1. SIGMUND FREUD

2. Freud is everywhere in the media around us

3. Freud’s Life and Career:

4. KEY TERMS TO KNOW & REMEMBER
KEY TERMS RELATED TO FREUD:
Oedipus Complex
Electra Complex
Freudian Slip
Neo Freudians
Carl Jung
THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES
IN PSYCHOANALYSIS:
Dream Analysis
Hypnosis
Free Association
Transference

5. Freud:
was convinced that the cause of patients physical problems were psychological in nature
Believed people are unaware of many of their thoughts and motives because many of them come from the ‘unconscious mind’

6. FREUD’S THEORY OF THE MIND
-The mind has 3 aspects. Each aspect influences the way we think.
-Freud believed that we are born all ID. As we grow we develop the ego and super ego
EGO (conscious):
-rational part of the
mind
-where decisions are made (although these decisions can be influenced by unconscious)

7. FREUD’S THEORY OF THE MIND CONT…
ID (unconscious):
-composed of instincts that give rise to aggressive impulses and biological drives (e.g. hunger, anger, etc…)
-seeks pleasure and avoids pain

8. FREUD’S THEORY OF THE MIND CONT…
SUPER EGO (subconscious):
-part of the mind that acts as a conscience (tells us what we should and shouldn’t do)
-is influenced by our family, peers, values of our culture, etc…
-parents are very important in developing it

12. In pairs, create your own scenario and apply it to Freud’s 3 parts of the mind.

13. WHAT IS A FREUDIAN SLIP?
A Freudian Slip is when you say one thing but mean another

14. PSYCHOANALYSIS: Therapeutic Techniques
1. Dream Analysis
-Patients keep dream journal
-Dream journal is analyzed by therapist for meaning
2. Hypnosis
-Believed that a therapist can access unconscious while
patient is under hypnosis
3. Free Association
-Patients say anything that comes to mind, without
censorship
4. Transference
-Patients transfer the emotions they have for others (related to issues in their lives) onto the therapist in therapy

15. HOMEWORK: Key Terms related to Freud
Look for the meaning of the following key terms for hwk:
Oedipus Complex
Electra Complex
Freudian Slip
Neo Freudians
Carl Jung