Sigmund Freud, a towering figure in the realm of psychology, revolutionized the field with his groundbreaking theories and profound insights into the human mind. His contributions have left an indelible mark on psychology, shaping not only the way we understand mental processes but also influencing...
The concepts of continuity and discontinuity hold profound significance in understanding the dynamics of developmental psychology, historical narratives, scientific theories, and various other disciplines. These concepts shed light on the interplay between gradual changes and abrupt shifts, shaping our perspectives and insights in multifaceted ways....
Introduction At first thought, personality seems so simple to explain. At least I felt this way. That was until I began my introduction into my general psychology course. After reading and doing some digging online and in my textbook I found that personality is so...
This week’s reading task focused on the structural model of Freudâs theory of psychoanalysis. He argus in this theory that human behaviour is the result of the interaction between the three components of the mind: the id, the ego, and the super-ego. Freud’s theory highly...
The Psychodynamic approach was founded by Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. He described humans as having unconscious thoughts and desires and that the human psyche is split in three the Id which is our unconscious and impulsive desires it remains unaffected by reality; its pleasure seeking...
The article, Femininity, was written by Sigmund Freud and was published in 1933. In this article, Freud mentions his ideas about women’s sexual based problems, women wish to have a penis and them feeling deficient to not having a penis, the relation of those problems...
Starting as infants, humans begin to go through phases that help them grow into healthy and well-developed people. In the stages of adulthood, there are more than just physical changes that happen. Adults deal with many different life changes like retirement, empty nest syndrome, and...
Dr. Alice Howland also known as Julianna Moore is a famous linguistics professor at Columbia University. At the point when words start to get away from her and she begins getting lost on her day-by-day runs, Alice must encounter a staggering analysis: early-stage Alzheimer’s ailment....
Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud are the prominent names of psychoanalytic theory. The interpretations of dreams, conscious and unconscious, sexuality, and religion are the main concerns of Freud’s and Jung’s studies, however, they also have distinctive arguments about common topics. Contrary to Freud’s theory of...
The psychoanalytic theories place emphasis on the role that the unconscious plays in personality development. In other words, these theories suggest that much of what motivates our behavior lies outside of our awareness. While the role of the unconscious is central to all of the...
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...
Nervous Conditions and Coconut are two novels which intrinsically showcase the challenges that arise after colonisation. The exploration of the complex position that African women face in the light of the detrimental effects of colonisation and its influence as it assimilates with traditional structures. The...
Repression is the consent where a person goes through a traumatic experience so the person unconsciously pushes the information out of consciousness and becomes unaware of its existence, repressing them and leaving them in the unconscious mind. Sigmund Freud talks about repression himself in “Five...
Introduction Cognitive development encompasses human perception, thinking processes, and the way in which an individual gains an understanding of their world. This is done according to theorists, through interacting with others, and by past learned experiences. Cognitive development could therefore be said to be fluid...
Introduction Child cognitive development is a field of study in psychology focusing on a child’s development in terms of his abilities of information processing, problem solving, knowledge learning and understanding of the world. The result of child cognitive development study is recognised as an important...
Theory Erik Erikson is a psychoanalytical theorist that studied the stages of development from a psychosocial perspective. Psychoanalytical theories focus primarily on the unconscious mind and are heavily emotion based. These theorists believe that early childhood shapes and determines how successful an individual will be...
As individuals progress through the stages of life, they inevitably reflect on the choices they’ve made and the path they’ve walked. Late adulthood, typically beginning around the age of 65 and extending to the end of life, is a phase in which these reflections take...
The Dilemma of Determinism, by William James, is a discussion about the concepts of indeterminism and determinism that tries to show us which one of them is the better option and how these contextually play into our experiences and rationality. He begins this piece with...
Affected by William James’ The Varieties of Religious Experience, philosophical enthusiasm for otherworldliness has been overwhelming in particular, supposedly information allowing ‘enchanted encounters.’ Philosophers have concentrated on such subjects as the arrangement of supernatural encounters, their inclination in various religions and mysterious customs, to what...
