Critically discuss this statement with respect to Freud and Jungs theories of mind.
Describe the unconscious forces mentioned and critically examine how they shape our behaviours.
You should also critically explore these theorists view of how conflicts within the mind lead to mental illness and what interventions can be used to return clients to a state of wellbeing.
Write a 4,000-word APA reference standard essay
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Contents considered unacceptable and unpleasant (e.g. pain, anxiety, conflict) REPRESSED
These impulses, desires, memories etc. influence behaviour
Id, ego, superego at play
Defense mechanisms are protective behaviours to reduce anxiety overuse of them is problematic
eg Denial, Projection, Regression, Transference etc
Impact of unresolved conflicts at psychosexual stages
Depth psychology to identify maladaptive motives and behaviours
Dealing with the source rather than the symptoms
Move towards developmentally appropriate levels of thought / behaviour
Recover split off psychic fragments Complexes
The process of individuation Move from unawareness of self or self hatred towards self acceptance
The role of the archetypes and the dangers when we ignore the Shadow, Anima/Animus
The limitations of the persona
The role of the ego
