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After studying Chapter 10, you should be able to

identify and discuss five key postulates of contemporary psychoanalysis, according to Westen;

be familiar with the arguments and outcome of the legal case of Holly Ramona;

discuss the factors that might influence people to have false memories;

discuss theory and research on the spreading activation model of memory and how this work is relevant to false memories;

compare and contrast the contemporary view of the cognitive unconscious with Freud's view of the motivated unconscious;

discuss recent theory and research on subliminal perception;

discuss the defining features of Ego Psychology;

compare and contrast Erikson's eight stages of development with Freud's five-stage theory of development;

discuss each of Erikson's eight stages of personality development, identifying the key challenge the individual confronts at each stage;

discuss the work of Karen Horney, including her revision of "penis envy," and her ideas about the influence of culture on personality development;

discuss the role of "self" in contemporary ego psychology;

discuss narcissism as a disorder of the self, and define the narcissistic paradox;

discuss the key features of object relations theory;

discuss the theory and research on early childhood attachment; define attachment, separation anxiety, the strange situation, procedure, and the three attachment styles (secure, avoidant, ambivalent);

discuss recent theory and research on the role of attachment styles in adult romantic relationships; and, finally,

discuss recent theory and empirical research on the effects of parental divorce on children.







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