PY 368- Chapter 5, Interpsychic Theory PDF

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Interpsychic Theory- Harry S. Sullivan Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949) Born in New York, child of Irish Catholic farmers Shy & awkward, had difficulty getting along w/ peers in the community Preadolescent chum Medical degree from Chicago 3 Cognitive Processes Prototaxic experience (0-1)- no distinction b/w self & world Characteristic of infant Parataxic experience (1-4)- perceive causal relations b/w events that happen together Characteristic of young child Distorted perception Highly self-referenced May distort adult relationships Syntaxic experience (5+)- relies on symbols shared by other people & on consensual validation, or agreement among persons Parataxic Distortion Sullivan’s concept of parataxic distortion is similar to Freud’s concept of transference Involves Person A relating to Person B as if Person B had the qualities of an important person from Person A’s past Components of Personality Dynamisms- isolated personality tendencies Personification- group of feelings, attitudes, & thoughts that arise out of one’s interpersonal experiences (collection of dynamisms) Often inaccurate Based on stereotypes Self-system- composite of all dynamisms & personifications Personifications & Stereotypes Good me- approval Bad me- rejection Not me- uncanny Security Operations Selective inattention Ignore the negative Sublimation Socially acceptable substitute As if Superficial role Dissociation Motivated forgetting

Developmental Stages Vague Initiation: Prehension The good nipple- adequate nursing Good but unsatisfactory nipple- frequent nursing The wrong nipple- insufficient nursing The bad nipple- tense nursing

Stage

Year

Characteristic

Infancy

0-2

Prototaxic → Parataxic; self-dynamism

Childhood

2-6

Syntaxic, malevolent transformation

Juvenile

6-9

Social interaction: cooperation, competition, compromise

Preadolescence

9-12

Special chum; social love

Early adolescence

12-17

Social vs. erotic love

Late adolescence

17+

Social & erotic love joined

Psychotherapy: Interpersonal Psychiatry Interpersonal relations No note taking Parataxic distortions Schizophrenia...