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Post by kendratp on Nov 17, 2017 1:43:27 GMT
Damasio alludes on page 275 to a connection between the goals of Spinoza and Freud with respect to reason and emotion. Try to elaborate this connection based on our earlier study of Freud's psychodynamic theory. Freud's psychodynamic approach is one in which behaviour is explained through the use of the conscious and unconscious. It encompasses the concept of the ID, Ego and Superego and how each area plays a role in the regulation of behaviour, feelings and emotions. Through the psychodynamic approach, the goal is to get to the root cause of negative behaviour or emotions, similar to how Spinoza believed that in order to create the solution of the mind's power over emotional process so as to be able to replace negative emotions with positive ones. The individual would first have to identify the source or root cause of that emotion. In doing so they become aware of the stimuli or triggers for the negative emotions and are better equipped to substitute a reasoned emotionally competent stimuli to obtain the desired positive state.
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