the theme‚ thus this essay of necessity represents a high-altitude skim over a massive topic. I will concentrate on authors who have made some of the most seminal contributions to the development of the theory‚ namely Abraham‚ Freud‚ Jacobson‚ Klein and Mahler. (There are‚ in actuality‚ numerous other pioneers in the cultivation of this theory‚ such as Malan‚ Sandler‚ Spiz‚ Bibring‚ Rado‚ Blatt‚ Benedek‚ Lindemann‚ Kohut‚ some of which‚ due to word limit‚ I have not included). Bowlby‘s theory
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make perfect sense but as I progress through the text‚ I start to scratch my head as the explanations of the observations become more and more obtuse and then verge on ludicrous. That aside‚ if one were to utilise the psychodynamic theories like Klein and Eriksons‚ then one must by default accept that the past‚ especially events in childhood‚ being key to where the client is in the present. There is a belief that psychopathology develops from these early experiences and follows us through life
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INTRODUCTION Psychodynamic counselling and therapy involves a number of important elements‚ which perhaps is what makes the psychodynamic approach more and more interesting to those who go on developing in their work. (E.g. Erik Erikson ’s work on life stages and the object relation theory) While in no sense wishing to undervalue the importance of basic listening and responding skills‚ nor the centrality of a positive therapeutic relationship‚ the ongoing experience of working with people leads
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Section 1 Learning and Applying the Theories Sigmund Freud Case Study 1 Application Questions Use Freud’s states of consciousness and stages of psychosexual development to help explain Hank’s behavior by answering the following questions. 1. What personality (or character) type does Hank display according to Freudian theory? Provide evidence for your answer. At what stage is Hank fixated‚ according to the Freudian perspective? Find evidence of fixation in the case study. What would have caused
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child to get passed the event. From this an analysis can be developed which used play to interpret the child’s unconscious motivation. The two people who were the front runners for this development are who we have talked about (Anna Freud) also Melanie Klein from their work with neurotic children. Anna Freud looked for the unconscious motivation behind imaginative play‚ drawings and paintings‚ dreams‚ daydreams‚ and all the little games that children play. She emphasizes the importance
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in the Theory of Emotional Development’‚ published by The Hogarth Press and The Institute of Psycho-Analysis‚ London‚ 1976. The volume is No. 64 in the International Psycho-Analytical Library Edited by John D. Sutherland PhD.‚ F.R.C.P.E.] If Melanie Klein pressed the analysis of anxiety-defence mechanisms back behind the Oedipus complex into the earlier infant relationship with the mother‚ then Winnicott takes the process one step further. He traces the development of these anxiety defences to
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Throughout psychology’s relatively brief history‚ there have been many famous psychologists who have left their mark both on psychology and on the world at large. While some of these individuals do not necessarily fit today’s definition of a ’psychologist’‚ a term which indicates a doctoral-level degree in psychology‚ their influence on psychology is without question. Learn more about psychologists by browsing through this list of some of the most famous thinkers in psychology history. Alfred Adler
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However‚ defences can become overwhelmed or too rigid and cause distress which often brings a client into therapy. No list of defences is exhaustive. It was beyond the scope of this essay to look at how others have built on Freud’s defences such as Melanie Klein. I believe understanding defences is key for both ourselves and our client. Freud’s Model of Repression Gomez (1997) felt Freud saw the mind was dynamic and consisted of two parts the conscious and the unconscious. The unconscious part gives
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“Can we ever leave the past behind?” To answer this question I will be considering the theories of Melanie Klein and Erik Erickson‚ as highlighted in module 2. I will be describing these stage theories of development in children‚ and how these theories suggest that successful or unsuccessful development of each stage may have an effect on a person in their adult life‚ thus supporting the notion that you can never leave the past behind you. I will then be looking at some of the other popular theories
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Klein studied children from a very early age and she thought the age between four to six months was critical in the development of object relations. This stage is when the infant ’s drives of hunger‚ sex‚ and needs are directed to an object. Examples of
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