Anhul FRQ: Psychology

Anhul FRQ
The behaviour of Anhul can be explained through the many views of psychology. The psychodynamic perspective describes that the unconscious mind and childhood events rules our present day behaviour. The psychodynamic view could be used to describe Anhul’s behaviour as perhaps he has childhood memories that are being held in his unconscious mind of feeling pressured to do well in school by his family, and these memories are impacting the way he handles school today.
In addition, sociocultural perspective describes how the influence of others and culture impact our thoughts and behaviours. Anhul is being affected by the expectations of those who surround him and his culture. Both his teachers and his family could be asking for too much
The humanistic perspective emphasized free will and choosing your own destiny. Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow believed that constricted self-expression was detrimental to mental health, and that a healthy and judgement free environment was the key to a healthy mind. Being from another country and culture, Anhul may be feeling as though he cannot tell his schoolmates things about himself as he is worried about being judged. In order to fit in at school, the school environment must be welcoming and filled with respect for others. This will result in Anhul feeling safe and capable of opening up to new friends, allowing him to feel more welcomed in a new and scary environment. Futhermore, Anhul may feel as though he has not been given the free will to choose his own path, and that his parents are forcing him to do what they want, but not necessarily what he truly wants. Feeling constricted to doing something one does not want to do will lead to doing said things poorly and without care, much like he is doing his schoolwork. Perhaps he is taking classes that he hates but his parents want him to take, and is therefore unhappy with this situation and isn’t putting his full potential into the