Psychodynamic Theories Freud: Psychoanalysis | |
Chapter Objectives
1. Describe how Freud's childhood experiences may have influenced his theory
of personality. |
2. Argue pro or con whether Freud was scientific in his writings. |
3. Identify and explain the three levels of mental life. |
4. Describe the three provinces of the mind and their characteristics. |
5. Explain Freud's concept of the sexual and aggressive instincts. |
6. List the Freudian defense mechanisms and give examples of each. |
7. Summarize the psychosexual stages of development and their possible effects
on personality. |
8. Trace the development of the Oedipus complex for both boys and girls. |
9. Debate the accuracy of Freud's concept of women. |
10. Explain how Freud's early therapeutic technique may have influenced his original seduction theory and his later Oedipus complex. |
11. Explain Freud's concept of dreams. |
12. Discuss recent research on adaptive defense mechanisms. |
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