Overview
In this module, we will learn about the psychoanalytic tradition. In the previous module, we addressed methods theorists use to measure personality and completed a mock Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). Now, let’s revisit your Module One Journal responses using a psychoanalytic lens and see if we can discover new insights about ourselves.
Please note: This journal will contain a nonclinical analysis. Your task is not to diagnose or assign clinical labels to yourself. That would require licensure beyond the scope of this course. This journal does require personal reflection; analyze and share to the depth you are comfortable with.
Prompt
For your journal, use the Module Two Journal Template to answer the following questions. Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
- Describe what a psychoanalyst like Freud or Jung would be looking for in the responses to a projective test like the Thematic Apperception Test. Your response should be 2 to 5 sentences in length.
- Using the lens of a psychoanalyst, reflect on your Module One Journal responses by answering the following questions in 2 to 5 sentences each:
- Describe what role your unconscious might have played in your responses. Are there any defense mechanisms present in your story?
- Describe how you characterized any underlying conflicts present in your story. Think about drives and the parts of personality (id, ego, superego) in your response.
- Describe how you characterized the interactions of the people in your story. What could this tell us about attachment and relationships?
- Describe how much your own life experience informed the story you told.
- After considering the role of the unconscious and projection in the story you told, describe another interpretation for your image. Your response should be 2 to 5 sentences in length.
- Describe what a greater awareness of projection means for other interactions you might have with people in a social or professional setting. Your response should be 2 to 5 sentences in length.
Guidelines for Submission
Submit your completed Module Two Journal Template. If you cite external resources, you must use APA citation style.
Module Two Journal Rubric
CriteriaComplete (100%)Proficient (70%)Not Complete (0%)ValuePsychoanalystDescribes what a psychoanalyst like Freud or Jung would be looking for in the responses to a projective test like the TATShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to what a psychoanalyst would be looking for in responses to a projective testDoes not attempt criterion13UnconsciousDescribes what role the unconscious might have played in the responsesShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to what role the unconscious might have playedDoes not attempt criterion13Underlying ConflictsDescribes characterization of any underlying conflicts present in the storyShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the characterization of any underlying conflictsDoes not attempt criterion13InteractionsDescribes characterization of the interactions of the people in the storyShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to the characterization of the interactions of peopleDoes not attempt criterion13Life ExperienceDescribes how much life experience informed the storyShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to how life experience informed the storyDoes not attempt criterion13Another InterpretationDescribes another interpretation for the imageShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to another interpretation for the imageDoes not attempt criterion13Other InteractionsDescribes what a greater awareness of projection means for other interactions in a social or professional settingShows progress toward proficiency, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include details related to what awareness of projection means for other interactions in a social or professional settingDoes not attempt criterion13Articulation of ResponseSubmission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organizationSubmission has some errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideasSubmission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas9Total: 100%
