Neo-Analytic and Ego Aspects of Personality

1. Neo-Analytic and Ego Aspects of Personality

2. Neo Analytic • Freud – ID dominated • Psychoanalytic • Neo Analytic (new analysis) • Psychodynamic

3. Neo Analytic Theorists • Carl Jung • Alfred Adler • Karen Horney • Anna Freud • Margaret Mahler • Heinz Kohut • Erik Erikson • Object Relations

4. Carl Jung Click on link above

5. Carl Jung - Biography • 1875 - 1961 • religious background • father was a pastor • mother was a minister’s daughter • open to “alternative” ideas • occult and parapsychological

6. Jung • felt that he was two people • a school boy • a wise man (100 years old) • introverted, lonely, rich imagination • had visions (religious, psychotic?)

7. Jung • MD, drawn to psychiatry, graduated 1900 • married Emma Rauschenbach • 4 daughters and 1 son • Jung had affairs for several decades

8. Jung versus Freud • 1906-1913 correspondence with Freud • Jung withdrew for years after this • less emphasis of sexuality • more emphasis on “spirituality” • Freud viewed personality as fixed by ___________ • Jung viewed personality as _________ oriented

9. Jung’s Theory • Conscious Ego • similar in scope and meaning to Freud • is conscious • embodies the sense of self • developed by about age ____

10. Jung’s Theory • unconscious consists of 2 layers • personal unconscious • similar to Freud’s unconscious • is accessible • contains both past and future material • people can’t see the future • they sense what will happen • serves to compensate for conscious tendencies • e.g.: passive person, aggressive dreams

11. Jung’s Theory • collective unconscious • level below the personal unconscious • contains powerful emotional symbols • derived from the emotional reactions of our ancestors • archetypes predisposes us to react in predictable ways

13. Jung’s Theory • archetypal images show up in art • the outward expression of archetypal images are called symbols

14. HERO

15. Shadow

16. Wise Old Man

17. Jung’s Theory • Other archetypes • anima= ___________________________ • animus= _________________________ • men and woman have an intimate knowledge of the other sex

18. Jung’s Theory • Other archetypes • Persona– • Shadow –

19. Jung • Mother – wise grandmother • Hero – king, savior, champion • Demon – Satan, anti-Christ, vampire, cruelty and evil

20. Complexes • A group of emotionally charged feelings and ideas that are related to a theme

21. Attitudes and Functions • introversion-extraversion are attitudes • sensing-intuiting, thinking-feeling are ________ • this framework is operationalized by the MBTI • judging and perceiving were added to the theory

22. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp Carl Jung http://www.personalitypage.com • Introversion-Extraversion (I-E) • Sensing-Intuiting (S-N) • Thinking-Feeling (T-F) • Myers-Briggs • Judging-Perceiving (J-P)

23. Personality Theory • Energizing- ________________________ • Extroversion (E) – • Introversion (I) -

24. Personality Theory • Attending- • Sensing (S)- • Intuition (N)-

25. Personality Theory • Deciding- • Thinking (T)- • Feeling (F)-

26. Personality Theory • Living- • Judgement (J) – • Perception (P) -

27. View on Therapy • the process of healing requires balancing of these functions • The weaker function of each pair is usually unconscious.

28. Jung on Youtube • Jung 1 • Jung 2 • Jung 3 • Jung 4

29. Alfred Adler Click on link above

30. Adler • Born in Vienna - frail, sickly child • Married Raissa Epstein • 4 children (2 became psychologists) • Studied medicine • ____________________– believed in the unique motivations of people

31. Alfred Adler Basic Human Motivation Basic Human Problem An Inferiority Complex occurs when the need for self improvement is blocked.

32. Adler feelings of inferiority are natural start in childhood and continues reaction to inferiority feelings is Compensation

33. Birth Order • Firstborn • perfectionistic or people-pleasing behaviors. • confident, controlling, diligent • over-achievers and dominant • Middleborn • range of personalities. • may develop great social skills • other-centered point of view • intelligent talented, musically, • Youngest • party animal, entertainer, daring • precocious, solitary, conservative • Most likely to be problematic • Competitive • Pampered • Profound inferiority Modern Adler

35. Adler on YouTube • Adler

36. Karen Horney Click on link above

37. Karen Horney • Freud overstressed biology • more optimistic • womb envy • struggled with depression • struggle gave insight to theory

38. Cause of Neurosis

39. Basic Evil • lack of warmth and affection for child • parent is not abusive but indifferent • unaware of the effect on child • Manifestation: oscillation between overindulgence and rejection • unfulfilled promises, ridiculing independent thinking, disturbing friendships, spoiling the child's interests

40. Child Encounters Basic Evil • reaction is _______________ • But, hostility threatens parental bond, so hostility is repressed. • Repression results in _________________ • feeling lonely and helpless

41. Erik Erickson Click on link above

42. Psychoanalytic • Erickson : A neo-Freudian • “Ego psychologist” • Psychosocial Theory • 8 stages Click here

43. Trust vs Mistrust

44. Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt

45. Initiative vs Guilt

46. Industry vs Inferiority

47. Identity vs Role Confusion Adolescence

48. Intimacy vs Isolation Young Adulthood

49. Generativity vs Stagnation Middle Adulthood

50. Ego Integrity vs Despair Late Adulthood