Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic
Claire, Jamison, Jamison, Chase
Definition of Theory
The definition of personality organization and the dynamics of personality development that underlie and guide the psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy, called psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology.
Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic
Principle Contributor
Sigmund Freud- Austrian neurologist who was the father of psychotherapist
Carl Jung- Swiss psychotherapist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology
Alfred Adler- Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology
Subject Matter
-childhood experience
-traumatic events
Basic Premise
-inherited personalities
-development through childhood
-human attitude
-mannerism
-experiences