| Unit name | Contemporary Psychoanalysis |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PSYC31031 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2C (weeks 13 - 18) |
| Unit director | Dr. Sue Gottlieb |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Appropriate Level 2 Psychology units |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Psychological Science |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit introduces ideas about motivation to which students will not have been exposed previously in any great depth. In particular, notions of unconscious motivation, neurotic and narcissistic personality styles are examined in detail. The unit serves to introduce psychoanalytic theory and practice, with a major emphasis upon Freud's model of teh mind and how this accounts for both normal and pathological experience. Post-Freudian developments are also considered, as well as the patient-therapist psychoanalytic encounter. Finally, relations between psychoanalytic theory and contemporary cognitive theory are examined.
