Describe Two Methods Being Used to Try to Identify the MRCA

question 54

Short Answer

Describe two methods being used to try to identify the MRCA.

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Definitions:

Adler

Alfred Adler, a psychologist known for his development of Individual Psychology which emphasizes the uniqueness of the individual and the role of societal factors in shaping personality.

Latency Stage

A psychosexual development stage proposed by Freud, occurring between the ages of six and puberty, where sexual impulses are repressed or dormant.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a method through which an analyst unpacks unconscious conflicts based on the free associations, dreams and fantasies of the patient.

Archetypes

Universal, symbolic images that appear in myths, art, stories, and dreams; they embody fundamental human motifs and collective experiences.