depth-psychology
Studying hidden motives
Depth psychology is a broad term for psychological approaches that explore the unconscious mind—the hidden mental processes beneath conscious awareness.
The term encompasses psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis, and related schools that probe beneath surface behavior to uncover buried drives, repressed memories, and symbolic meanings.
Depth psychology assumes that what we're aware of is only the tip of the iceberg.
Treatment via unconscious exploration
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- Oedipus complexPsychosexual attachment to mother
- libidoInnate erotic drive
- idUnconscious instinctual drives
ego · superego · repression · defense mechanisms · transference · dream interpretation · free association · psychosexual
Inherited psychological heritage of humanity
- archetypesUniversal symbolic patterns
- shadowLight blocked by object
- animaInner personality essence
- animusDeep-seated hostility
individuation · persona · self · complexes · synchronicity · mandala · introversion · extraversion
Treatment through guided conversation
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- working throughAddressing something systematically
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
interpretation · resistance · catharsis · abreaction · couch · session · regression · acting out
psychoanalysis
Treatment via unconscious exploration
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- Oedipus complexPsychosexual attachment to mother
- libidoInnate erotic drive
id · ego · superego · repression · defense mechanisms · transference · dream interpretation · free association · psychosexual · neurosis
collective unconscious
Inherited psychological heritage of humanity
- archetypesUniversal symbolic patterns
- shadowLight blocked by object
- animaInner personality essence
animus · individuation · persona · self · complexes · synchronicity · mandala · introversion · extraversion · amplification
psychotherapy
Treatment through guided conversation
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- countertransferenceTherapist's emotional response to patient
- working throughAddressing something systematically
insight · interpretation · resistance · catharsis · abreaction · couch · session · regression · acting out · introjection
depth-psychologybehaviorism
Psychology studying observable conduct
behavioral psychology · behavior therapy · cognitive-behavioral therapy · positive psychology · neuropsychology
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