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Psychoanalytical Perspective

Psychoanalytical Sigmund Freud Father of Psychoanalysis

‘Psychoanalysis’(Freud’s baby) vs. modern-day ‘Psychotherapy’ Psychoanalysis (old) Internal conflicts Interpretations Hypnosis, Free association http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=bd 2 B 6 Sj. Mh_w (Video contains examples of ink blots as used by Freud. What do you see? ) Vs. Psychotherapy (modern) Face to face Still probing into childhood experiences Session schedule

Psychoanalytical Important concepts: The unconscious mind Importance of dreams Childhood experiences Trauma Placed importance on sexual and aggressive impulses (Controversial-Why many of his students broke away. )

What we know now…. High stress enhances, not represses memories.

Psychoanalytical The Freudian Slip A Freudian slip-"slip of the tongue" in which a mistake in speech reveals something of the nature of the speaker's unconscious or semiconscious desires.

Psychoanalytical The Freudian Slip An example might be a person saying to an effeminate man, "Wow! your house is so queen! I m-m-m-ean clean!".

Psychoanalytical Examples of Stages of Development Oral Stage: Unsuccessful completion/issues at this stage lead to oral fixations. Issues with drinking, eating, nail biting, smoking, etc. Overly reliant on others. Anal Stage: Bladder and bowl control. If potty training is too strict child will develop an anal-retentive personality. (Too orderly, obsessive, rigid. ) If training is too lenient, child will develop an anal-expulsive personality. (Messy, wasteful, destructive. )

Define ‘psychotherapy’ in 5 words or less.

Define ‘psychotherapy’ in 5 words or less. “Talk therapy”

Psychoanalytical-Group discussion Scenario: Little Sammy is acting out in school. He is fighting with his classmates, outwardly disobeying his teachers, and spends most of the day biting his nails and daydreaming. How would Freud have explained his behaviors? How would he have attempted to fix the behaviors?

Behavioral Psychology John B. Watson Ivan Pavlov

Behavioral Psychology is a science. It is measurable and objective. Looked at behaviors, not thoughts or feelings, because they are observable/measureable and are determined by the environment.

Behavioral “Behaviors are learned!” (Through conditioning) Watson’s Little Albert Experiment.

Behavioral “Behaviors are learned!” How we learn “observable” responses. Learning by association Learning by watching Punishment/reward systems Stimulus/Response

Behavioral How we learn “observable” responses. Punishment/reward systems

Behavioral Ivan Pavlov=Classical conditioning

Behavioral Ivan Pavlov=Classical conditioning UCS UCR NS CS CR Bell, Meat, drool…. . Bell, drool

Behavioral Ivan Pavlov=Classical conditioning UCS-Meat UCR-Drool NS-Bell CR-Drool

http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Wf. Zf. MIHw. Sk. U&safety_mo de=true&persist_safety_mode=1 Classical Conditioning with Jim & Dwight

Little puppy Acorn was nipping at peoples’ pant legs. In order to solve the problem we paired a bottle of water and vinegar with an “ickkkk” noise. Explain how we might have stopped Acorn from nipping using the principles of classical conditioning. Be sure to identify the following: UCS UCR NS CS CR

Little puppy Acorn was nipping at peoples’ pant legs. In order to solve the problem we paired a bottle of water and vinegar with an “ickkkk” noise. Explain how we might have stopped Acorn from nipping using the principles of classical conditioning. Be sure to identify the following: UCS-Vinegar UCR-backing away NS-the ‘ickkk’ sound CR-backing away

Behavioral B. F. Skinner-Extensive work on operant conditioning (Rewards and Punishments) Belief: Any behavior that is reinforced, meaning it is followed by a rewarding consequence, is more likely to be preformed again.

Operant conditioning is learning to modify one’s behavior due to an association of the behavior with a stimulus. (Ex. Being nice with chocolate. ) It is different from classical conditioning in that it deals with VOLUNTARY behavior.

http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=JA 96 Fba-WHk Operant Conditioning

Behavioral-class discussion Scenario: Little Sammy is acting out in school. He is fighting with his classmates, outwardly disobeying his teachers, and spends most of the day biting his nails and daydreaming. How would a behavioral psychologist explain his behaviors? How would he or she attempt to fix the behaviors?

Biological

Biological or Physiological Psychology Chemicals/hormones/ neurotransmitters/genetics Nervous system Related to neuroscience

Biological or Physiological Psychology Ex: Viewing depression or anxiety as a chemical imbalance and not the result of something in the environment.

