with their inborn biological sexual urges and the constant demands of society. Oral – B through 12/18 months Bittingly critical personality Compulsive behaviors

Freud Anal Stage 12/18 months – 3 years Anus Adult-anally fixated – constipated personality OCD

Freud Phallic Stage (Early Genital) 3-6 Sexual attachments Oedipal complex Penis envy Castration Electra complex

Freud Latency Stage (6-12) Resolve conflicts of phallic stage Become socialized, develop skills, learn about themselves in society.

Freud Genital Stage (adolescence and adulthood) Puberty Sex drive Appropriate heterosexual relationship

Freud Id Present at birth Pleasure principle Get needs met Ego Around first year of life ego develops Common sense Reality principle Get id’s needs met realistically

Freud Superego Develops around 5 or 6 Includes conscience Helps define what behaviors okay and what not in our value system.

Freud Defense Mechanisms Repression Regression Denial Displacement Intellectualization Projection Rationalization Reaction Formation Sublimation

Freud Levels of consciousness Conscious Unconscious Preconscious Methodology: Goal - Catharsis Slips of the tongue – Freudian slip Hypnosis – Breuer Transference / Countertransference Dream Analysis / Interpretation