Essays on Psychoanalytic Theory

Initially founded by Sigmund Freud in the late nineteenth century, psychoanalysis introduced a whole new perception of the human mind, forming both ground-breaking and controversial theories. In his thesis, ‘Beyond the Pleasure Principle,’ Freud illustrates psychoanalysis as ‘the first and foremost art of interpretation.’ Which...

Unlike most psychotherapists of his day, Viktor Frankl was a believer in the importance of finding a meaning for one’s life. He saw people as individuals, as total packages—products of mind, soul, and surroundings—rather than simply as products of genetics. He emphasized heavily the importance...

Protagonists in most of Robert Browning’s monologues are psychologically twisted individuals, and Porphyria’s Lover is arguably the one with a psychoanalytic perspective. This essay seeks to discuss and apply Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory to the poem. To start with, there is a sharp contrast between...

The structural portion of Psychoanalytic theory by Sigmund Freud, attempts to explain how the unconscious mind function with three distinct components, namely id, ego and superego and how the conflict between two of the three component could give rise to Marilyn’s behaviours when her phobia...

Henley (2017) believes that to fully understand the issues in modern day psychology you must first know the roots of its questions, the theories that proposed those questions, and the progressions used to answer those questions. It is important to learn the history of psychology...

Jean Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory Jean considered himself a genetic epistemologist that focus on “How we come to know.” Piaget theory proposed by various stages of a child where transition from one stage to the other follows a sequence. While some of his ideas have...

Dr. Barbara LoFrisco, a professor at the University of South Florida, once said, “If you understand why something is important, not only will you be more motivated to understand it, but you will also be able to put your new knowledge into proper context” (LoFrisco,...

Most would say that Victor’s issue was that he had daddy issues. But why? Victor’s father Alphonse is a respectable and loving man, but has always felt as if he didn’t belong in his family and especially felt rejected by his father Alphonse. Victor’s interests...

Erik Erikson’s was a follower of Jean Piaget and his work/theory was inspired by Piaget and with the work he saw Piaget did, Erikson wanted to expand his theory, but with a different focus. Erik Erikson came up with the Psychosocial Theory and is based...

The Chocolate War addresses manipulation, fear and ethics throughout the 1970’s in which the book was set around. Throughout the novel, through the use of characters, Robert Cormier portrays both sides of the two major themes manipulation and fear. The novel presents an understanding of...