I am using two experts’ theories from the field of psychosexual development and analyzing them. One being Sigmund Freud and the other are Erik Erikson. Also I will be recalling on my own past experiences during these stages. The stages that are covered are Oral‚ Anal‚ Phallic‚ Latency and Genital stage. Freud explains during the oral stage (birth to 18 months) if the child focuses too much on the oral pleasures (sucking) too little or too much could result in an oral fixation/oral personality
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Psychoanalytic Sigmund Freud developed his psychoanalytic theory while working with patients suffering with mental health illnesses (Santrock‚ 2007‚ p.39). According to Freud the mind can be divided up into two main parts which are the conscious and the unconscious. The conscious mind includes everything that we are aware of and our unconscious mind consists of feelings‚ thoughts‚ urges and memories that are harder to retrieve (IBID). Freud also believed that personalities have three structures
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Freud’s dream theory 1990 1. The unconscious mind He thought that a large part of the mind is non-accessible and is completely hidden. He referred it as the unconscious mind. The unconscious mind may contain something that is repressed by a person to help him forget or to avoid from facing it in reality. The conscious mind tends to push or repress something into the unconscious part of his mind. People may not be aware of the “secrets” they were repressing into their unconscious mind as they
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aired in 1998. The two personality theories I chose to use to assess Olivia’s personality are Karen Horney’s Psychoanalytic Social Theory‚ and Harry Sullivan’s Interpersonal Theory. Horney’s theory was built on the assumption that social and cultural conditions‚ especially childhood experiences‚ are at the fore front for what is responsible for shaping personality. Sullivan’s theory stated that people develop their personality within a social context. His interpersonal theory emphasizes the importance
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After learning about an author and their life‚ a reader of their work can identify whether the piece embodies the author or their life experiences. The second view of the psychoanalytical theory can be applied to The Great Gatsby‚ in which it states that the text and author are related. The Great Gatsby is one of these works‚ since much of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life and experiences can be seen through the plot and the nature of specific characters. Through the narrator of the story‚ Nick‚ F. Scott
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Comparison of Two Theories PSY/405 Dr. Judith Sugg Comparison of Two Theories Humanistic and existentialism theories postulate a holistic approach to understanding and determining personality‚ and the psychological health of the whole person (Feist & Feist‚ 2009). Abraham Maslow‚ Gordon Allport‚ Carl Rogers‚ Rollo May‚ and others are theorist of this school of thought (Feist & Feist‚ 2009‚ p. 275). It is also known as the third force in psychology with the first force as psychoanalysis
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legends. George Lucas also based his ideas off of Jung’s Archetype Theory. This theory is that our personalities fit into one of many different types‚ each based on a collective unconscious. His story follows a classic heroic arc. Star Wars was the first serious science fiction film created and also one six Oscars. In the movie Stars Wars by George Lucas’s characters relate to other books in terms of Jung’s theory‚ and relate to Jung collective unconscious‚ and have a familiar heroic arc. Some main
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Sigmund Freud: Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality According to Sigmund Freud‚ the key to a healthy personality is a balance between the Id‚ the Ego and the Superego. The Id‚ the Ego and the Superego are three theoretical constructs‚ in terms of whose activity and interactions‚ the mental life can be described and complex human behaviours formed. Hence‚ these three components of the personality structure are functions of the mind rather than parts of the brain. The Id According to Freud‚ the
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Chapter 3 Adler: Individual Psychology Learning Objectives After reading Chapter 3‚ you should be able to: 1. Distinguish between striving for superiority and striving for success. 2. Describe the role of subjective perceptions in Adler’s theory of personality. 3. Explain how seemingly contradictory behaviors may reflect a single goal of striving for superiority. 4. Define social interest and give examples of what it is and what it is not. 5. Explain organ dialect and
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Alfred Adler’s Personality Theory: A Reflection on What Really Ate at Gilbert Grape Johnathan Quach University of California‚ Irvine Alfred Adler’s Personality Theory: A Reflection on What Really Ate at Gilbert Grape Abstract This essay aims to provide a psychological personality analysis of Gilbert Grape‚ the main character of the film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape‚ through Alfred Adler’s fulfillment theory. In his approach to personality psychology‚ Adler places great emphasis on
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