The most important mode of motivation for human behavior is sexual in nature, According to Freud’s theory, on the other hand Erikson’s theory depicts that human motivation is influenced by human’s interaction with other people and social experiences. Sigmund Freud’s theory show that human’s essential personalities are
This means early experiences play a critical role in our lives. Freud believed the human mind has both unconscious and conscious areas. The unconscious part is seen as being dominated by the id, a primitive part of the human personality that seeks only gratification and pleasure. It isn’t concerned with social rules, only with self-gratification and it is driven by the ‘pleasure principle.’ It is said psychopaths are ID led. The disregard for our consequences of behaviour is referred to as ‘primary process thinking’.
In psychology people such as Freud, Maslow and Rogers play an important role in understanding the self, whereas society can be explained by sociological figures such as Durkheim in sociology. The psychologist, Freud’s theory of personality suggests that our personality is structured by the interactions of our id, superego and ego. The id being our pleasure principle; it is the selfish part of our self and causes us to desire things such as food and sex. It is an unconscious part of our personality and present from birth. The superego is our morality principle which we develop from three to six years old, it helps us to define the difference between right and wrong and Freud suggested that it is often in conflict with the id.
The jealousy is seen by evolutionary psychologists as an adaptive response and it is therefore useful. Similarly, the jealous individual in the relationship could also cause their partner to commit an infidelity. It is noted that men are more likely to experience jealousy because of their fear of cuckoldry. Women, on the other hand, are worried about sharing or losing their investments and resources. Both men and women have evolved retention strategies to deter mates from infidelity.
Some anti- pornography debates would talk about being sexually exploited, and that payment for sex is and will always be unethical. While one might say that pornography is harmful and severely degrading to women. A different perspective would be that pornography is art, and can be pleasurable for people. Utilitarianism beliefs are that pornography would be morally correct as long as it was for the greater good in the greatest number of
Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defence mechanism of repression. He is also renowned for his redefinition of sexual desire as the primary motivational energy of human life which is directed toward a wide variety of objects; as well as his therapeutic techniques, including his theory of transference in the therapeutic relationship and the presumed value of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires. Freud is often referred to as "the father of psychoanalysis" and his work has been highly influential making such notions as the unconscious, the Oedipus complex, defence mechanisms, Freudian slips and dream symbolism popular. Freud proposed that the psyche could be divided into three parts: Ego, super-ego, and id. The id is known as the child-like portion of the psyche that is very impulsive and only takes into account what it wants and disregards all consequences.
Females, on the other hand, follow their gut feelings and their “female intuition” and employ the “‘tend or befriend’” strategy. Both genders have some similarities but not so much so that we can pass off as the opposite gender. Our feeling and reactions are what makes us a male or female. Hormones such as testosterone have some affect but our emotions largely make us who we
Differences in cognition between men and women are highly influenced by their roles in the society and culture they belong to. For example, in a society where women are defined by their male partner and depend on him economically, it is likely that they will depend on them mentally as well and will be more prone to develop depression when losing them than the other way around. Although there are biological explanations to the reason why females tend to be more prone to depression (hormonal changes in puberty, menopause or the premenstrual period, for example), I do not believe depression could be evoked solely by hormonal changes (because otherwise depression would be even more common among females) without the participation of environmental factors in addition. Another reason why I believe socio- cultural explanations are more relevant when explaining gender differences in prevalence of depression is because these
Additional differences between men and women are that they differentiate as they often inhabit different social roles as well as occupational. Finally, sexual reproduction is a biological constant that is ultimately related to men and women being different since a woman is defined as childbearing and child rearing (Eagly, 1987) and promotes intimacy between the men and women. Furthermore, men often employ their power over women as well as their sexual relationships, which at times women counter power through sexuality by using sexual attractiveness to control the man. Therefore, concerns about power and the differences regarding the sexuality are bound together. Modern context in where social movement and increasing gender and equality threaten the traditional male dominance may be directed on those woman who challenge the power of a man and the status (e.g.
Psychology If we were comparing Robert Pickton to the theories of some psychologists, like Sigmund Freud for example, would say that in Pickton’s case, his ID is a more dominant thing and that he has a constant urge to seek physical satisfaction. I would also describe him as being anal expulsive because he is defiant and reckless. I feel that he could also be a little impotent and unsatisfied in his life which would motivate him to seek the physical satisfaction that the ID demands or that he was lacking. I feel like there could be some unresolved anger with a woman figure from his past, which would explain