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I. Psychoanalytic Theory –
Sigmund Freud “Turn your eyes inward, look into your own depths, learn to first
experiences, on unconscious motives and conflicts, and on the methods people use
to cope with their sexual and aggressive urges FOCUS: unconscious – people are
not aware of the most important determinants of their behaviour/body language; and
such contains the unresolved issues of one’s self *the dynamic unconscious has the
1. Conscious
Includes all the sensations and experiences of which we are aware at any
given moment A portion above the surface of the water – tip of the iceberg
time
2. Preconscious
Between the conscious and the unconscious, The storehouse of memories,
3. Unconscious
Home of the instincts, those wishes and desires that direct our behaviour
Contains the driving power behind all behaviors and is the repository of forces