Essays on Psychosexual Development

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Sigmund Freud, the Father of Psychoanalysis, has made lasting contributions in the field of psychology because of his theory on psychosexual and personality development. His unorthodox psychological techniques and theory were influenced by his forerunners and then, after his lifetime, left a lasting impact about how nurture explains human consciousness and behavior, especially, on mental illnesses. His three aspect of the mind: superego, ego, and id, are apt psychodynamic explanations about the workings of the mind and human behavior among his avid followers of psychoanalysts. Further, his stages of psychosexual development: pre-genital, oral, etc., not to mention Oedipus and ...

<Institution> Air, food, water, shelter, clothing – these are the basic things that humans need in order to live. However, there are other needs that must be met for the complete fulfilment of human existence. In 1943, Abraham Maslow proposed the Hierarchy of Needs, a five-stage model that shows the different needs that humans are motivated to achieve (McLeod, 2014). Based on this model, people are motivated to fulfil the lower level needs first before they desire to fulfill the higher level needs. This hierarchy begins with the biological and physiological needs, which includes “air, food, drink, shelter, warmth, ...

According to psychoanalytic theory the personality develops through a number of stages that are identified by certain psychological conflict. There are a number of ways that psychologist approach psychoanalytic theory. Freud’s theory argued that behavior in humans is influenced by the id, ego and superego. Freud believed that the personality which develops during childhood is the result of five psychosexual stages. These stages put the child in conflict with their inner drives and expectations and by mastering these conflicts one will develop a mature personality. According to Freud the id is the most primitive and is characterized by ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Sigmund Freud developed the theory that the human personality is made up of the id, ego, and superego. He theorized that the id makes up the primitive component while the ego operates as the mediator between the id and reality and the superego is the moral component of a human’s personality. Freud also developed the theory of psychosexual development based upon Oedipus Rex written by Sophocles.

Today it is referred to as the Electra Complex for girls the Oedipus Complex for boys. Psychosexual development is divided into five stages which are oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital. Freud ...

Introduction

Personality structures

Sigmund Freud has been one of the famous theorists in the study of psychology. Freud has been vibrant in his attempt to explain the personality concept of human beings. Freud asserts that there exist three different structures of personality to include the Id, the Ego and the Super Ego structures. The Id is the source of instincts and impulses; it always seeks an immediate unconscious satisfaction of the individual biological needs. It is also the unconscious structure which is a major source of the psychic energy. The Ego represents the mental structure which adapts to the reality and ...

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Many people have largely ignored child development that often occurs from birth to when the child reaches adulthood. Many people in history viewed children as small adults and thus paid little attention to the many changes in children including cognitive abilities, learning and physical growth. People started being interested in the field of child development in the early 20th century after theorists began giving their views. It is important to understand child development in order to determine the cognitive, physical, social, emotional and educational growth that children go through from birth to mature adults. Child development theories provide an ...

Application of Erikson’s Post-Freudian Theory

Application of Erikson’s Post-Freudian Theory

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Erik Erikson’s’ views make significant contributions to the field of psychology; this is particularly in the understanding of personality development and related factors. An understanding of his own study of personal development creates an understanding of development of his psychology (Fleming, 2004). Most of Erikson’s psychology work became evident in the post-Freudian era. It was between the 1930s and 1950s; being one of Freud’s students, most of his work exhibit the influence of Freudian views and theories; this was mainly in the field of personality development. However, dissimilar from Freud’ ...

Introduction

Psychology is a vast field. There are many laws, principles, and theories that govern the train of thoughts of psychologists and mental health professionals working in the field. Basically, psychology is a branch of science that is concerned with the academic and applied discipline of studying behaviors and mental functions of animals, which in this case, would be humans. Psychology is not only concerned with studying the behaviors and mental functions of an individual because it may also aim to study the behaviors and mental functions of a group or population. The objective of this paper is to discuss psychology in general, ...

Pediatrics is a branch in medicine that deals with children and their diseases. In a study conducted in Langley, a school age child was interviewed in the process of gathering information. Adolescent pregnancy has many complications. Her mother gave birth to her when she was at the age of sixteen. Ladies in this stage should use contraceptives in case they want to engage in sex. Some of the complications that are associated with adolescent pregnancy are; underweight children, stress and miscarriage. To reduce child mortality, in case of adolescent pregnancy, expectant mothers should seek medical attention and avoid stress. In addition, they ...

- Introduction It was Sigmund Freud who first suggested that human psychosexual development is heavily influenced by one’s relationship with one’s father or mother (Katz-Wise 2). However, in reality, the development of sexuality is quite different and significantly more complex. Gender identity has become different from sexual identity, and one’s sexual orientation is different still (Katz-Wise 2). Before detailing the prevailing arguments regarding sexual identity and all the issues that go along with it, it is first important to understand the nature of the discussion. Sexual identity, for the purposes of discussion here, will ...

The book entitled ‘RANT’ presents an oral biography of Buster Casey, a man who became very famous. Buster Casey is the protagonist of Chunk Palahniuk, an author with a huge reputation in wring tamer novels. It is a three hundred and nineteen page oral history book published by Doubleday publishers on 1 may 2007. It falls under novel-satire genre of literature told in English oral biography form. The novel begins and immediately the reader identifies the main character, Buster Casey Landru, also known as “RANT”. He is a deceased man whom various individuals in the entire story discuses the Buster’s life memories ...

