many memorable people in the history of psychology. Melanie Klein had a huge impact on many people’s lives, especially children. She dealt with how children’s brain reacts to certain things. She also figured out why children think certain ways and why it is different from adult’s thinking. Melanie Klein was born in Vienna, Austria on March 30, 1882. She was born the youngest of four children and her father was a Viennese man who occupied a job as a dental surgeon. She had an interest in pursuing an education in medicine but abandoned her plans after she got married at the age of 21 to an industrial chemist named Arthur Klein. Her marriage was unhappy and unfortunately did not work out. Even though her marriage with her husband did not work, she had 3 beautiful children. Melanie Klein died at the age of 78 on September 22, 1960, in London, England. Melanie Klein had many motivators in her family to help her accomplish her dreams. She was much closer to her mother, Libusa, than she was to her father. She felt as if her dad favored her other sisters over her and Melanie depended on her mother to keep the family together. Melanie’s father died when she was eighteen years old. Melanie took care of her mother…
emanating a soothing tune, one might think they are in a child’s playroom. Unexpectedly, however, these things were found during a concert; a Melanie Martinez concert. Melanie’s style and general theme of her concerts can more than often be described as possessing a whimsical, carnival, feel due to her usage of circus props, such as a carousel, and distinct carnival pop tunes. This, along with her innocent yet powerful voice, has piqued the interest of many alternative music listeners. I am no…
For women, I would call upon Victoria Secret, and for men, I would call upon Calvin Klein. Both of these two major brands are known for their models. All the Calvin Klein models are ridiculously fit with no fat what so ever on their bodies and muscles everywhere the eye can see, while all the Victoria Secret models are thin and have almost the same body shape with no fat anywhere the eye can see. Sounds familiar, right? Right, because the media ideal for males are thin-muscular bodies and the…
Naomi Klein’s 1999 No Logo book not only explores but also challenges the impact globalized brands and companies have had on culture. Under the chapter titled “Threats and Temps” (10) she illustrates her point in the specific area of jobs and what they represent. When we enter the final part of the book, this including chapter 16, Klein describes what is known as “Culture Jamming” where advertising is now used as a tool to convey political messages against either corporations or society itself.…
Outside the diner, a black pickup rolled to a stop while I peered out the window at the drizzling rain, a constant in the sleepy little town of Forks. If I were honest with myself, I didn’t believe that he would show up, even after conceding to meet him at his request; however, there he was getting out of his truck, striding determinedly to the diner’s door. Shortly after the bell over the front door jingled, he stood next to my booth at the back of the diner at our appointed time. “You showed…
Environmental issues have been the talk of the town by many public figures recently, but it does not always seem to “stick” in the minds of the viewers. Both Pope Francis and Naomi Klein discuss the topic in great detail, but take different approaches in convincing their readers. Klein seems to evokes a great deal of negativity in her book, to the point where it questions the reader’s own actions and almost makes them feel that they are partially to blame for the current state of Earth. Pope…
Naomi Klein argues that what happened in Iraq, and is part of a broader trend globally, is in many ways the opposite of economic and human development. Explain what she means, provide examples from Iraq, and argue EITHER in support of her analysis, or against her analysis. The argument presented by Naomi Klein in her work, “The Shock Doctrine” is that the privatization of the government in the form of disaster capitalism, as seen after the Invasion of Iraq, is counter to economic growth and…
concept of infantile sexuality, it is imperative to hone in on the contributing elements such as the development of gender identity, in addition to post-Freud followers that offer a wide lens of paradigms and discourses. Among the post-Freud followers that will be addressed are Melanie Klein, child psychoanalyst and object-relation theorist, as well as the infanthood psychotherapy works and contributions of Anna Freud. Across various perspectives,…
Were the theories complementary, or did they exist in conflict? Melanie Klein focused on “part objects” that were needed help children develop (Cloninger, 2013). Wilhelm Reich focus was on satisfying the sexual needs of mental illness individuals, and providing for their helpless needs (Pietikainen, 2002). The theories seem to focus on individuals that was both in need to develop as an individual. Some individuals did not understand Reich’s approach and accused him of inappropriate behaviors…
Three women were responsible for the feminist theory. Each one helped open the door to the future of female researchers each left their own unique marks. Starting with Anna Freud she developed her theory of mechanism of defense. This theory suggest that when the ego goes through something it cannot handle (traumatic) it goes into defense mode. This is then broken down to nine different defense mechanisms: displacement, denial, projection, intellectualization, sublimation, regression, repression,…