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Psychobiography

Psychobiography. A Psychobiography is case study research Needs to be approached from multiple psychological theories and methods Freudian psychoanalysis Erikson's theory of psychosocial development McAdams' life story model of identity Tomkins' script theory. Freud in a nutshell.

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Psychobiography

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  1. Psychobiography • A Psychobiography is case study research • Needs to be approached from multiple psychological theories and methods • Freudian psychoanalysis • Erikson's theory of psychosocial development • McAdams' life story model of identity • Tomkins' script theory

  2. Freud in a nutshell • Core motivations • Erotogenic Zone • Different stages of childhood • Oral stage • Anal stage • Phallic stage • If something doesn’t go right in a stage… • Id, Ego, Superego • Importance of Dreams

  3. Erikson • 8 stages of development • Just like Freud believed that if something goes wrong in a stage… • More respected today then Freud’s theory

  4. Life Stories Model • Generalist • Life Stories • The Redemptive • Turning Points and Life Transitions • Traits, Goals, Stories • Psychotherapy

  5. Script Memory • How human beings construct memory and meaning in their life • People don’t have great memories • How they fill in the gaps is important

  6. Class offerings • http://garnet.ccit.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/schedule/schedule.cgi?POLxzz081zOpen • https://bannerweb.pima.edu/pls/pima/az_tw_subcrse_catalog.p_subjcrse_list?p_subject_code=POS

  7. Interesting Psychobiographies • You can find out more by going to the Influential Figures link on this website. The most important psychobiographers by far are Alan Elms and William Runyan. Others of note include Irving Alexander, Nicole Barenbaum, Avril Thorne, Ed de St. Aubin, Dan Ogilvie, Dan McAdams, RuthellenJosselson, Jefferson Singer, James Anderson, William Todd Schultz, and of course the late Henry Murray.

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