In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term is not so much a single term as a group of terms that fall within the umbrella of Freudian psychoanalytic theories. Love him or hate him, Sigmund Freud was quite remarkable in terms of his impact on the … Continue reading What is… Freudian Psychoanalytic Theory
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term: dreaming We all have dreams, whether we remember them or not, but what exactly are they? The reality is that no one really knows for sure. There are a few things we do know, though. Dreams occur mostly … Continue reading What is… Dreaming
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's terms: repression and suppression This is a follow-up to a recent post on defense mechanisms, which are based on the work of Sigmund Freud. Suppression and repression are both examples of defense mechanisms, and they serve the purpose of removing … Continue reading What is… Repression and Suppression
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's term: defense mechanisms The concept of defense mechanisms was originally proposed by Sigmund Freud. They're strategies that are used unconsciously in order to protect the ego when faced with uncomfortable feelings. A number of defense mechanisms have been identified … Continue reading What is… a defense mechanism
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychology-related terms. This week's terms: ego dystonic & ego sytonic. The terms ego dystonic and ego syntonic come from the field of psychoanalysis, and were coined by Sigmund Freud in 1914. Ego syntonic ideas match up with the ego's needs and view of … Continue reading What is… Ego Dystonic & Ego Syntonic
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychological terms. This week's term: psychodynamic psychotherapy Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a type of talk therapy that does a deep dive into the past to help uncover what's going on in the unconscious mind in order to figure out problems in the person's life. … Continue reading What is… psychodynamic psychotherapy
In this series, I dig a little deeper into the meaning of psychological terms. This week's terms: transference & countertransference The idea for this post came from Meg at Why does bad advice happen to good people? The concept of transference was first proposed by Sigmund Freud. In therapy, it occurs when a client unconsciously … Continue reading What is… transference & countertransference