Biological-Class discussion Scenario: Little Sammy is acting out in school. He is fighting with his classmates, outwardly disobeying his teachers, and spends most of the day biting his nails and daydreaming. How would the biological approach explain his behaviors? How would a psychologist that employs this approach attempt to fix the behaviors?

Sociocultural We MUST think about the cultural context in which the behavior takes place. Is it “normal” within that culture? Our culture teaches us behavior, which may also vary according to our society. Our socialization within a specific culture and society, molds our behavior and teaches us right from wrong.

Sociocultural example on a smaller scale: Multi-generational cycles. -All members of the family attend Notre Dame, or members of the family do not attend college.

Sociocultural-class discussion Scenario: Little Sammy is acting out in school. He is fighting with his classmates, outwardly disobeying his teachers, and spends most of the day biting his nails and daydreaming. How would the sociocultural approach explain his behaviors? How would they attempt to fix the behaviors?

Evolutionary Psychology What are the evolutionary or historical values of mate selection , fear of certain animals or jealousy? Hunting and gathering societies Reproductive Success-We are programmed to be successful at passing on genes. This survival of the fittest, 'natural selection', or the preservation of favored genes/ strongest races in the struggle for life.

Evolutionary Psychology This survival of the fittest, 'natural selection', or the preservation of favored genes/ strongest races in the struggle for life. Why does Carrie want to date the captain of the football team? Why is Jimmy looking for a supermodel?

Evolutionary Psychology-class discussion Scenario: Little Sammy is acting out in school. He is fighting with his classmates, outwardly disobeying his teachers, and spends most of the day biting his nails and daydreaming. How would evolutionary psychology explain his behaviors?

Humanistic Therapies-Client centered therapy. Present and future (not past) Take responsibility (no uncovering of hidden motives) Promotes growth instead of curing and ‘illness. ’

Humanistic Perspective Psychologists: Rogers and Maslow POSITIVE! Rogers: Developed client-centered therapy. Popularized group therapy Maslow-Hierarchy of needs. As humans we must take care of the most basic needs before we can proceed to the next level in functioning or self fulfillment “I can’t think until I’ve had my coffee. ” Or a young child that can’t complete his spelling test because he has a tooth ache.

Humanistic Perspective Maslow. Hierarchy of needs *Be the best you can be!

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Humanistic Psychology-class discussion Scenario: Little Sammy is acting out in school. He is fighting with his classmates, outwardly disobeying his teachers, and spends most of the day biting his nails and daydreaming. How would the Humanists explain and/or attempt to fix his behaviors?

Cognitive Psychology Gestalt http: //cdn. twentytwowords. com/wp-content/uploads/Train-Moving-Both-Ways-Illusion. gif Related to Gestalt psychology=People perceive whole patterns, rather than collections of separate sensations. The belief that the mind interprets experiences in predictable ways, rather than simply reacting the experiences.

Famous Gestalt saying: “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts”

Cognitive Psychology It is all about interpretation!!!! (Maladaptive thoughts-I can’t change your situation, but I can work with you on how you view or interpret the situation. )

Cognitive Psychology Example A cognitive psychologist devised the following experiment: The psychologist asked her subjects to read the sentence, The old woman was sweeping the steps. Later she asked the participants to recall if the sentence contained the word “broom. ” The majority said it did. Why? Prior knowledge and associations we have formed play a part in our perception and coding of new information.

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Memory Construction & Cognitive Psychology Last night I went to T. N. Thai Bistro, a sushi + Thai restaurant close to my house. We were seated at a table with handmade china and yummy prawn crackers. I studied the menu and ordered the Michigan Roll and a bowl of Tom Ka soup. I also ordered green tea. The sushi was perfect, but the soup was cold.

Memory Construction What soup did I order? What was on the table? Did the server give me a menu? Do I like raw fish?

Cognitive Psychology We reconstruct our memories. We interpret things differently. We ‘fill in the blanks’ with what we believe to be true. It can be affected by interference, retrieval cues, mood, how imaginative we are, etc.

Elizabeth Loftus-The Bunny Effect • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=e. Zl. Pz. Se. UDDw

Cognitive Psychology Scenario: Little Sammy is acting out in school. He is fighting with his classmates, outwardly disobeying his teachers, and spends most of the day biting his nails and daydreaming. How would the cognitive psychologists explain and attempt to fix his behaviors?

What is an eclectic approach to psychotherapy? Why is it the most common approach?

It is not always neat and tidy.