Psychoanalytic Thinking with Dr Don Carveth Melanie Klein: Introduction to Kleinian Theory 01
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Sep 19, 2021 Dr. Don Carveth discusses Kleinian theory, contrasting it with Freud's ideas on anxiety and the superego. Dive into Freud's complex relationship with his mother, exploring artistic reparation, childhood disappointments, and mystical unity in psychology. Examine Freud's views on healthy religion and splitting in the mother image in psychoanalytic theories.
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Freud's Anxiety Theory
- Freud distinguished between traumatic/automatic anxiety (overwhelm) and signaling anxiety (anticipation of overwhelm).
- He categorized childhood danger situations as loss of good objects, not presence of bad objects, revealing a blind spot.
Freud's Blind Spot: The Bad Mother
- Freud acknowledged love and hate in relationships but excluded mother-son relationships.
- This suggests an inability to conceive of a "bad mother," impacting his danger situation theory.
Freud's Relationship with His Mother
- Deborah Margolis's book explores Freud's idealized view of his mother, which she argues involved denial of hostile feelings.
- Margolis suggests Freud repressed his hatred for his mother, impacting psychoanalytic theory.