The best-known neo-Freudian was Erik Erikson. He formulated his own theory of personality development. He projected that everyone goes through psychosocial stages rather than psychosexual stages as Freud proposed. Erikson has identified eight stages of psychosocial development that each person goes through during their entire life span. In Erikson’s theory‚ the stages of development process unfold as we go through life. Each of these stages has tasks that have to be mastered in order to build toward
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Erik Erikson elaborated Freud’s genital stage in adolescence‚ and added three stages of adulthood (William‚ 2011). The eight stages according to Mcleod are: Trust Versus Mistrust (birth - 1 year)‚ Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt (2 - 3 years)‚ Initiative vs. Guilt (3 - 5 years)‚ Industry (competence) vs. Inferiority (6 - 12 years)‚ Identity vs. Role Confusion (13 - 18 years)‚ Intimacy vs. Isolation (young adulthood)‚ Generativity vs. Stagnation (middle adulthood) and Ego Integrity vs. Despair (old age)
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followed extremely harsh laws for punishment such as sinning‚ as found in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. In his novel‚ Hawthorne uses the symbolism of Dimmesdale‚ the leech‚ and the punishment scaffold to contribute to his overall theme of guilt. Firstly‚ the main character Hester Prynne was caught in the act of adultery‚ and produced a child from it‚ which she named Pearl. The father of said child is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the book‚ Dimmesdale’s relationship with Hester was
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and commit sin. He likes to focus on the downward spiral of the human race instead of romanticising them. The guilt of the narrator is a major theme in ‘‘The Tell-Tale Heart.’’ The major symbol is the beating heart. Poe chooses a heartbeat because it is human and maddengly persistant. The thematic subject may be guilt‚ but the theme is that the human heart cannot endure the burden of guilt‚ especially in the case of murder. The guilty must confess somehow or be consumed by his or her conscience. Our
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Therefore if a force is internal and uses some unknown power to generate false convictions or guilt. To give more detail regarding this power I identified its intrusion it’s as if some power or force is in your soul and mind which is connected to your emotions etc. futhermore it produces these false feelings and in this case false guilt. What is more the force controls one entering into areas that are not conventional thus one cannot escape its influence. As I have tediously declared the unconventional
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They should start at an early stage of their lives for better long-term influence in the lives of their children. If parents build a well-founded basis in their children they will grow up to be better people. Therefore‚ this is
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The Pressures of Guilt Everyone sins. It is an inescapable fact. The magnitude of guilt for these sins‚ however‚ depends upon the creed‚ religion‚ or ideals of the sinner. In both The Crucible‚ by Arthur Miller‚ and The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ readers see the effect of the Puritan faith on guilt. Strong‚ as well as weak‚ characters face guilt in each book. Abigail and Dimmesdale take a coward’s way out‚ while Hester and Proctor wrestle with their guilt. By upholding the strictures
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DEVELOPMENT AND PUNISHMENT. At the beginning of this class‚ we discussed the different stages of development in middle and high schoolers. So in this paper‚ I will use the theories of Erikson‚ Elkind and Milner’s stages of development and I will compare them with “Not Much just chilling” and “Nobody Left To Hate”.I will then discuss whether or not I agree with Erikson‚ Elkind and Milner’s theories. I will also apply Elkind’s theory of Vanishing Makers and his discussion
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The Role of Guilt in Macbeth Guilt plays a strong role in motivating Macbeth‚ and causes Lady Macbeth to be driven over the edge of sanity - to her death. Throughout the story‚ there are many different types of guilty feelings that play a role in Macbeth’s fatal decisions and bring Lady Macbeth to commit suicide. Although there are many instances that show the power guilt has played on the main characters‚ there are three examples that show this the best. One is‚ just after the murder
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there that the guilt sinks in him & Lady Macbeth throughout the entire play. Seeing ghosts‚ sleep walking‚ insomnia‚ it just says guilt all over it. It just shows that guilt on the human mind is highly critical‚ especially when you commit some type of murder. Others may bear with the guilt & hide it deep down like myself at times‚ but Macbeth‚ yeah that’s a different story. Human guilt on the mind is highly effective in this particular play. A perfect way of showing the guilt between Macbeth
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