Ungifted by Gordon Korman is a story about how all kids face pressure academically and socially, but can ultimately change themselves. One example of this is when Noah who is the smartest kid at the Academy is exposed to YouTube. Noah uses it relate to the Hardcastle students. Noah even looked at a clip on YouTube on how to fail math because he wanted to be like the kids at Hardcastle. Noah says “I found a clip on YouTube called “Failing Math.” But when I watched it, it was completely unhelpful.
The psychodynamic approach to abnormality assumes that adult behaviour reflects complex dynamic interactions between the conscious and unconscious processes, many of which have their origin in development from birth onwards. There are many approaches, all of which have their origins in the work of Sigmund Freud. Freud dedicated his life to the investigation of the human mind, particularly repressed material during hypnosis and the interaction between conscious and unconscious. Elements of the psychodynamic approach include, The structure of personality and psychosexual development. The structure of personality, this is something Freud said was made up of three interacting elements.
On April 27, 1791 the first child of the geographer and Pastor Jedidiah Morse was born. This child is remarkable in many ways, but with his greatest invention the telegraph. As most of you would have already just this mans name is Samuel F.B Morse like most people in the world Samuel was confused in what to make of his life. Samuel did many remarkable things in life. His father jedidiah always wanted his son to grow up with a great education.
His dad was an alcoholic who died of alcoholism when Samuel was young leaving his mother and grandparents to raise him. While his dad was alive he only seen him twice meaning he never really had a father figure apart from his granddad. Samuel was at the right stages of development. He was capable of walking and was saying a few words along with some babble. He made of had some emotional trouble as his never had a father.
He was a “scholarship boy,” a boy who never thought he was adequate, always anxious to learn, but highly uncreative. Mr. Rodriguez was more advanced in his understanding of the English language than his parents, and he knew this. He mentions “I was the one who came home and corrected the “simple” grammatical mistakes of our parents.” However, as he got older he tried to separate his school life from his home life. In the end, the realization that he came to later on in life was that the reason why he was so successful in school was because he understood the gap between him and his previous culture was widening, but he let it widen
Freud suggested that the mind is divided into three dynamic parts; the id, the ego, and the superego. These three structures have different roles and operate at different levels of the mind. The id is a part of the mind which is totally unconscious and exists at birth. It is focused on getting what it wants and consists of aggressive, sexual and loving instincts. The superego is formed as a result of socialisation and consists of all the instructions, morals and values that are repeatedly enforced as we are growing up.
Erik Erikson: Post-Freudian Theory. From the Beginning to the End of His Life Denise Tamanika Duggins July 15, 2010 Psychology ~ 344 Abstract Erik Erikson life began in Germany on June 15, 1902. Erikson life was very uncommon. His childhood was very confusing for him. He married and had children with one of his peers from Anna Freud Psychoanalytic Institute.
Her Family Frida’s father, Guillermo Kahlo (1872-1941) was born Carl Wilhelm Kahlo in Germany. He was the son of the painter and goldsmith Jakob Heinrich Kahl and Henriett E. KIaufmann. He suffered from epilepsy throughout his entire life. Wilhelm Kahlo arrived in Mexico in 1891 at the age of 19. Once in Mexico, he changed his German name to a more Spanish name “Guillermo Kahlo” and traded his Jewish religion for atheism.
Id- The Id is the only element of personality that is present from birth. The Id is the personality component that is made up of the unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy our basic urges, needs, and wants. According to Freud, the id is the source of all psychic energy, making it the primary component of personality. The id operates on what is called the pleasure principle, which demands that we have immediate gratification of our wants, needs, and desires. If these needs are not satisfied right away, then the result is a state of tension and anxiety.
Erikson's Life · Erik Homberger Erikson was born on June 15, 1902, near Frankfort Germany. · During his childhood Erik was known as Erik Homberger and his birth was kept a secret · Erik was a tall, blond, blue-eye boy raised in Jewish religion · He was teased for being a Nordic at temple school and in grammer school he was teased for being jewish · Erikson studied a variety of languages and arts instead of biology and chemistry · He did not attend college so he instead traveled around Europe and kept a diary of his experiences · After a year of traveling he returned to Germany and enrolled in art school · Erikson taught art and other subjects to American students who had com to Vienna for Freudian training. · He was then admitted to the Vienna Psychoanalytic Institue · In 1933 he came to the U.S and became Boston's first child analyst and obtained a job position at Harvard Medical School · He later worked at Yale, Berkley, and the Menniger Foundation · Erikson then returned to California to the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Palo Alto and soon after Mount Zion Hospital in San Fransciso · In 1950 Erikson published Childhood and Society Erikson's 3rd and 4th Stages of Psychosocial Development · 3rd Stage: Initiative vs Guilt · Around age three and continuing to age five, children assert themselves more frequently. These are particularly lively, rapid-developing years in a child’s life · During this period the primary feature involves the child regularly interacting with other children at school. Central to this stage is play, as it provides children with the opportunity to explore their interpersonal skills through initiating activities.