Freud case study
Sigmund Freud
Question 1
What personality type does Hank display, according to the Freudian theory?
Hank 's personality type relates to the ID.
They tend to be self-centered and only concerned about their well-being.
At what stage is Hank fixated, according to the Freudian perspective?
Hank is fixated in the oral stage.
What would have caused this fixation?
His fixation was caused by his mother in his early childhood.
He learned to associate feeling better with food.
Question 2
Would Freudian theory describe Hank 's eating and argumentative behaviors as being internally or externally motivated?
Hank 's eating and argumentative behaviors are being internally motivated
Since he is orally fixated, these behaviors are directly related to the internal locus of control
Internal locus of control
, "The belief that events in one 's life are caused by controllable factors."
Question 3
Find an example of a Freudian defense mechanism that Hank uses in this description.
Hank is using projection as his defense mechanism.
He is displeased with his appearance, which attributes it to the reason why Sally broke-up with
Feels that his weight and smoking problem is due to a woman not falling in love with him.
Question 4
Find an example of regression in the case study
The eating and smoking when he is stressed related to an example of regression.
"His cries used to pierce the air, and his mother would often rush to make a bottle for Hank or give him a cookie to regain some peace and quiet, even when she could not understand why he was hungry because he had eaten so recently." (pg. 5 paragraph 1).
Group 5
Gretchen Blando
Johanna Commons
Keisha Miller
Phedra Robinson
Kristen Scheonhoff
Courtney Weaver
Question 6
Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalytic Theory
What therapeutic techniques would a Freudian therapist, like the one in the case study, likely use?
Most likely start with free association.
Then move onto dream analysis for unconscious behaviors.
Question 1
What personality type does Hank display, according to the Freudian theory?
Hank 's personality type relates to the ID.
They tend to be self-centered and only concerned about their well-being.
At what stage is Hank fixated, according to the Freudian perspective?
Hank is fixated in the oral stage.
What would have caused this fixation?
His fixation was caused by his mother in his early childhood.
He learned to associate feeling better with food.
Question 2
Would Freudian theory describe Hank 's eating and argumentative behaviors as being internally or externally motivated?
Hank 's eating and argumentative behaviors are being internally motivated
Since he is orally fixated, these behaviors are directly related to the internal locus of control
Internal locus of control
, "The belief that events in one 's life are caused by controllable factors."
Question 3
Find an example of a Freudian defense mechanism that Hank uses in this description.
Hank is using projection as his defense mechanism.
He is displeased with his appearance, which attributes it to the reason why Sally broke-up with
Feels that his weight and smoking problem is due to a woman not falling in love with him.
Question 4
Find an example of regression in the case study
The eating and smoking when he is stressed related to an example of regression.
"His cries used to pierce the air, and his mother would often rush to make a bottle for Hank or give him a cookie to regain some peace and quiet, even when she could not understand why he was hungry because he had eaten so recently." (pg. 5 paragraph 1).
Group 5
Gretchen Blando
Johanna Commons
Keisha Miller
Phedra Robinson
Kristen Scheonhoff
Courtney Weaver
Question 6
Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalytic Theory
What therapeutic techniques would a Freudian therapist, like the one in the case study, likely use?
Most likely start with free association.
Then move onto dream analysis for unconscious behaviors.
Cited: Sept. 2013.