Britney Spears - Personality Analysis
OUTLINE
I. Introduction: A Short Biography of Britney Spears
II. Psychoanalyzing Britney: What Would Freud Say?
III. The Trait Perspective: Applying the Big Five
IV. The Motives Perspectives: What are Britney’s needs?
V. Conclusion
VI. References
I- Introduction: A Short Biography of Britney Spears
Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in Kentwood, Louisiana to James and Lynne Spears. She is the middle child. From a very young age, she enjoyed performing. She used to sing at the church choir, and auditioned to The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of eleven, where she was later selected for the show, which went for a full two years. After the show was cancelled, Britney returned to living a conventional life with her parents and family. When she reached high school, she decided on returning to the spotlight and wanted to try to release her own album. After rejections from a few record labels, she was finally endorsed by Jive records. After that, she flew to Sweden to record her first album in 1998, Baby One More Time, which became a worldwide sensation.
Britney’s life has received considerable attention from the media. She has expressed outrage at the lack of privacy she says she suffers from, and did react emotionally to paparazzi at times. According to her official website, Spears has sold more than seventy million albums worldwide. She has also starred in the movie “Crossroads” (2008), received numerous awards, and made several guest appearances on popular TV series and sitcoms.
Britney is currently living in California with her two children. She maintains close contact with her manager and her father. At the age of 32, she is still releasing more albums and performing at more concerts.
Britney Spears makes an interesting subject for personality analysis due to her widely publicized life, and the high-and-lows she has experienced in both her professional and private lives.
II- Psychoanalyzing Britney: What would Freud say?
I. Introduction: A Short Biography of Britney Spears
II. Psychoanalyzing Britney: What Would Freud Say?
III. The Trait Perspective: Applying the Big Five
IV. The Motives Perspectives: What are Britney’s needs?
V. Conclusion
VI. References
I- Introduction: A Short Biography of Britney Spears
Britney Spears was born on December 2, 1981 in Kentwood, Louisiana to James and Lynne Spears. She is the middle child. From a very young age, she enjoyed performing. She used to sing at the church choir, and auditioned to The Mickey Mouse Club at the age of eleven, where she was later selected for the show, which went for a full two years. After the show was cancelled, Britney returned to living a conventional life with her parents and family. When she reached high school, she decided on returning to the spotlight and wanted to try to release her own album. After rejections from a few record labels, she was finally endorsed by Jive records. After that, she flew to Sweden to record her first album in 1998, Baby One More Time, which became a worldwide sensation.
Britney’s life has received considerable attention from the media. She has expressed outrage at the lack of privacy she says she suffers from, and did react emotionally to paparazzi at times. According to her official website, Spears has sold more than seventy million albums worldwide. She has also starred in the movie “Crossroads” (2008), received numerous awards, and made several guest appearances on popular TV series and sitcoms.
Britney is currently living in California with her two children. She maintains close contact with her manager and her father. At the age of 32, she is still releasing more albums and performing at more concerts.
Britney Spears makes an interesting subject for personality analysis due to her widely publicized life, and the high-and-lows she has experienced in both her professional and private lives.
II- Psychoanalyzing Britney: What would Freud say?
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