Psychological Analysis
The Life of Jack Dough
Dawn Barnard
Colorado Technical University Online
PSYC120-1103B-21
September 18, 2011
Professor Redfern
Resubmission
Abstract
I will be discussing the life of a man that we will call Jack Dough. Jack is my boyfriend and has agreed to be the subject of my psychological analysis. We will go over the main points of his life thus far and try to look at him through the psychoanalytic point of view. To understand what Jack Dough has went through and how he has become the man he is today, I will attempt to look at how he was raised. How Jack has went through the various stages of life per the view point of Erik Erikson’s work on psychosocial development, Kohlberg’s work on moral reasoning as well as Maslow’s and McClelland’s theories of need and motivation. I will also cover main points of the course overview in this paper as well.
Section 1 – Phase 1
There are two main points that I will go over when looking at the life of Jack Dough, giving a biological sketch as well as going over a psychological conjecture. Jack was born and raised in a small town. His family brought him up with the view that he could do anything that he wished. Many of his childhood friends loved to hang out with Jack because he was fun to play with and very easy going. As a child, Jack experienced many things that he probably should not have, but at no fault of his nor his immediate family. I chose to psychologically look at Jack because he is very awe-inspiring to me and honestly my best friend. Jack is now a 33 year old man that has been through a divorce and has 2 children, a daughter and a son (Dough, 2011). Jack has up to this point tried to instill the same values that his parents taught to him in his children. Jack was raised with 2 younger sisters, and now has a step-father due to his biological fathers passing. Jack attended higher education and obtained a master’s degree in Information Technology. Throughout his working career he has had many positions
Dawn Barnard
Colorado Technical University Online
PSYC120-1103B-21
September 18, 2011
Professor Redfern
Resubmission
Abstract
I will be discussing the life of a man that we will call Jack Dough. Jack is my boyfriend and has agreed to be the subject of my psychological analysis. We will go over the main points of his life thus far and try to look at him through the psychoanalytic point of view. To understand what Jack Dough has went through and how he has become the man he is today, I will attempt to look at how he was raised. How Jack has went through the various stages of life per the view point of Erik Erikson’s work on psychosocial development, Kohlberg’s work on moral reasoning as well as Maslow’s and McClelland’s theories of need and motivation. I will also cover main points of the course overview in this paper as well.
Section 1 – Phase 1
There are two main points that I will go over when looking at the life of Jack Dough, giving a biological sketch as well as going over a psychological conjecture. Jack was born and raised in a small town. His family brought him up with the view that he could do anything that he wished. Many of his childhood friends loved to hang out with Jack because he was fun to play with and very easy going. As a child, Jack experienced many things that he probably should not have, but at no fault of his nor his immediate family. I chose to psychologically look at Jack because he is very awe-inspiring to me and honestly my best friend. Jack is now a 33 year old man that has been through a divorce and has 2 children, a daughter and a son (Dough, 2011). Jack has up to this point tried to instill the same values that his parents taught to him in his children. Jack was raised with 2 younger sisters, and now has a step-father due to his biological fathers passing. Jack attended higher education and obtained a master’s degree in Information Technology. Throughout his working career he has had many positions
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