Chapter Five
Schools of Psychology
Psychoanalysis. Freud and His Pupils:
Psychoanalysis was originally used to designate the technique of free association which Freud used in psychotherapy. Later it also came to mean the theory which Freud constructed to explain the material which emerge in psychotherapy. This can be considered from three different points of view:
1-The theory of mental structure.
2-The theory of libidinal development.
3-The economics of the mental dynamics.
The Unconscious:
Freud originally divided the mind into the conscious and the unconscious. The unconscious consisted of the representation of the instinctual forces which were always striving for expression in consciousness, and also of representations which had been conscious but because of their conflict with the person s general attitudes had been unconsciously forced into the unconscious or repressed.
The Structure of the Mind;
Freud divided the mind into three dynamic systems: The Id, The super ego, and the ego.
1:The Id
This is the fundamental source of all psychic energy, since it consists of all the instinctual needs striving for fulfillment. It includes the instinct of aggression as well as the sexual instinct.
2:The Super ego
This is the conscience .In the Oedipal stage, the child identifies with his parents and incorporates their standards of right and wrong. This interjected parental image acquires energy from the id and from the superego , which is partly unconscious .Since the parental image of the child of 4 or 5 years of age capricious, illogical , and even destructive, the superego may show these traits.
3:The Ego:
This has the task of balancing the demands of the real world, the id , and the superego . It has no energy of its own and has to borrow energy from the other two system.
Alfred Adler and Individual Psychology:
Alfred broke away from Freud partly because he could not accept the rigid discipline of belief which Freud imposed on his followers, and partly because his own work had let him to a point where he could not accept the Oedipus complex as the basis of all neuroses.
Development of the Child:
The child s fundamental problem is the recognition of his weakness and helplessness in relation to the world. In consequence, he strives constantly to find some way of controlling his environment in order to achieve his needs. This is done by acquiring skills, but it can also be achieved by dominating adults and others who would then serve him.
Position in the Family:
The mode in which the striving occurs is strongly influenced by the early life experiences in the family. Thus the only child , who is the center of attention , will try always to maintain his position . If other children appear , they may be seen as rivals. The youngest child , who is always the weakest and most helpless in the family , is always trying to catch up with the others . These patterns of behaviour persist into adult life and becomes the "life style".
المادة المعروضة اعلاه هي مدخل الى المحاضرة المرفوعة بواسطة استاذ(ة) المادة . وقد تبدو لك غير متكاملة . حيث يضع استاذ المادة في بعض الاحيان فقط الجزء الاول من المحاضرة من اجل الاطلاع على ما ستقوم بتحميله لاحقا . في نظام التعليم الالكتروني نوفر هذه الخدمة لكي نبقيك على اطلاع حول محتوى الملف الذي ستقوم بتحميله .
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