Anal retentive

There are various behaviours that individuals exhibit that can be traced to childhood experiences. In understanding this, theoretical models have been developed to not only help explain why individuals exhibit behaviours, but how these behaviours transpire. Analyzing Sigmund Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory with respect to his stages of psychosexual development, while also drawing on aspects of Alfred Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory is necessary to assess Myra’s personality impediments. Thus, an…

In this report, I will look at a case study and talk about human development and behaviour at different life stages using theories from different psychological approaches. Erik Erikson was one of the writers who developed the psychodynamic approach to psychology. His theory is known as the psychosocial theory of development as he believed that a person’s development depends on their social class, culture and their norms for the society that they live in. According to Erik Erikson (1902) a…

Every human life begins with infancy and every infant needs proper rearing. The way we grow and shape our young has varied throughout the centuries and there have been many theories on what is right and what is wrong. Every theory must have its theorist, and the three chosen for this paper are no different. The theories and theorists I have chosen are Sigmund Freud with his theory of psychosexual stages, Maria Montessori with her theory of the planes of development, and lastly, John Piaget with…

The concept of understanding an individual’s personality is very complex. Every person has their own unique combination of qualities that form their character. However, there are certain maladaptive qualities that become harmful to the individual and how they function in society. Because understanding the unique factors that create an individual personality can be difficult, theories help us point out maladaptive behaviors that are not seen as normal in society. According to Barbara Engler…

The earliest years of Maya Angelou was dark and silent. She was born on April 4, 1928 in St. Louis, Missouri. Her mother Vivian Johnson was a nurse and realtor while her father Bailey Johnson was a naval dietician. Her birth name was Marguerite Annie Johnson and it was in her early twenties that she adopted her famous stage name Maya Angelou. Her early childhood was spent being raised by her paternal grandmother Annie Henderson after her parent’s divorce. She lived behind a grocery store that…

development consist of five stages oral, anal, phallic, and genital stage. The oral stage is from birth to 18 months, in this stage the pleasure comes from the mouth the infant is born with sucking reflex. If the infant is denied He or she may develop for things fixation later in life . The second stage is the anal stage 18 months to three years old, in this stage the infant WANs to to poop wherever they please. If a child anal needs are not met this may result in a anal explosive person…

Psychology is the study of behavior and, embracing all aspects of human experience. Psychology is a science that works toward understanding an individual or group’s mindset. Learning the different aspects in psychology can help one to understand why an organism functions the way it does. Some of these aspects include human development, social behavior, health, and etc. Psychology relates to my everyday life because it involves negative reinforcement/negative punishment,…

In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, we are introduced to a character named Holden Caulfield. Throughout the story Holden struggles both internally and externally with thoughts or actions that involve the concept of growing up. Events within the story that depict Holden’s internal struggle with growing up can be found when Holden has the interaction with Sunny, learning about Stradlater’s relationship with Jane and finding “Fuck you” written in the wall of Phoebe 's school. Growing up for…

viewing homosexuality as normal sexual behaviour and nullifies the concept of nervous degeneration. This displacement of sexual object is explained as compromise between the impulses striving for man and woman. He reasons that the perversions(oral sex, anal sex, fetishism, etc.) is not innate but a result of many different external factors namely component instincts that relate to pleasure derived from the sensual parts of body other than genitals. Furthermore the perversions are seen as normal…

Freud’s Psychodynamics According to Freud’s Psychodynamic theory, human behavior is driven by the pleasure principle. Human nature tends to be drawn towards positive rewarding opportunities versus negative disciplined experiences (The School of Life, 2014). In addition, the mind is comprised of three competing parts: Id, Ego, and the Superego. The Id is made up of two basic instincts of sex and aggression whereas the Superego represents morality. The Ego which develops later in life helps…