Emma Culloty BIRMI2A 11 Evaluate the extent to which Freud’s theory of psychosexual development can help us to understand a Client’s presenting issue. Freud’s theory of psychosexual development is a theory that has caused a large amount of debate and can be seen as quite a contentious issue, particularly when using this theory to try and understand a client’s presenting issue. This essay will look into Freud’s psychosexual theory and will describe how it relates to adult neurotic behaviour. The essay will then look at the critiques of Carl Jung and Erich Fromm and will look at the ideas surrounding Jung’s collective consciousness and Fromm’s view based on a sociological perspective, where the person is able to decide for them and how problems can arise for a client when this does not happen. This essay will also look at the role of women and homosexuality and discuss whether Freud’s views where based on a cultural prejudice when he devised the psychosexual theory.
To what extent is “My last Duchess” a study of human flaws, discuss. How do we react to the Duke as a person? Examine his character, with reference to his language, his characterisation of the duchess and his pretentions. “My last duchess” by Robert Browning is undeniably a study of human flaws. Human flaws are weaknesses in personality which result in outcomes that lead to disreputable actions.
Freud believed that aggression was the result of Thanatos, the death instincts. Freud proposed that aggression is an instinctive biological urge that builds up in everyone and must be released. The release can be in the form of either verbal or physical abuse against others, or sometimes yourself, resulting in suicide or harming ones self. 3. What is the evolutionist theory of aggression?
Othello How is Othello (the play) a psychological play? -Make reference to some key moments The play Othello by William Shakespeare is a play primarily concerning the morals and transitions of the psychological wellbeing of the characters. The overall plot correlates Othello’s psychological shift, each act gradually descending to a mentally deranged psychopathic state. Shakespeare portrays these ideas through the wide use of animalistic imagery, hyperbole and metaphors to reinstate psychological ideas throughout the play. One of the main themes in the play Othello is manipulation.
Psychodynamic theory backs up Carlisle’s theory by the explanation of the ID, controls the seeking pleasure and impulses. These people suffer from weak egos developed by poor social skills and other factors dealing with everyday life. This makes a person over time turn to the fantasy when stressed or feelings of emptiness. The dark side starts to become stronger and takes over the “good” side, they start being controlled by their “Dark side”. “Over time the dark
Freud suggested that unresolved unconscious conflicts at anal stage of psychosexual development cause fixation that eventually lead to development of obsessions and ritualistic behaviours at later life. To apply the Freudian idea to the given case study, it can be assumed that Diane’s unresolved conflicts have caused a fixation at anal stage of her development. The repressed angry thoughts expressed themselves in Diane’s behaviour resulting in anxiety and fear of stepping on the pavement cracks. From psychoanalytic point of view OCD is conceptualised in terms of constant conflict between feelings of love and hate. According to Freud, mixture of feelings of love and hate that Diane presumably felt for her mother were the results of her obsessional thoughts and fear of losing the mother, and could actually mean an unconscious wish of Diane to kill her mother.
Compare and contrast the existential and cognitive behavioural approaches to understanding and working with fear and sadness. Which one of these two approaches do you feel more drawn to and why. Whilst many people helped shape the early existential psychology movement, Victor Frankel 1905-1997 and Rollo May 1909-1994 are amongst the most renowned. Existential psychotherapy is a philosophical method of therapy that operates on the belief that inner conflict within a person is due to that individual's confrontation with the givens of existence. (Yalom 1980) Existential therapy operates on the belief that inner conflict within a person is due to that individual's perception and fear of the very process of existing and of the inevitability of death .
Antisocial Personality Disorder or (ASPD) and Schizophrenia fall into the classification of a Psychotic Disorder. In this analysis of "The Tell-Tale Heart," there will be several examples of how the actions of the narrator are "text book" examples of Anxiety and Psychotic Disorders. The first disorder that the narrator gave perfect example of is OCD. "OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry; by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety; or by a combination of such obsession and compulsion" ("Obsessive-compulsive disorder"). Now to better understand all that let us look into what mainly drives and individual with OCD.
My family had little money troubles and I was always well looked after. Although my mother was a tad strict at times, I believe that this helped me with my education and outlook on life. I believe I’m mature for my age, and look at life differently than my peers. I know live in shared accommodation, which has improved my mental state as this means I’m more able to do what I want when I want, without having to please anyone else. * Due to all this I believe that I that at work I am a reliable, hard working person.
I will present what I think to be the most valid theory, Graham’s concept. His view of Addiction is that of a mental disorder, which is brought about by brute a-rational mechanical forces and the conscious phenomenology of the person. This disorder harms individuals’ ability to function in society as well as harmful consequences to the self and the people around them. As a nicotine addict, I will attempt to present a theory of Addiction, using my personal phenomenology as an exemplar, to entail a multidisciplinary view. This view is to adapt the three factors of biological, social and psychological into a framework that defines Addiction as a mental disorder.