Psychology- Anna Freud

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http://www.freud.org.uk/anna3.jpg http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ni/el-profesor-freud.jpg “… She became at very least her father's symbolic successor.” - Dr. C. George Boeree

Anna Freud and the Ego ,[object Object]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereisnocat/447795262/in/photostream/ -Rose Edgcumbe

Signal Anxiety and Types of Anxiety ,[object Object],[object Object]

Defense mechanisms- ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Introduced by Anna Freud- When you identify with the person that is causing you anxiety Doing good deeds so you feel good about yourself.

Level Three Defense Mechanisms

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“ Anna Freud claimed that all people will have their balance destroyed in adolescence.” - Richard M. Lerner ,[object Object],WHY?

Alteration in Drives ,[object Object],[object Object],Incest is unacceptable in most cultures, therefore, a defense against this must be formed, causing a personality change. “ The adolescent is necessarily involved ‘in dangers which did not exist before and with what he is not accustomed to deal. Since at this stage, he lives and functions still as a member of his family unit, he runs the risk of allowing the new genital urges to connect his old love objects, that is, his parents, brothers, sisters’” - Richard M. Lerner.

Alteration in Ego Organization- ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Intellectualization = talking back to your parents. Using intellectual reasons to justify one’s behavior

Alterations in Object Relation ,[object Object],“ Nothing helps here except a complete discarding of the people who were important love objects of the child, that is, the parents.” - Anna Freud

And therefore causes….alteration in ideals and social relations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Research Methods ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Limitations of her work- ,[object Object],Her view on adolescents is very stereotypical! Not all of them are like that. “ Her work is an extensive theory and doctors regard clinical work over extensive theory therefore Anna Freud’s work isn’t that popular. Doctors prefer a simpler approach, but as we look into her theory, it’s clear that a too simple approach is inadequate.” -Edgcumbe

Anna Freud Biographical Essay. (1998). Anna Freud. In Encyclopedia of World biography Supplement, Vol. 18. Gale Research [Web]. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale. Retrieved November 21 1008, from http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/history Anna Freud. In Wikipedia [Web]. Media Wiki. Retrieved November 20 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Freud Boeree, C. G. (1998). Anna Freud 1895-1982. Retrieved November 23, 2008, from Personality Theories Web site: http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/annafreud.html Defense Mechanism. In Wikipedia [Web]. Retrieved November 20 2008, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ego_defenses Edgcumbe, R. (2000). Anna Freud: A View of Development, Disturbance and Therapeutic Techniques. Routledge. Lerner, R. M. (2002). Concepts and Theories of Human Developement. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Life and Work of Anna Freud. Retrieved November 19, 2008, from Freud Museum London Web site: http://www.freud.org.uk/fmanna.htm Whetham, P (2006). Psychology. Melton, Australia: IBID. Works Cited

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