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“Shrink Me”: A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalysis and Psychological Criticism

“Shrink Me”: A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalysis and Psychological Criticism. Presented by Deidre Price. Ohio Wesleyan University Online. Aims. Define psychoanalysis Revisit Freudian fundamentals Parts of the human psyche Three levels of consciousness

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“Shrink Me”: A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalysis and Psychological Criticism

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  1. “Shrink Me”:A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalysis and Psychological Criticism Presented by Deidre Price Ohio Wesleyan University Online

  2. Aims • Define psychoanalysis • Revisit Freudian fundamentals • Parts of the human psyche • Three levels of consciousness • Pleasure principle and instinctual drives • Define key terms used in psychoanalysis • Apply lesson to sample poems: • Anne Sexton’s “Her Kind” • Sylvia Plath’s “Daddy” • Concluding Remarks Photo by University of Sussex

  3. Psychoanalysis Photo by University of Nevada, Las Vegas

  4. The Human Psyche “Psyche Demon” by Peter Brooks (2004)

  5. Levels of Consciousness Conscious Mind Preconscious Mind Unconscious Mind Cited from ChangingMinds.org David Garfinkel (2004)

  6. “Psychobabble,” or Key Terms • REPRESSION: • ISOLATION: • SUBLIMATION: • DISPLACEMENT: • DENIAL: • PROJECTION: • INTELLECTUALIZATION: • REACTION FORMATION:

  7. Psychoanalysis andConfessional Poets Anne Sexton & Sylvia Plath

  8. Works Cited Lynn, Steven. “Minding the Work: Psychological Criticism.” Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. New York: Longman, 2005. Photo by University of Sussex

  9. “Shrink Me”:A Brief Introduction to Psychoanalysis and Psychological Criticism Presented by Deidre Price Ohio Wesleyan University Online

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