Essays on Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis is a discipline which focuses on human mind, its different states: conscious, sub-conscious and unconscious, and human behavior. It is basically a set of therapeutic techniques which attempts to focus on human unconsciousness, mental disorders and their proposed remedies. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939), an Austrian...

The existential theory is the fundamental beliefs, which human beings experience that may cause internal and external conflict with those they interact with. The hardships entailed are believed to stem from a particular human existence. Specific primary factors are recognized upon the application of the...

In an interview with Dr. Milton Stenn in 1977, Bowlby explained that his career started off in the medical direction as he was following in his surgeon father’s footsteps. When Bowlby gave up medicine, he took a teaching opportunity at a school called Priory Gates...

The article about an elephant crack up gives an insight on the deep similarities that exist between elephants’ and humans’ reaction to childhood trauma. The article highlights an investigation that reveals how the mess caused by elephants in the society. Elephants are perceived as animals...

In 2013 Kass Morgan has published her book ”The 100”. One year later, Jason Rothenberg decided to transform Kass Morgan’s book into a TV Series. That’s how, “the post-apocalyptic science fiction drama” (Source: web, Wikipedia: The 100) has been born. The first episode tv series...

Psychedelics have a deep seated history in various indigenous groups across the world for the purposes of obtaining enlightenment and divination. As a result of the past ignorance and social stigmas surrounding mind altering substances our knowledge is still limited and the field of study...

People might be special, however, they’re different for a reason. Being gay in India is not a walk in the park. Rather, it’s like a stroll in a good rope across a canyon. From consciousness to social and personal popularity is certainly a tough challenge....

Introduction There are many ways to conduct therapy, in this essay I will start off by giving insight on what is Psychoanalytic theory and then critically discuss a few ways of conducting therapy which are relational psychoanalysis psychotherapy, intersubjectivity and the analytic third. I will...

A fixed tradition dating back to every person’s childhood is a kid’s party dream. I remember when I was a little, crazy, nettlesome child, there was only one gift that I loved receiving for every single birthday that I went to: Coloring Books. I had...

Advertisements have now become a less aggressive version of propaganda. The reason for this is the relationship that developed between Sigmund Freud and his nephew Edward Bernays. In the movie titled, The Century of the Self, we learn about how Bernays took the ideas of...

The primary ideal of a psychoanalytic reading is that literary texts are similar to dreams because they are both manifestations of a person’s psyche, and can be analysed in order to discover the author’s unconscious meanings. Eva Luna, written by Isabelle Allende, is comprised of...