... 's own is perceived and reacted to in an outer object or person. For example, projection of the anima or animus onto a real woman or man is experienced as falling in love. Anima (Latin, "soul") is the unconscious feminine side of a man's personality. She is personified by images of women ranging from prostitutes to spiritual guides (wisdom). A man's anima development is reflected ... ," it expresses the thoughts of the unconscious. But these thoughts are not like those of consciousness things in words, logic, and ideas. The unconscious thinks primarily in symbols, images, and stories. The...

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... because of environment necessarily, but because of how their generation ancestors behaved as well. He classifies most relationships between family members as "the orders of love- and indicates how disturbances in such orders end up creating negative legacies. The book is mainly a "how to- guide, namely how to create ... parents, without being dependent on them- (Hellinger, 2002). But when it comes to a situation in which the child is not filled enough with love to begin with, and feels the parent still owes him/her, that's when trouble starts. In such a situation, children can't separate ...

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... instinct, civilization will inevitably have its discontents. The ethical standard from civilization and religion is another problematic issue. Christianity, like many other religions, supports the "Love thy neighbor as thyself" ethic. Freud objects to its validity. "A love that does not discriminate seems to me to forfeit a part of its own value, by doing an injustice to its object; and secondly, not all ... ). Civilization masks a tragic reality with a utopian ideal. Civilization denies the existence of undeserving men by implementing a universal love. If we exercise this universal love...

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... that it represents true maturity. (Hansen 25-26) Fromm warns against pathogenic behavior because it can damage the child's sense of reliance. He believed healthy personality is illustrated by biophilia, love, creativity and reason. (Ewen 195-196) These characteristics compromise the productive frame of orientation. The nonproductive frames include narcissism, necrophilia, dependence, compulsive strivings for power or wealth and the ... sacred and secular can give meaning to life and give a sense of identity and roots. Fromm accepted Freud's definition of mental health saying that it is t...

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... his or her own worlds. Maslow introduced the hierarchy of needs that looked beyond air, food, water, and sex and included physiological needs, needs for safety and security, needs for love and belonging, the needs for esteem, and finally self-actualization (Boeree, 2006). Rogers' theory combined all of Maslow's layers into one concept – the actualizing tendency. The actualizing tendency is ... ...

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... is transforming an unacceptable feeling or desire into its more acceptable opposite. Gray (1999) gives the example of a young woman who unconsciously hates her mother, but who consciously feels intense love for her. This occurs because the alternative is deemed too disturbing for the young woman in question to experience. A recently contested example is the theory of strongly homophobic men (ie ... ...

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... out to compare person centered counseling and psychodynamic counseling. The two theories will be examined in comparison with each other and its different approaches to client work. It seems that love him or loath him Freud's theory is the basis which all modern day theories are built on. Psychodynamics is believed to have strong association with Freudian psychoanalysis, Although modified by ... ...

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... social problems and fixations later in life. Erikson (cited, Chapman, 1996) places a great deal of emphasise on the development of trust in these early stages. If the child's needs for love, attention or stimulation are not satisfied, Erikson believes that the child will develop a sense of mistrust that may be carried into later life. A 20-year, longitudinal study conducted by Whitbourne ... ...

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... things learned from people in authority. Freud explained anxiety as the fear of abandonment by or the loss of the loved one (the object), the risk of losing the object's love, the danger of retaliation and punishment, and the danger of reprimand by the superego. Freud also had many theories on how to treat neurotic patients. At first he mainly used ... ...

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