Deck 2: Case Studies 1-2 Carl Jung: Contributions

Question 1

Would a Freudian therapist view Hank's weight problem as a behavioral problem, in and of itself, or as a symptom of another problem? Explain.

Answer 1

Freudian therapists would view Hank's weight problem as a symptom of an underlying, unresolved, unconscious conflict.

Question 2

According to Freudian theory, is Steve aware of why he interacts with women on only a sexual basis? Which state of consciousness is most involved in controlling this behavior?

Answer 2

Steve is not aware of his behavior because it is motivated unconsciously.

Question 3

How could Horney's concept of basic anxiety explain Steve's relationships with women?

Answer 3

Basic anxiety, a feeling of insecurity, according to Horney, develops out of feelings of being unloved.We combat basic anxiety in any number of ways.One way is through withdrawal, which is when someone distances themselves from others by becoming emotionally detached.Although Steve develops sexual relationships with women, he does not become emotionally involved with them.He is using withdrawal, most likely due to the fact that his mother was emotionally detached, which probably made him feel unloved.

Question 4

Use Erikson's concept of lack of intimacy to explain Hank's problems in establishing long-term relationships with women.How does this differ from the Freudian explanation?

Question 5

What type of Freudian psychic energy motivates Steve's relationships with women?

Question 6

How could Fromm's relatedness need explain Steve's relationships with women? How does this compare with the Freudian explanation?

Question 7

What is an alternate explanation (besides Freud's) of Hank's eating and argumentative behaviors?

Question 8

Use Freud's states of consciousness and stages of psychosexual development to help explain Steve's behavior by answering the following questions.
Does the Freudian perspective indicate that Steve's relationships with women are internally or externally motivated? Which system of personality is most involved? How?

Question 9

How does Melanie Klein's conceptualization of the Oedipus Complex differ from that of Freud? Do these distinctions make a difference in explaining Steve's relationships with women? If so, how?

Question 10

Find an example of a Freudian defense mechanism that Hank uses in this description. Explain it.

Question 11

What aspect of Hank's behavior would be the focus of a therapist who is behaviorally oriented? What aspect would be the focus if the therapist were psychodynamically oriented?

Question 12

Application Questions
Use Freud's states of consciousness and stages of psychosexual development to help explain Hank's behavior by answering the following questions.
What personality (or character) type does Hank display according to Freudian theory? Provide evidence for your answer.At what stage is Hank fixated, according to the Freudian perspective? Find evidence of fixation in the case study.What would have caused this fixation?

Question 13

Others might express their behavior differently than Steve if they were fixated at the same stage.Give some examples of how they might behave.

Question 14

At what Freudian stage is Steve fixated? What evidence is there of it? Describe the stage and how it contributed to the fixation.What would have caused this fixation?

Question 15

Find an example of regression in the case study.Explain it.

Question 16

Would Freudian theory describe Hank's eating and argumentative behaviors as being internally or externally motivated? Explain the motivation.

Question 17

What therapeutic techniques would a Freudian therapist, like the one in the case study, likely use? What state of consciousness would be the focus of therapy? How does healing/improvement occur during Freudian therapy?

Question 18

Which of Freud's personality types does Steve display? What evidence is there for it? What would have caused it?