Helping Relationships/Theories

Psychoanalytical Psychology/Theory

Father of Psychoanalytic theory- Segmund Freud

Structure of personality

Superego- sets standard and morals, is the moral principle, awards for parental and societal rules.

Ego- 2nd to develop, conscious and unconscious mind, moderator between id and superego

ID- present at birth, unconscious mind, pleasure priniciple, bad angel

Carl Jung

Structure of Personality/Psyche

Ego- conscious mind, thoughts, memories, emotions a person is aware of

Personal unconscious- temporarily forgetten and repressed memories

Collective/Transpersonal unconscious- most controversial; latent memories from our ancestral or evolutionary past.

Bolwby- Attachment theory, monkey, wired and terry cloth

Archetypes- images and thoughts that have universal meanings across cultures and and may show up in dreams, literature, art, etc.

Persona- the outward face we present to the world. Conceals real self; the conformity archetype

Anima/animus- the mirror image of our biological sex. The unconscious feminine side in males and the masculine side in females. Anima=male; Animus=female

Shadow- the animal side of our personality, similar to the id in Freud.

Self- provides sense of unity in experience. Ultimate aim of individuals to achieve a state of selfhood.