Psychoanalysis has benefitted from the application of empirical research efforts to psychodynamic concepts and clinical interventions. One of the most striking examples of research into psychoanalytic concepts is the widespread integration of Bowlby’s attachment theory in developmental and social psychology research (e.g. Cassidy & Shaver, 2008). Other examples include research concerning defen...

Raymond JE, Shapiro KL, Arnell KM (1992). "Temporary suppression of visual processing in an RSVP task: an attentional blink?". J.of exp. psyc. Human perc, and performance 18 (3): 849–60 A 1 6 7 B 3 t1=0 ms t2=100 ms t3=200 ms t4=300 ms t5=400 ms t5=500 ms Perceptual Load theory Lavie, N. (1995). Perceptual load as a necessary condition for selective attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology...

Recent articles on familiarity (e.g. Whittlesea, B.W.A, 1993. Journal of Experimental Psychology 19, 1235) have argued that the feeling of familiarity is produced by unconscious attribution of fluent processing to a source in the past. In this article, we refine that notion: We argue that is not fluency per se, but rather fluent processing occurring under unexpected circumstances that produces ...

We try to perform geometrization of cognitive science and psychology by representing information states of cognitive systems by points of mental space given by a hierarchic m-adic tree. Associations are represented by balls and ideas by collections of balls. We consider dynamics of ideas based on lifting of dynamics of mental points. We apply our dynamical model for modeling of flows of unconsc...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com stopped being attributed exclusively to unconscious conflicts, sexology has changed in theoretical, methodological, and diagnostic aspects [1]. Contributions from the various medical specialties, modern psychology, and social constructionism have allowed a broader understanding of the sexual difficulties. Despite the recognized importance of sexual ...

B Overview of Individual Psychology B Biography of Alfred Adler B Introduction to Adlerian Theory B Striving for Success or Superiority The Final Goal The Striving Force as Compensation Striving for Personal Superiority Striving for Success B Subjective Perceptions Fictionalism Physical Inferiorities B Unity and Self-Consistency of Personality Organ Dialect Conscious and Unconscious B Social In...

Although commentators periodically declare that Freud is dead, his repeated burials lie on shaky grounds. Critics typically attack an archaic version of psychodynamic theory that most clinicians similarly consider obsolete. Central to contemporary psychodynamic theory is a series of propositions about (a) unconscious cognitive, affective, and motivational processes; (b) ambivalence and the tend...

This paper describes the emotional appeal of propaganda utilizing concepts from psychoanalysis, small group psychology, and psychohistory. The film propagandist attempts to exploit irrational emotional responses to visual scenes and commentary to change attitudes, values, and behavior in a mass setting. A link between shared unconscious fantasies and myth is offered as an explanatory concept to...

In this article, I would like to take a closer look at the philosophical meaning of term “process,” which is fundamental category in Arnold Mindell’s psychology. The Taoist origins concept go back Tao – principle universe. process passing into each other opposite aspects monastically understood Qi energy. Mindell was also inspired by analytical psychology Carl Gustav Jung, emphasizes importance...