Centers on the development of Freud's metapsychology. Critically examines the different formulations of the following concepts: the unconscious, the structural approach (i.e., Ego, Id, Super Ego), representation, anxiety, drive, cathexis, and the mother-infant relationship. Jung's revisions of basic analytic concepts will be examined.
Code
PY2021
Name
PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
PY (Psychology)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
GE110
CAMS ID
3001
Last update with CAMS
To introduce students to the conceptualization of individual human behavior (both overt and covert), emotion, affects and relationships, and to the theorization about possible causes of these phenomena.
Likewise to familiarize students with the historic debates by major psycho-dynamic thinkers about normality, pathology, motivation, development, and to provide students with insights (both critical and analytical) into themselves, their families and other members of their society.
Ultimately, students should develop a critical analytic open-minded understanding of human nature in a disciplined way.