Explain how IQ is computed. List and describe the theories of intelligence. IQ aka intelligence quotient is a score of a multitude of standardized tests done to evaluate intelligence. Back in 1905, a French psychologist named Alfred Binet established the IQ test. The IQ score reflects our analytical and cognitive skills. In IQ calculation, through a group of standardized tests our mental age is determined and then it is divided by our physical age and finally the result is multiplied by 100. For instance, if Tom's physical age is 24 and his IQ test result shows that his mental age is 28, ...

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Regarded as the founding father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist by profession. Psychoanalysis is a clinical method developed by Freud in order to treat patients with psychopathology through an exchange of dialogue between psychoanalyst and a patient. In his creation of psychoanalysis, Freud came up with the concepts of id, ego, superego and defense mechanisms in order to resolve the conflicts between the trios. His psychoanalytic views on feminism and gender have sparked controversy in his own life time and still are a topic of debate and discussion. This paper would discuss in detail about Freudian psychoanalysis, his psychoanalytic ...

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Thesis Statement “Deliberately ambiguous”, as Seth MacFarlane the producer of the show “Family Guy” describes him, Stewie Griffin is a confused child, when it comes to his sexuality, although he has all the abilities and features for being a genius. Stewie Griffin is a character born out of the Macfarlane’s ambitions of featuring a personage meant to generate humor because of his sexual confusion and in the same time facing the biological and psychodynamic challenges of his age.

Aims and Purposes of the Paper

The current paper aims to debate Stewie Griffin’s sexuality, as the character develops in the TV series “Family Guy”. In this respect, ...

The two basic models for parole administration are the consolidated model and the independent model.

Pros of the Consolidated Model of Administering Parole Consolidated Model is considered as a program that is community-based hence its administration can be done in a single centralized location. Consolidated Model of parole administration is a better model for the board of parole that is ineffective when it comes to performing administrative functions. Consolidated Model helps in promoting consistent administration in the consolidated correction department that will render a better results offered by the services of community staffs. Optimal effectiveness and efficiency of all staffs can be achieved by using a single administration that are in charge of correctional process ...

Blair Waldorf is one of the main characters of the TV series Gossip Girl (Von, 2003). The show revolves around the life of teenagers and the typical issues of that age; love, sex, and conflict. Belonging to an elite family of New York, Blair is known as the Queen Bee of Manhattan's social scene. However, her actions are under the constant scrutiny of an anonymous blogger; Gossip Girl. This person continues to update New York’s youth via the digital world of technology. These posts did not only expose the scandalous life of the elites, but it was also ...

Developmental psychology is a branch in psychology which relates to the physical, social, emotional, psychological and cognitive changes throughout a person’s life span, from conception until death. Throughout the history of developmental psychology, there are several theories which have evolved that seek to explain the various developmental stages in an individual. In the area of child development, two major theories are those advanced by Sigmund Freud and Erik Ericson. These two theories will be discussed and differentiated in greater detail in this essay. Freud’s theory on the developmental stages of an individual is described according to the psychosexual development. ...

Psychology of Health and Illness

INTRODUCTION This paper is dedicated to the study of most popular approaches in the social psychology and their application to a real-life situation. Approaches that will be considered are: biological, cognitive, behaviourist, humanistic and psychodynamic. The latter two will be used to analyse the situation. The term of psychology will be also described along with its relevance in the nursing practice. In particular, the ways in which psychological principles can be realised in practice will be shown. Psychology is the science dedicated to the laws of the development and functioning of the psyche as a special form of life. ...

Sigmund Freud was born in the year 1856, in Moravia. He and the entire family moved to Vienna when he was only five, where he spends most of his time. He was a brilliant student, who attended medical school, and specialized in physiology. In his life, he was highly controversial. Before the World War II, Freud immigrated to England when Vienna was a more dangerous place. Later he died of cancer. In his life, he came up with several theories and did a lot in the community of psychology (Bacock, 2002). Sigmund Freud is one of the controversial and influential philosopher ...

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In the present paper, the issues of female sexuality and abuse in the framework of generational development are analyzed. The studied topic refers to the characters of Tyler Perry’s screening of the famous feminist play of 1970s “Four Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” by Ntozake Shange. In this context, the main aim of the present essay is to make psycho-social analysis of the one of the main characters named Tangie in respect to her relationship with her mother Alice and sister Nyla. In this context, all three characters and their interconnection are ...

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In the present paper, the issue of personality development is discussed from the perspective of psychoanalysis. Since followers of psychoanalysis studied personality in its integrity of inner and outer worlds and dynamics of development, the phenomenon was analyzed from interdisciplinary and systematic perspectives. In order to understand the integrity of psychoanalytic approach to studying of personality development, three major psychoanalytical models of Sigmund Freud, Melanie Klein and Heinz Kohut are outlined. Freud’s concept of personality development is analyzed on the basis of his structural model of personality and stages of psychosexual development. Klein’s approach is based on ...